Discover in this article 18 Emotional Intelligence habits and skills that will help you to be an emotionally intelligent person.
You hear about Emotional Intelligence and its importance, but how to be Emotionally Intelligent?
What characterizes emotionally intelligent people?
In this article you will discover 18 habits and skills of emotionally intelligent people that will help you develop your Emotional Intelligence.
1) Active listening
Emotionally intelligent people know that hearing and listening don’t mean the same thing.
To really listen to someone we need to be focused on what we are hearing, perceive the meaning, feel the words and interpret the facial expressions.
Quick tip: Try repeating what you just heard in question form to make sure you understood exactly what was said. For example: “If I got it right, do you feel wronged because you haven’t been promoted and you’re thinking of changing jobs, is that it?”
2) Hard to annoy
Emotional mastery can be challenging, it goes through the way we look at ourselves.
If you are confident and sure of yourself, it is difficult for someone to say or do something that irritates or even offends you.
If you are confident and open-minded you will be able to play with your own mistakes or defects.
I, for one, am getting balder and balder. When I’m told that, I say, “I’m getting less and less hair! “.