What-is-EQ

EQmeansemotionalintelligence.Theexpression“emotionalintelligence”isusedtoindicateakindofintelligencethatinvolvestheabilitytoperceive,assessandpositivelyinfluenceone'sownandotherpeople'semotions.ThebasicsignificanceoftheemotinalintelligencethatTimecalledEQwassuggestedbymanagementexpertKarenBoylston:Customersaretellingbusinesses,''Idon''tcareifeverymemberofyourstaffgraduatedfromHarvard.IwilltakemybusinessandgowhereIamunderstoodandtreatedwithrespect.''IftheevolutionarypressuresofthemarketplacearemakingEQ,notIQ,thehotticketforbusinesssuccess,itseemslikelythatindividualswillwanttoknowhowtocultivateit.Ihaveamodestproposal:Embraceahighlypersonalpracticeaimedatimprovingthesefouradaptiveskills:Raisingconsciousness.Ithinkofthisasthinkingdifferentlyonpurpose.It''saboutnoticingwhatyouarefeelingandthinkingandescapingtheconditionedconfinesofyourpast.Raiseyourconsciousnessbycatchingyourselfintheactofthinkingasoftenaspossible.Routinelytakenoteofyouremotionsandaskifyou''refacingfactsoravoidingthem.Usingimagery.ThisiswhatyouseeOlympicskiracersdoingbeforeenteringthestartinggate.Withtheireyesclosedandbodiesswaying,theyrunthecourseintheirmindsfirst,whichimprovestheirperformance.Youcandothesamebysettingasidetimeeachdaytodreamwithpassionaboutwhatyouwanttoachieve.Consideringandreconsideringeventstochoosethemostcreativeresponsetothem.WhenaGreekphilosophersaid2,000yearsagothatitisn''teventsthatmatterbutouropinionofthem,thisiswhathewastalkingabout.Everytimesonethingimportanthappens,assignasmanyinterpretationstoitaspossible,evencrazyones.Thengowiththeinterpretationmostsupportiveofyourdreams.Integratingtheperspectivesofothers.Brainresearchshowsthatourviewoftheworldislimitedbyourgenesandtheexperienceswe''vehad.Learningtoincorporatetheusefulperspctivesofothersisnothinglessthanaformofenlargingyoursenses.Thenexttimesomeoneinterpretssomethingdifferentlyfromyou--say,acontroversialpoliticalevent--pausetorelectontheroleoflifeexperienceandconsideritagiftofperception.Theforceofhabit--literallytheestablishedwiringofyourbrain--willpullyouawayfrompracticingtheseskills.Keepatit,however,becausetheyarebasedonwhatwe''relearningaboutthemechanismsofthemind.Withinthefirstsixmonthsoflifethehumanbraindoublesincapacity;itdoublesagainbyagefourandthengrowsrapidlyuntilwereachsexualmaturity.Thebodyhasaboutahundredbillionnervecells,andeveryexperiencetriggersabrainresponsethatliterallyshapesoursenses.Themind,wenowknow,isnotconfinedtothebrainbutisdistributedthroughoutthebody''suniverseofcells.Yes,wedothinkwithourhearts,brains,muscles,bloodandbones.Duringasinglecrucialthree-weekperiodduringourteenageyears,chemicalactivityinthebrainiscutinhalf.Thatdone,wearebiologicallywiredwithwhatoneofthenation''sleadingbrainresearcherscallsourownworldview.Hesaysitisimpossibleforanytwopeopletoseetheworldexactlyalike.Souniqueisthepersonalexperiencethatpeoplewouldunderstandtheworlddifferently.However,itisnotonlypossibletochangeyourworldview,hesays,it''sactuallyeasierthanoverconingadrughabit.Butyouneedadisciplinefordoingit.Hence,themethodrecommendedhere.No,it''snotacurriculuminthesensethatanMBAis.Butthelatestresearchseemstoimplythatwithoutthesoftwareofemotionalmaturityandselfknowledge,thehardwareofacademictrainingaloneisworthlessandless.