How To Increase Emotional Intelligence Skills In Difficult Times

How To Increase Emotional Intelligence Skills In Difficult Times

How do we increase our emotional intelligence skills in the difficult times we are experiencing now?  Undoubtedly, stopping to understand ourselves and our emotions in the midst of a pandemic and critical election is daunting.  And yet, what better time to stop and...
Resilience is a Key Marker of Emotional Intelligence in Children

Resilience is a Key Marker of Emotional Intelligence in Children

Building children’s emotional intelligence is critical in this ever-changing time in our lives.  Importantly, children learning to manage their emotions and feel confident in their choices increases their ability to be resilient.  Resilience is the key to...
Independence and Freedom: An Outcome of Emotional Intelligence

Independence and Freedom: An Outcome of Emotional Intelligence

Independence and Freedom are considered synonymous words, yet by their inherent meanings,  they cast a wide difference of interpretation within each of us.  We declared our independence from England in 1776 and became a country free to establish its own government. ...
Delayed Gratification the Emotional Intelligence Attribute That Saves Lives

Delayed Gratification the Emotional Intelligence Attribute That Saves Lives

Did you know that delayed gratification is an emotional intelligence attribute?  It has many facets that affect our lives daily. It often demonstrates putting someone else’s needs before one’s own. We may need to manage our own needs in order to take care...