Emotional Intelligence – or EQ – has come to the forefront as a “different way of being smart”. EQ includes “knowing what your feelings are and using your feelings to make good decisions in life”. A well developed EQ allows you to perceive and manage distressing moods, control impulses, be motivated, remain hopeful and optimistic … it’s empathy and being sensitive to others; knowing what the people around you are feeling. And it’s social skill: getting along well with people, managing relationships and being able to lead others. –www.awesomelibrary.org
| Emotional Intelligence has its roots in the concept of “social intelligence,” first identified by E.L. Thorndike in 1920 as “the ability to understand and manage men and women, boys and girls – to act wisely in human relations.” Today, the term “Emotional Intelligence” has been formally defined by psychologists Mayer and Salovey as: “involving the ability to perceive accurately, appraise, and express emotion: the ability to access and/or generate feelings when they facilitate thought … the ability to regulate emotions to promote emotional and intellectual growth.” www.cornell.edu/gallery |
| “We are shaped and fashioned by what we love. Once learning is embedded in the heart, as well as the head, the lesson is converted to wisdom.” -Goethe |
Schools, the workplace, homes and communities benefit greatly from skills that help people harmonize. Emotional Intelligence (social development) reveals the powerful relationship of EQ to other phenomenon including leadership, individual performance, self-achievement, and conflict resolution. -www.eqtoday.com
Emotional Intelligence and The CAN DO! Project