Title: Improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ) - HelpGuide.org
Headings: Improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Improving Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
When it comes to happiness and success in life, EQ matters just as much as IQ. Learn how you can boost your emotional intelligence, build stronger relationships, and achieve your goals.
What is emotional intelligence or EQ?
Why is emotional intelligence so important?
Emotional intelligence affects:
Building emotional intelligence: Four key skills to increasing your EQ
Building emotional intelligence, key skill 1: Self-management
Key skill 2: Self-awareness
Developing emotional awareness
Key skill 3: Social awareness
Mindfulness is an ally of emotional and social awareness
Key skill 4: Relationship management

Content: Mindfulness helps shift your preoccupation with thought toward an appreciation of the moment, your physical and emotional sensations, and brings a larger perspective on life. Mindfulness calms and focuses you, making you more self-aware in the process. Developing emotional awareness
It’s important that you learn how to manage stress first, so you’ll feel more comfortable reconnecting to strong or unpleasant emotions and changing how you experience and respond to your feelings. You can develop your emotional awareness by using HelpGuide’s free Emotional Intelligence Toolkit. Key skill 3: Social awareness
Social awareness enables you to recognize and interpret the mainly nonverbal cues others are constantly using to communicate with you. These cues let you know how others are really feeling, how their emotional state is changing from moment to moment, and what’s truly important to them. [Read: Effective Communication]
When groups of people send out similar nonverbal cues, you’re able to read and understand the power dynamics and shared emotional experiences of the group. In short, you’re empathetic and socially comfortable.