Emotional intelligence is built upon five pillars in they are the following
So let's look at the first one which is self-awareness. What do we know about self-awareness? We have done a podcast based on meditation and self-awareness. You are welcome to check that out if you haven't listened to it yet they are still available. and you can find it on our Facebook.
Self-awareness is knowing your emotions, and feelings and not being controlled by them.
To clarify for listeners emotional regulation is more so responding to the actual emotional feeling and the self-awareness is just being aware of your emotions and feeling the actual emotion
You're not driven by your emotions you can't control them also but you just observe them
We found that meditation helps with becoming more mindful and: more self-aware so if you're looking for a way to practice self-awareness you can certainly take on meditation.
With meditation comes the following things you can experience the feelings that flow and you can also ask you to self the question are your emotions accompanied by physical sensations that you experience and then also you can ask yourself do you experience individual feelings and emotions and can you experience these intense feelings I do pay attention to your emotions. So other words practising mindfulness purposely forcing yourself to the present moment.
Self-Management
Emotional control is probably the most important because it makes it easier for you to set goals, motivate yourself, be more resilient, and be more optimistic if you know how to regulate your emotions properly.
Social awareness. It's the nonverbal Cues that we come in contact with every day and that's where we share empathy and compassion reading someone's body language to see if they are angry or sad or happy or whatever, having good listening skills, the ability to explain yourself well and being aware of how you are being understood. Now when you pay attention to other people you become more aware of your emotional state as well.
Relationship management. The relationship between you And everyone you interact with. Maturity levels come to mind, being able to use insight, mutuality and emotional regulation when you are interacting With those people. So at work, this might affect your ability to Influence People, How you work in a team and even exercise leadership or delegating tasks etc
Also, high moral values come to mind here. Having these strong social skills make you a team player and you rather focus on helping others develop and shine.
And of course, when we talk about relationships you also bear in mind how to be compassionate And to be empathetic.
Motivation. People with a high EI (Emotional intelligence) are willing to defer immediate results for long-term success; they are highly productive, love challenges and are effective in whatever they do. So motivation forms part of self-management, But it stands as a pillar on its own. Because a person with high emotional intelligence can motivate not only themselves but others as well.