Emotional Intelligence 2.0

Wow! I give this book a 10. This is a great book to read and live by. I highly suggest for you to read it if you are looking for a book to help improve yourself, your skills and your leadership.There is a test that you should take first in order to understand yourself and what the book is teaching you. You can find the test online. It is call the Emotional Appraisal Test. Taking the test now provides a baseline against which you can gauge your improvement as you read on and learn .The Emotional Intelligence 2.0 has one purpose – increasing your EQ. Those pages will take you far beyond knowing what EQ is and how you score.Emotional awareness and understanding are not taught in school. We enter the workforce knowing how to read, write and report on bodies of knowledge, but too often , we lack the skills to manage our emotions in the heat of the challenging problems that we face.Since our brains are wired to make us emotional creatures, your first reaction to an event is always going to be an emotional one. You have no control over this part of the process. You do control the thoughts that follow an emotion, and you have a great deal of say in how to react to an emotion- as long as you are aware of it.Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships.There was a very good point the author mentioned in this book that I will keep with me let me share: “People may be intelligent but not emotionally intelligent”. There is a lot of truth to that. Many people does not know how to manage their emotions, conflicts or difficult situations and this book can really help you with that.How much of an impact does EQ have on your professional success? The short answer is a lot! EQ is so critical to success that it accounts first 58% of performance in all types of jobs. It’s the single biggest predictor of performance in the workplace and the stronger driver of leadership and personal excellence.”Naturally , people with high EQs make more money- an average of $29,000 more per year than people with low EQs”. In order to be successful and fulfilled nowadays, you must learn to maximized your EQs skills and this book will show you how to make this happen.There are four skills that together make up emotional intelligence. Self awareness and self management which are more about you and social awareness and relationship management which are more about how you are with other people.My emotional self awareness score was 80%. That means there is 20% room for improvement. My social Awareness was 80%. Again there is room for improvement. When I took the Test my overall EQ was 99%. The book gives you an action plan for you to work on and I have decided to work on self management.These are the three strategies for the EQ I will work on:

1. Stay Flexible and direct behavior positively.
2. Be able to tolerate uncertainty as I explore my emotions and options
3. Put my needs on hold and continually manage my tendencies.

In my opinion I can’t finish this blog without letting you know about these two sentences, because I find them very important to me. I have heard about them and I have find it to be true and hard to manage. Training and being aware is absolutely necessary. “One of the most effective ways to understand your emotions as they are happening is to learn how to spot the physical changes that accompany your emotions”. I have gone through this in my life, especially when I was going through a very stressful situation so when I say you have to learn this. Im telling you because I have gone through it and spotting this is absolutely helpful. I would recommend for you to know this and if you don’t I urge you to learn it. “Knowing who pushes your buttons and how they do it is critical to developing the ability to take control of these situations, maintain your poise and calm yourself down”. I had a very intense training on this when I was going through the Executive Power Program at MGE- Management Experts in Clearwater Florida. I think knowing this and knowing how to handle yourself is very detrimental. At work, at home, on the streets people are going to push your buttons you might as well learn how to be in control of your emotions.I hope you get inspired enough to want to read this book and improve your emotional skills. I hope you do learn something from the test and make sure few months down the road you retake the test to see where you are.Other Books by the Author:The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamGod Bless You,Jani

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As a John Maxwell Certified Coach, Teacher, Trainer and Speaker, I can offer you workshops, seminars, keynote speaking, and coaching, aiding your personal and professional growth through study and practical application of John’s proven leadership methods. Working together, I will move you and/or your team or organization in the desired direction to reach your goals. I am originally from Puerto Rico. I attended and graduated from Mary Baldwin College in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Social Work and minor in Spanish. In 2015 I completed a Business Executive Power Program at MGE – Management Experts Inc. in Clearwater, Florida. At the same time, I also attended and completed the  Leadership School at MGE. I am a Certified Medical and Community Interpreter. I am very delighted to be able to help the Hispanic community in my area with their needs. In 2016 I was part of the Leadership Team at the American Cancer Society, and in 2017 I volunteered in a dental clinic in Haiti. I have been in the dental field for over twenty years. Educating our patients is very important to me as well as training our team. I love educating myself about leadership. In 2016 and 2017, I was chosen as Miss Virginia Woman of Achievement. Contact Me. I am looking forward to assisting you on your journey to becoming a successful leader. Janitza Rivera View all posts by Kkoaching Business And Leadership