Coaching practices for How to Be More Emotionally Intelligent
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- I can be fine one-on-one but the second a conversation gets tense it slides into a fight before I know it
- I’ll snap at someone or make a bad call and only realize hours later that I was already in a mood the whole time
- I keep being sure I know what someone’s feeling and acting on it, only to find out I read them completely wrong
- Something sets me off and I’m already reacting before I’ve even thought
- My mood keeps making my decisions for me
Practices that may help
- Social skill
Manage relationships, navigate conflict, and influence well by applying the other four skills in interaction.
Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical - Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical
Emotional intelligence, popularized by Daniel Goleman, is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions in yourself and others, often grouped into self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. The component skills are real and trainable, but the sweeping popular claims (e.g., that EQ predicts success better than IQ) are contested and should be read with caution. - Self-awareness
Notice your emotions as they arise and recognize how they shape your judgment and behavior.
Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical - Empathy
Accurately read and take seriously what other people are feeling.
Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical - Emotional Agility, Made Practical
Emotional agility, developed by psychologist Susan David, is the ability to engage with your emotions — including the difficult ones — with curiosity and without being controlled by them. Unlike toxic positivity, it does not suppress or reframe negative feelings away; it asks you to see them clearly and choose your response from values rather than from reflex. The framework draws heavily on ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), which has a well-established research base. - Self-regulation
Manage disruptive impulses and moods so you respond by choice rather than reflex.
Emotional Intelligence, Made Practical - Walk your why — act from values, not from mood
Choose your response based on what matters to you, not on what the emotion is demanding.
Emotional Agility, Made Practical - Radical Honesty About Emotions, Made Practical
Naming and honestly expressing what you feel — rather than suppressing, masking, or performing emotions — is linked to lower physiological stress, better relationships, and more effective self-regulation. Decades of research on expressive writing and emotional disclosure support the general principle, though effects are modest and depend heavily on how disclosure is done. - P — Proceed Mindfully: Act from Wisdom, Not Impulse
After observing, ask: "What action is consistent with my goals and values right now?" — then act on that.
The STOP Skill: A DBT Technique for Crisis Moments - Build emotional energy rituals to buffer against daily depletion
Emotional energy is the quality of emotional availability you bring to work and relationships — and it is trainable through brief daily rituals.
Energy Management, Not Time Management
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Manage relationships, navigate conflict, and influence well by applying the other four skills in interaction.
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- Emotional Intelligence At Work
Emotional intelligence, popularized by Daniel Goleman, is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions in yourself and others, often grouped into self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. The component skills are real and trainable, but the sweeping popular claims (e.g., that EQ predicts success better than IQ) are contested and should be read with caution.
- Emotional Intelligence When Starting Out
Emotional intelligence, popularized by Daniel Goleman, is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions in yourself and others, often grouped into self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. The component skills are real and trainable, but the sweeping popular claims (e.g., that EQ predicts success better than IQ) are contested and should be read with caution.
- How To Be More Emotionally Intelligent Book
Emotional intelligence, popularized by Daniel Goleman, is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions in yourself and others, often grouped into self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. The component skills are real and trainable, but the sweeping popular claims (e.g., that EQ predicts success better than IQ) are contested and should be read with caution.
- Emotional Agility
Emotional agility, developed by psychologist Susan David, is the ability to engage with your emotions — including the difficult ones — with curiosity and without being controlled by them. Unlike toxic positivity, it does not suppress or reframe negative feelings away; it asks you to see them clearly and choose your response from values rather than from reflex. The framework draws heavily on ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy), which has a well-established research base.
- Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence, popularized by Daniel Goleman, is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions in yourself and others, often grouped into self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. The component skills are real and trainable, but the sweeping popular claims (e.g., that EQ predicts success better than IQ) are contested and should be read with caution.
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