Have you ever been a member of a team where it felt like the team lacked direction and control? Or, the majority of team members were unengaged and lacking passion? Or, perhaps you’ve been on a team where the group struggles with changing direction and embracing change?
Emotional intelligence is increasingly becoming mainstream importance in relationships. Defined by helpguide.org as the “ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict,” emotional intelligence centres in reading emotions in guiding your relationships with others.
Somehow relaxing, meditating, and mindfulness just hasn’t worked for you.
We’ve all been there. Too much to do in too little time. It seems like almost everyone we talk to these days is stressed out. Whether it’s work, relationships, politics, climate change, school, the future – it doesn’t really matter. It just seems like things are more stressful than ever. And you’re not the only one that feels that way. A recent survey found that 75 percent of working people feel they are more stressed-out than working people during their parents’ generation.
The trick is to develop emotional self-awareness.
We’ve all been there when projects don’t quite go to plan or a challenging email lands in the inbox. In these moments, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and emotionally stressed.
These feelings always have a trigger, which we as individuals are able to control – how well you manage them depends on your own emotional self-awareness.
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In turbulent times, where change is inevitable, it makes sense to strengthen your ability to adapt. One way to do this is by increasing your resilience, or how you remain healthy under stress.
