Every human being has
emotions. One's behavior,
decisions and performance is always influenced by
his/her emotions. Emotions build ones personality.
'Intelligence' is always referred to mental ability or IQ. When
we say a child is intelligent, what does it mean? The child's
IQ/mental ability is good or the child is brainy and bright. Intelligence
brings success in life. Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the key
that relates well to others and helps in achieving our goal.
Nowadays, many companies test EI while hiring new staff.
EI makes one sensitive about his/her actions and feelings and how
it affects the people around him. It means the person values
others, listens to their needs and wants and has empathy.
According to Daniel Goleman, "Emotional intelligence refers
to the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others,
for motivating others, for motivating ourselves, and for
managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationship." With EI, a man can express his feelings in an organized
way, understand his and others emotions/feelings in a better
way and can have better control on situations. With EI people can
be self-motivated and can motivate others in a better way.
Man is a social animal, he lives in a group. To live in a group, he
must be self-aware and self-motivated as well as he must understand
others feelings and motivation. Man is considered as an intelligent
animal because he expresses his feelings intelligently i.e., considering
the surrounding situation. He can understand the implications of
his behavior on others. As he is a part of group, he understands
each others social needs and tries to get social acceptance. Every person
has EI, just he has to realize that he is using it appropriately. |
