Daniel Goleman Introduces Emotional Intelligence

In his book, researcher Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ defines Emotional Intelligence (EI also known as EQ) as the:

“capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and our relationships.”

Emotional Intelligence is the unique repertoire of emotional skills that a person uses to navigate the everyday challenges of life. In his book research demonstrates that Emotional Intelligence may be more important than IQ for promoting academic, personal and occupational success.

EQ is about:

Understanding yourself, your goals, intentions, responses, behavior and all.

Understanding others, and their feelings.

Goleman identified the five 'domains' of EQ as:

Knowing your emotions.
Managing your own emotions.
Motivating yourself.
Recognizing and understanding other people's emotions.
Managing relationships, ie., managing the emotions of others.

Emotional Needs of Children/Adults:

Accepted
Believed in
Cared about
Forgiven
Loved
Safe
Supported
Trusted
Understood
Valued

(Taken from: http://eqi.org/top_10_emotional_needs.htm)

When our human emotional needs are not met then we experience an “unmet emotional need”.

Further Reading

Emotional Intelligence - Parenting and Respect

Unmet Emotional Needs

Test Your Emotional Intelligence