Emotional Intelligence and Social Interaction

I believe High Emotional Intelligence separates great social people from the merely skilled ones. This has been already adopted successfully in the Sports world and the business world.

Why is this so important in our case?

• Studies show that our emotions are the most powerful factors in determining how we behave and make decisions
• People need some kind of emotional attachment and emotional reaction

However, having inner EI is not enough, we should know how to project our EI.

The following Matrix is what I came with

Inner World: 1. Emotional Awareness --> 2. Emotional Management
Outer World: 1. Empathy --> 2. Social intelligence

The components can also be ordered in steps

1. Emotional Awareness: becoming conscious of what you are feeling (e.g Understand the source of your fears to give presentation)
2. Emotional Management: Become self-control (e.g know how to eliminate your fears, relax, study and do it anyway)
3. Empathy : being sensitive to the emotions needed by others (e.g Understand crowd needs for genuine, informative, funny and confident presentation)
4. Social intelligence: negotiate with other people emotionally (e.g Be present, emotionally resilient and unattached of results, engage the crowd)

The good news is that emotional intelligence is a learnt activity, especially through our on experience and constant interaction with others.

Chief Editor

Tal Gur is an author, founder, and impact-driven entrepreneur at heart. After trading his daily grind for a life of his own daring design, he spent a decade pursuing 100 major life goals around the globe. His journey and most recent book, The Art of Fully Living, has led him to found Elevate Society.