Activating Emotional Intelligence

A personality SWOT analysis can be used to assess the areas needed to improve and understand that being agreeable in all areas is not how EI is defined. EI is empowerment, not submission; you have a voice, an opinion, and a choice. As a result, whenever one of these components is compromised, you need to be aware of it so that you can either accept the cause with approval or reject it. But most of the time it happens by default trickery, contributing to the pile of negative emotions, which then leads to burnout.

Emotional intelligence is a buzzword used in many areas, mostly when it comes to corporate training. Let’s have a look at the segments that make up this profile and the implications of these segments in our lives. Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship awareness all come under the umbrella of EI. Therefore, it is possible that a person can have some of these abilities but not all of them. Self-analysis to understand the areas one falls short in will support the process of learning to cope better in that particular area, thereby improving personal EI.

Self-analysis (SA)—Emotional self-awareness

SA is understanding your own strengths and weaknesses and how that makes you feel; the limitations it imposes on you, and the boundaries you must establish to maintain personal emotional safety. In this context, feelings are the leader in the decision-making process. As yourself the question: How does this make you feel?

Self-management (SM)—Emotional self-control, adaptability, achievement orientation, and positive outlook.

In this area, you need to look at yourself as an organization and manage the ‘feelings’ you may have about negative or frustrating events. Regulating our feelings brings perspective to the problem and a faster resolution. Ask yourself the question: How do I manage this situation?

Social awareness (SAW)– Empathy, organizational awareness.

This is a unique skill, it requires you to ascertain and interpret what others are feeling through non-verbal cues such as how they look, their body language, and their overall demeanor. Listening and observation is required to develop this skill. Ask yourself the question: What made the person react the way they did?

Relationship management (RM): influence, coaching, and mentorship, conflict management, teamwork, inspirational leadership.

This skill creates peace, and harmony encourages motivation, uplifts, and disperses feel-good factors. It is a tool for raising morale and dispersing low moods within a person. This aspect of EI is directly connected to our personality therefore if a general demeanor is negative or challenging this element will be difficult, but for a positive able-minded person, it will be a lot easier and natural. Ask yourself the question: How can I be positive about a particular situation?

These components can be further broken down and analyzed for better results. But this is a good place to begin.?