You’re struggling to balance your work and personal life. How can you use emotional intelligence to help?

Prioritize and understand what is truly important. Sometimes you need to put work first and at other times personal life. There is no right answer and whichever one you choose you’ll need to be at peace with.

I think emotional intelligence is 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.

Look at situations or problems objectively to put things into perspective. What you see may trigger biases that can diminish your awareness, but self-awareness will significantly improve if you pause and grasp what is happening.

One needs to understand that they live 2 lives one personal & another professional. None should be mixed, ever. The day one mix these two lives, you need to run! Simple!

To manage work and personal life better using emotional intelligence, I would:Self-awareness: Understand my own emotions, stress triggers, and limitations to recognize when I need to step back or seek support.Self-regulation: Develop strategies to manage stress, prioritize tasks effectively, and maintain a healthy work-life balance. This could involve setting boundaries, practicing mindfulness, or scheduling regular breaks.Empathy: Recognize and understand the emotions of others, such as colleagues or family members, to build stronger relationships and offer support when needed.

Esta habilidad de controlar nuestras emociones es vital para quienes trabajan liderando personal o de cara al cliente, un método que yo utilizo es el siguiente: "No respondas en automático". Cuando esto sucede hablamos por la emoción del momento y no siempre damos la mejor respuesta, para evitar esto es importante tomarnos 5 segundos cuando sentimos que las emociones se apoderen de nosotros, esto para poder pensar con más claridad y dar una respuesta más racional.

I believe social awareness is about understanding and respecting the emotions of others. It involves empathy and the ability to recognize the dynamics in different social situations. To improve social awareness, one can practice active listening, observe non-verbal cues, and strive to understand things from others’ perspectives.

I think relationship management involves being able to develop and maintain good relationships, communicate clearly, inspire and influence others, work well in a team, and manage conflict. To improve relationship management, one can practice effective communication, develop conflict resolution skills, and learn to give and receive feedback effectively.