The ability to communicate effectively is so important if you want to achieve consistent, winning results. However, to achieve extraordinary results requires something more. The ability to tap into emotional intelligence as part of your communication skills is the difference between competence and excellence. The ability to identify your own emotional state and the state…
Communication is much more than just settling for airing your own point of view. Your communication skills will be advanced when you decide to become skilful at reading the emotions of the person you are communicating with. There are so many non-verbal signals to read and understand. Facial expressions, posture, gestures, tone of voice, and…
We have discussed a scale of negative emotions running from Apathy – “What’s the point?” to Pride “Look at all my toys!” and the higher up the scale you go the more success you will enjoy. However, with negative emotions there is a danger of slipping back down the scale. Now we accept that emotions contain valuable information and they influence the way we think. In fact…
Using your emotions can help you to achieve your goals. Being adept at matching and mirroring people you are communicating with can also lead to terrific results. If you can do this skillfully, you can then lead a person to make decisions in your favor. Clearly, being able to shift state rapidly in any circumstance is hugely beneficial. There are a number of methods you can use to cause an…
In today’s world one of the most endemic emotions is anxiety. Many people are unaware that they in fact are quite anxious each and every day. Anxiety is just a normal everyday condition for many people. However, overtime it can take a heavy toll on anyone’s health. Here’s how to find out if this emotion is affecting you. Emotional intelligence is primarily about how effectively…
