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18BehaviorsofEmotionallyIntelligent
People
Travis Bradberry / Inc.
Emotionalintelligenceisahugedriver
ofsuccess
Whenemotionalintelligence(EQ)first
appearedtothemasses,itservedasthe
missinglinkinapeculiarfinding:people
withaverageIQsoutperformthosewith
thehighestIQs70percentofthetime.
Thisanomalythrewamassivewrenchinto
thebroadlyheldassumptionthatIQwasthesolesourceofsuccess.
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Decadesofresearchnowpointtoemotionalintelligenceasbeingthecriticalfactorthat
setsstarperformersapartfromtherestofthepack.Theconnectionissostrongthat90
percentoftopperformershavehighemotionalintelligence.
Emotionalintelligenceisthesomethingineachofusthatisabitintangible.Itaffects
howwemanagebehavior,navigatesocialcomplexities,andmakepersonaldecisionsto
achievepositiveresults.
DespitethesignificanceofEQ,itsintangiblenaturemakesitdifficulttomeasureandto
knowwhattodotoimproveitifyourelacking.Youcanalwaystakeascientifically
validatedtest,suchastheonethatcomeswiththeEmotionalIntelligence2.0book,but
unfortunately,mostsuchtestsarentfree.So,Iveanalyzedthedatafromthemillion
pluspeopleTalentSmarthastestedinordertoidentifythebehaviorsthatarethe
hallmarksofahighEQ.WhatfollowsaresuresignsthatyouhaveahighEQ.
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Itdoesntmatteriftheyreintrovertedorextroverted,emotionallyintelligentpeopleare
curiousabouteveryonearoundthem.Thiscuriosityistheproductofempathy,oneofthe
mostsignificantgatewaystoahighEQ.Themoreyoucareaboutotherpeopleandwhat
theyregoingthrough,themorecuriosityyouregoingtohaveaboutthem.
Do Not Email First Thing in the Morning or Last Thing at Night The former scrambles
your priorities and all your plans for the day and the latter just gives you insomnia, says
Ferriss, who insists email can wait until 10am or after you check off at least one
substantive to-do list item.
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identifytheirownemotionsanddontallowangerorfrustrationtofuelthechaos.They
alsoconsiderthedifficultpersonsstandpointandareabletofindsolutionsandcommon
ground.Evenwhenthingscompletelyderail,emotionallyintelligentpeopleareableto
takethetoxicpersonwithagrainofsalttoavoidlettinghimorherbringthemdown.
You disconnect.
TakingregulartimeoffthegridisasignofahighEQbecauseithelpsyoutokeepyour
stressundercontrolandtoliveinthemoment.Whenyoumakeyourselfavailabletoyour
work24/7,youexposeyourselftoaconstantbarrageofstressors.Forcingyourself
offlineandevengulp!turningoffyourphonegivesyourbodyandmindabreak.
Studieshaveshownthatsomethingassimpleasanemailbreakcanlowerstresslevels.
Technologyenablesconstantcommunicationandtheexpectationthatyoushouldbe
available24/7.Itisextremelydifficulttoenjoyastressfreemomentoutsideofwork
whenanemailwiththepowertobringyourthinking(read:stressing)backtoworkcan
dropontoyourphoneatanymoment.
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alwaysorneverhappens,thisisjustyourbrainsnaturaltendencytoperceivethreats
(inflatingthefrequencyorseverityofanevent).Emotionallyintelligentpeopleseparate
theirthoughtsfromthefactsinordertoescapethecycleofnegativityandmovetowarda
positive,newoutlook.
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