Emotional Intelligence
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
I received the highest compliment from a COO of a multi million dollar self made company. He said, “You have the highest emotional intelligence of anyone I know.” Since I was working with the key players of his board, I was even more delighted.
What is Emotional Intelligence or (EI)?
It is the critical space where emotions and our cognition meets. The amount of EI that we have determines our ability to perceive, demonstrate, and control our emotions with others to be able to communicate effectively. The higher our EI, the larger our capacity will be for resiliency, Stress management, empathy, and communication. It determines how well you can interpret, process, and navigate social interactions and conflicts.
It cultivated the ability to effectively express and share emotions and concepts and at the same time, to understand, respect, and respond to the emotions of others.
Signs of Emotional Intelligence
- The ability to understand and express what others are feeling.
- Personal inventory of strengths and weaknesses
- Self- acceptance
- The ability to grow, change, learn from mistakes
- Curiosity
- Compassion and empathy
- The ability ti navigate through tension, conflict, and difficult conversations.
- Responding vs. reacting
- An ability to see the big picture in situations.
Emotional Intelligence impacts the key areas of life:
Social – how you get along with others
Physical – your level of stress and tension
Mental – your ability to process and navigate different experiences
Emotional – awareness of what you are feeling and the ability to help yourself regulate effectively
Cultivating the ability to process and integrate will be white you as you highest your EI.
Dr. Heather Browne PsyD, LMFT helps people recognize the power of communication. It is one of our most important skills that we have, and yet we don’t consider our understanding, approach, belief, and therefore, miss our possibilities. Living with a paranoid schizophrenic mother gave Dr. Heather a unique and powerful awareness that no one has the same reality, though we believe we do. Utilizing this revolutionary awareness has allowed her to transform communication within self and within all other types of relationship. This is the hidden key to acceptance. And this is her mission to share.
As a relationship expert, Dr. Heather Browne has worked with thousands of individuals and couples in psychotherapy. She is a TedX Speaker and Keynote Speaker. Her couple’s communication book, Speaking with the Heart: Transforming Your Relationship and Communication with Compassion and Connection, which offers readers a practical way to understand what it takes to truly communicate on a deeper level, not just with their partner, but within themselves, is now available in both paperback and Kindle.
. She is published in hundreds of journals, has an active YouTube channel, has been featured on ABC-7 news, was the relationship expert on KDOC Daybreak OC, and is published in Inc., Toronto Sun, Thriving Family Magazine, Light + Life, BRAINZ, Scary Mommy, and Psychology Today. She is a regular guest blogger for both Links for Shrinks and for Marriage Friendly Therapists. She offers a weekly newsletter packed with tips and techniques to improve relationships and has monthly workshops! Simply go to her website!
https://www.drheatherbrowne.com/
