What is Emotional Intelligence?
Emotional intelligence involves a set of skills that can be learned and developed. The most widely researched and validated models of emotional intelligence (EI) incorporate non-cognitive skills such as:
“Let no emotions of the flesh, be they of pain or of pleasure, affect the supreme and sovereign portion of the soul – reason.” Marcus Aurelius.
“Never again will I do anything for anyone that I do not feel directly from my heart.” Oprah Winfrey
Importance of Emotional Intelligence
People who are academically brilliant and yet are socially inept and unsuccessful at work or in their personal relationships has a significant effect on other factors too in general life.
Performance at work: The student should be able to navigate the social complexities, lead and motivates others to excel in their career.
Physical health: They should be able to manage stress level, which can lead to serious health problems (blood pressure, suppress the immune system, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke).
Mental health: Uncontrolled stress can also impact mental health, making vulnerable to anxiety and depression, mood swings lonely and isolated due to incapability for controlling emotion. Relationship: By understanding emotions and how to control them, they will better able to express, own feelings and other's feelings. This will help to communicate more effectively and forge a stronger relationship, both at work and in personal life.
Academic Achievement: Academic achievement is the outcome of education –the extent to which a student, teacher and institution has achieved their educational goals. Teaching emotional and social skills is very important as it can affect academic achievement positively Teaching these skills has a long-term effect on achievement. In short, emotionally intelligent students would have a better academic achievement or through EI there is a possibility of improvement of academic achievement.
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