Every day, people are faced with a multitude of emotions; how these emotions are processed to make decisions is based on Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is defined as the ability to recognize emotions in different people and environments in order to make informed decisions on how to properly communicate with others (Wood 191). Furthermore, EQ is broken down into five categories: 1.Self-Awareness, 2. Self-Regulation, 3. Motivation, 4. Empathy and 5. Social Skills (PBS). In this paper, I will be discussing "How does emotional intelligence relate to improving your self-esteem?" Self-esteem is the ability to feel confident in your abilities. I chose this topic because maintaining a high level of self-esteem has always been
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Furthermore, emotional intelligence is helpful in improving self-esteem in it that it encourages the creation of a positive mindset and the development of confidence in one's self to build strong relationships with others. Growing up, learning about my emotions took a backseat to doing well in school. As a child to Filipino immigrants, I was always told to excel in my studies in order to succeed in the future. As a result, I believed that being intelligent academically was the key to success. However, as I struggled with the anxiety of disappointing my parents and the fear of not being as smart as my classmates, I learned that taking the time to understand how my emotions affected me is also important in being able to succeed in a career. Self-awareness is the ability to recognize how you feel in different situations. In relation to self-esteem, when an individual is unaware of how their emotions make them feel they are unable to manage their emotions to make effective decisions, self-regulation. For example, in the article "The Focused Leader", an analysis was done on the most successful traders (Goleman). The most successful …show more content…
Empathy refers to the act of being able to understand others emotions (Wood 89). In regards to leadership effectiveness, Goleman delineated that empathy is divided up into three types: cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and empathetic concern. Compared to sympathy, using empathy improves a person's self-esteem by re-emphasizing self-awareness and the understanding that they are not alone in their feelings. For example, when a friend was feeling nervous for an upcoming exam, rather than telling her to not worry about it, I listened to what she said, acknowledged her efforts towards preparing for the exam and told her about how I felt when I was taking the exam. By using empathy, I not only channeled how I felt but felt confidence in myself because I was able to look back on how I felt and be able to help a friend who experienced what I was feeling before. In relation to empathy, social skills are the ability to manage your emotions to interact effectively with other people. Social skills go beyond talking about many things or feeling comfortable talking to others; rather, it includes factors like having good manners, being respectful of a person's beliefs or culture and how to act with others based on our relationship with them. In the Focused Leader, Goleman referred to this as social sensitivity. Leaders who exhibit social sensitivity
Furthermore, emotional intelligence is helpful in improving self-esteem in it that it encourages the creation of a positive mindset and the development of confidence in one's self to build strong relationships with others. Growing up, learning about my emotions took a backseat to doing well in school. As a child to Filipino immigrants, I was always told to excel in my studies in order to succeed in the future. As a result, I believed that being intelligent academically was the key to success. However, as I struggled with the anxiety of disappointing my parents and the fear of not being as smart as my classmates, I learned that taking the time to understand how my emotions affected me is also important in being able to succeed in a career. Self-awareness is the ability to recognize how you feel in different situations. In relation to self-esteem, when an individual is unaware of how their emotions make them feel they are unable to manage their emotions to make effective decisions, self-regulation. For example, in the article "The Focused Leader", an analysis was done on the most successful traders (Goleman). The most successful …show more content…
Empathy refers to the act of being able to understand others emotions (Wood 89). In regards to leadership effectiveness, Goleman delineated that empathy is divided up into three types: cognitive empathy, emotional empathy, and empathetic concern. Compared to sympathy, using empathy improves a person's self-esteem by re-emphasizing self-awareness and the understanding that they are not alone in their feelings. For example, when a friend was feeling nervous for an upcoming exam, rather than telling her to not worry about it, I listened to what she said, acknowledged her efforts towards preparing for the exam and told her about how I felt when I was taking the exam. By using empathy, I not only channeled how I felt but felt confidence in myself because I was able to look back on how I felt and be able to help a friend who experienced what I was feeling before. In relation to empathy, social skills are the ability to manage your emotions to interact effectively with other people. Social skills go beyond talking about many things or feeling comfortable talking to others; rather, it includes factors like having good manners, being respectful of a person's beliefs or culture and how to act with others based on our relationship with them. In the Focused Leader, Goleman referred to this as social sensitivity. Leaders who exhibit social sensitivity