Welcome!

Hello fellow self-improvers and skill developers,

My name is Lisa and this publication is going to be dedicated to my research on the soft skill commonly referred to as “Emotional Intelligence.”

Self-Awareness

A huge part of Emotional Intelligence is Self-Awareness. To be attuned with those around you, you must first be attuned to yourself. This includes your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

Empathy

Today I practiced Empathy.

How does one practice empathy? Good question. Empathy is about understanding and being sensitive to other people’s thoughts and feelings. I like to think of Empathy as putting yourself in someone else’s shoes.

EQ in Marketing

Another blog I read as a part of my secondary research is that of Oksana Tunikova. Tunikova is a Content Manager in Ukraine and writes blogs on different social skills such as EQ.

Tips and Tricks

As a part of my secondary research, I read Iris Yu’s blog, “Emotional Intelligence describes a person.” Iris is a student at the University at Buffalo who is in MGG 298, Communication Literacy in Business, and is currently conducting research on the soft skill. Yu describes Emotional Intelligence as…

When do we learn it?

One article I read came from a book titled The Educator’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement: Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom. The chapter I used in my research was “From School to Work: Social-Emotional Learning as the Vital Connection” by Cary Cherniss and…

Observation

Last night I attended UB’s Distinguished Speakers Series featuring Susan Rice. I chose to attend this event as a part of my primary research because not only is she extremely intellectually intelligent, but highly emotionally intelligent as well.