Personal Development Mastery: Clarity for Midlife Professionals in Transition #365 How to improve your emotional intelligence. (Personal development wisdom snippets)
Snippet of wisdom 34.
In this series, I select my favourite, most insightful moments from previous episodes of the podcast.
Today's snippet is from my conversation with Uzma Naqvi, a holistic transformational coach.
The snippet I have chosen is about improving your emotional intelligence and managing your emotions.
I hope it is as insightful for you as it was for me!
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Listen to the full conversation in episode #061:
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I am Agi Keramidas, a podcaster, mentor, and knowledge broker. My mission is simple - to inspire you to take action towards a purposeful and fulfilling life.
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This episode discusses building emotional intelligence through two components: gaining insight into your emotions by reflecting on what each emotion is trying to tell you rather than ignoring them, and taking control of your emotions by understanding what you want to feel instead of reacting in the moment. It also talks about the importance of allowing yourself to feel emotions fully to understand the underlying messages and layers. Other topics covered include setting boundaries, having self-respect so others know how to treat you, making lists of what triggers good and bad feelings, and focusing on cultivating more positive emotions like happiness and joy for both mental and physical well-being.
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