Dark Psychology: 7 in 1: The Art of Persuasion, How to influence people, Hypnosis Techniques, NLP secrets, Analyze Body language, Gaslighting, Manipulation Subliminal, and Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
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Published: 2020-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 3 Busting myths about Emotional Intelligence

As a human being and a leader, it is kind of difficult to not see the importance of emotional intelligence. It is because of emotional intelligence that I have achieved success both in business and life in general. It is this skill that has helped me see and understand my clients’ pain points, stimulate a positive working environment, and improve my relationships both at the workplace and outside.

However, despite emotional intelligence’s popularity and usefulness, several myths are surrounding it. It is a real shame having them because it can be a powerful thing you can use to drive success and happiness into your life. Here are some of the misconceptions about emotional intelligence that you need to let go of so that you can make the most of it in your career and life.

Emotional intelligence does not exist

There are people – including psychologists – who believe that there is no such thing as emotional intelligence. The truth is that emotional intelligence is a relatively new concept, and different people have different ways of defining what it is. One thing you must bear in mind is that testing for emotional intelligence is not a scientific thing to do.

Emotional intelligence is real, and it is something that dates back to the ’30s and ’40s when people were trying to express their interest in this area. Edward Thorndike came up with the term social intelligence and explained how this was a component essential in our lives and in ensuring that we succeed in what we do. Several other people contributed to emotional intelligence until Goleman took it to the next level in 1995.

Even though this took a journalist to spread the concept across to the masses, the truth is that psychologists have been trying to understand this concept for decades. While some believe that this is not something that exists, there are several other experts who strongly believe and demonstrate its existence.

It is all about empathy

Even after decades of writing and speaking to people about the science of emotional intelligence, it is interesting that there are still people who believe in one or more of emotional intelligence myths. What is shocking is that most people think that emotional intelligence is all about empathy.

While empathy is a component of emotional intelligence, the truth is that it is only a slice of the whole ability. It is much more complicated than just being charmingly empathic. It is the capacity of one to recognize their emotional feelings and those of the people around them, how to manage these emotions, and interact effectively with others. It is through emotional intelligence that one learns how to strike a healthy balance between social, emotional, and intelligence competencies.

It is not about awareness but behavioral change

According to researchers, raw knowledge in itself is not about a change in behavior. For instance, we all know that smoking, eating fast foods every day, and lack of physical exercise is bad for our health. Even with this knowledge,

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