Helping Others is Great

Research shows that, whenever we help others, we help ourselves too. This happens because we focus on someone else's needs rather than ours, which enables us to feel less stressed and more connected to the ones around. Therefore, our actions turn out to be beneficial both for the recipients a...

• Make your expectations clear and help people understand when and where you expect response rather than immediate reaction.
• It is hard to encourage or inspire others to respond if you aren’t modeling it yourself.
• Once you are responding rather than reacting, you ...

Emotionally intelligent people understand that empathy is a trait that shows emotional strength, not weakness. 

Empathy helps them to relate to others on a basic human level and opens the door for mutual understanding between people.