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Motivation
Intrinsic motivation is another important emotional intelligence skill. People who are emotionally intelligent are motivated by things beyond external rewards like fame, money, recognition, and acclaim.
How to improve motivation:
- Avoid overusing extrinsic rewards.
- Celebrate your results.
- Focus on setting small, measurable goals.
- Introduce challenges to keep things interesting.
- Set goals to help build intrinsic motivation.
- Work with a friend or co-worker to find accountability.
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Self regulation
In addition to being aware of your own emotions and the impact you have on others, emotional intelligence requires you to be able to regulate and manage your emotions.
How to improve self-regulation:
- Be mindful of your thoughts and feelings.
- Build distres...
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Empathy
Empathy, or the ability to understand how others are feeling, is absolutely critical to emotional intelligence. But it involves more than just being able to recognize the emotional states of others.
How to build empathy:
- Be willing to share your own feelings.
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Self-awareness
To become self-aware, you must be capable of monitoring your own emotions, recognizing different emotional reactions, and then correctly identifying each particular emotion. Self-aware individuals also recognize the relationships between the things they feel and how they behave.
How...
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Social skils
True emotional understanding involves more than just understanding your own emotions and those of others. You also need to be able to put this information to work in your daily interactions and communications.
How to improve social skills:
- Ask open-ended question...
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Extrinsic Motivation
You are extrinsically motivated when you act or accomplish something for external rewards such as fame, money, praise, and grades.
Extrinsic motivation comes from external situations, such as when you want to receive praise, study for a test, or exercise b...
Using intrinsic motivation
Without realising, our goals often originate from an outside source, such as societal pressure or a promotion at work. This works well in the short term, but only if the external rewards feel satisfying.
In contrast, asking ourselves a question is more effective
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