We live in a time where emotional intelligence is more important than ever. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, understand and manage our own emotions as well as those of others. It’s also about managing emotional conflicts between people, which are inevitable at times. Resilience comes into play when there are setbacks or challenges that prevent us from achieving our goals – how we respond determines if we will succeed or fail. Here are 9 insights on how to develop emotional intelligence & resilience!
#1 Learn To Listen more
Active listening, not just listening allows you to learn more about what other people think & feel. You can do this by repeating back their words or summarizing what you’ve heard them say, then ask clarifying questions. Being a good listener is not the same as being quiet and letting someone talk at length. Active listening is actively engaging in the conversation and allows them to feel heard and understood.
#2 Resilience
Building your resilience is as simple as developing emotional intelligence (EQ). It’s having the ability to adapt and deal with whatever life throws at you. When we say resilience, we mean how well you bounce back from difficult experiences like stress or failure. Resilience is your emotional intelligence and how you manage yourself in a tough situation.
#3 Emotional Intelligence
A new approach to developing your resilience is to build your EQ ( emotional intelligence ). EQ is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions, as well as understand other people’s emotional signals. Delving into self-development, reading material on emotional intelligence, and finding a mentor for emotional advice are all great ways to build your EQ.
#4 Mentors
A mentor can be hugely beneficial in helping you develop your resilience. They have the experience, skills and abilities that they’ll pass on so you can grow as an individual too. A coach is also ideal if you’re looking for a person to hold you accountable for your actions, particularly if you’re the type of person who struggles with emotional responsibility.
#5 Meditation
Meditation is a great way to find calmness in your life and improve your emotional intelligence through mindfulness techniques. By becoming more self-aware, you’ll not only be able to identify negative emotions in yourself but also in others. This will help you to find empathy in all your future interactions.
#6 Exercise
Exercise has been shown time and time again that it can improve emotional intelligence through physical benefits such as improved moods, increased focus, better sleep patterns and lower stress levels. It’s also a great way of building resilience by overcoming challenges and building healthy habits that release dopamine on completion.
#7 Resilience and Leadership
Leaders that are capable of bouncing back from challenges, mistakes and setbacks will be more likely to succeed than those who take everything as a personal affront on their character. By building your resilience you’ll also become better equipped at knowing how to work with your team members and build high-performance teams.
#8 Encourage Feedback and Constructive Criticism
When you’re leading your team it’s important to encourage feedback from the people around you, because it will help them feel empowered when they can voice their concerns about how things are being done or ideas for future projects. By encouraging open communication between yourself and your team members you build trust within your team. You can do this by using encouraging language that gives the person you’re speaking to confidence in sharing their thoughts.
Example: “I appreciate your feedback” or “thank you for bringing this up, I’d like to hear more about how you feel on the subject.”
#9 Don’t Be Afraid To Ask For Help
You don’t have to know everything, vulnerability as a leader can be a positive thing. You can show your team members that you’re in fact human and don’t have all the answers by asking them for help when something is challenging for you to do or understand. They will appreciate knowing their voice matters
