Emotional Intelligence: Boost Your Emotional Intelligence

At times, we like to think we understand everything there is to know about emotions - especially our own. Whilst we might have a good grasp on our own feelings, we may not approach them in the right way. For example, feelings of grief and anger are often repressed, meaning they only show themselves in unexpected outbursts, which isn't healthy for yourself or the people around you.

On top of that, not a lot of people are good at registering the emotions of their peers. This can lead to a loss of social connection, and potentially isolate you from others. In this course, we will teach the fundamentals of how to develop emotional intelligence and how you can use the science of emotions to better comprehend what someone is feeling at a certain point in time.

The course begins with a simple introduction on why emotions matter, and how you can use the emotion feeling wheel to pictorially represent the different feelings someone might be going through. This leads nicely into the next sections of the course, where you will learn concepts such as the ‘emotional bank' and the ‘emotional scale' as well as some techniques for better understanding your emotions and how to deal with them in a healthy and mature manner. The course content isn't all knowledge recall - there will also be some practical challenges you can apply in the real world to put your skillset to the test.

Examples include the 14-day challenge, where you will monitor your ability to be emotionally intelligent in real-life situations. The course then concludes with emotional management in tough scenarios, especially when people behave in an erratic and hysterical manner. This gives you the necessary skill set not only to read other people's emotions but manage yours in a healthy way.