Hi All,
When i came across the quote from Art of the War, i could directly relate it to Emotional Intelligence
To me, Emotional Intelligence is knowing oneself, knowing others and mighty doings with these knowings. "Knowing oneself" might sound simple. Greater the effort required to know oneself, if one thinks already he/she know himself/herself, whereas he/she is not. So, the question arises, how do you know whether you are "really" self aware."Knowing others and knowing oneself, in onehundred battles no danger. Not knowing the other and knowing oneself, one victory for one loss. Not knowing the other and not knowing oneself, in every battle certain defeat." -Sun Tzu, The Art of War
People who have this, They
- Know which emotions they are feeling
- Know how particular feeling affects their performance
- Have a guiding awareness of their values & goals
- Are Aware of their strength & weakness
- Will learn from experience
- Are open to candid feedback, new perspectives & dev
- Are able to show a self-deprecating sense of humor
- Can voice views that are unpopular
- Are Decisive, able to make sound decisions, Despite uncertainties and pressures.
(The above points are extracted from Working with Emotional Intelligence, Thanks to Dr. Daniel goleman )
based on this if we found out, we are not self-aware. How to develop self-awareness ?
Ans: a simple exercise would be to practise meditation for some time. In that try to watch the thoughts and follow the feeling. Don't get influenced or influence it. Become a witness. By practice it would be possible. Once it is achieved we slowly tend to explore ourselves all the time.
Get back to you with more on EI
regards,
MoneyWell
I Feel Therefore I am
Nice blog Anna!
ReplyDeleteYou might also be interested in reading the book, "The 33 strategies of WAR". I read majority of this book and liked it.