Applied EQ #22: Protection against the Moods of Others
In the last post, we talked about emotional triggers. Emotional triggers are external events that leave us vulnerable or serve as a catalyst for an emotional breakdown. In the next…
Applied EQ #21: Emotional Triggers may Lead to Breakdowns
In the last post, we talked about the 8 top emotional breakdowns for project managers. Emotional breakdowns are involuntary responses to some event or situations. It’s when we “lose it”. …
Applied EQ #18: Self Control for Project Managers
The last few posts we have been talking about emotional Self-Management. Daniel Goleman’s latest model of Emotional Intelligence includes 6 different competencies under the cluster called Self Management. Of these,…
Applied EQ #14: You must be present to win!
Happy New Year! I was reading Anne Lamott’s book called Traveling Mercies, and she made the comment “you must be present to win” in reference to the way one of…
Applied EQ #13: What am I feeling Now, Part 7?
The sixth and final self awareness technique I would like to talk about is Quiet Time. It could be called reflection or meditation time. You could use prayer, meditation, reflection,…
Applied EQ #12: What am I feeling Now, Part 6?
So far we have talked about 4 of the 6 techniques for becoming more aware of our feelings or emotions. In this post, we are going to talk about technique…
Applied EQ #11: What am I feeling Now, Part 5?
The last few posts we have talked about various techniques to increase our self-awareness, or our awareness of our own emotional states. Understanding our own emotions is the first step…
Applied EQ #10: What am I feeling Now, Part 4?
The last few posts we have talked about techniques for increasing our self awareness. Without knowing what we are feeling, we cannot begin to manage ourselves or others. Using the…
Applied EQ #9: What am I feeling Now, Part 3?
The second awareness technique I want to discuss is to conduct a physical inventory. By this I mean that we will use the physical sensations in our body to help…
Applied EQ #8: What am I feeling Now, Part 2?
In my last post, I talked about Self Awareness as the first building block of applied emotional intelligence. Self awareness is about knowing what emotions we are feeling at any…