What is EQ?
Updated: Aug 1
Peter Salovey and John Mayer coined the term emotional intelligence. They described it as the ability to perceive emotions, use them to support your thinking, understand what they mean, and manage them in ways that help you grow.
The EQ-i 2.0 puts it more simply. It's a set of emotional and social skills that shape how you see and express yourself, build relationships, handle challenges, and use what you're feeling in a way that actually helps.
At its core, EQ is your capacity to recognize and manage your own emotions, and the emotions of the people around you, in a way that sharpens your judgment and your decisions.
The model isn't linear. It starts with how you see yourself. That shapes how you express yourself. That shapes your relationships. Better relationships lead to better decisions. Better decisions help you manage stress. Managing stress helps you understand your emotions even more. Then the cycle starts again.
A few things worth knowing about the model:
Each piece relies on the others.
No piece matters more than the rest.
There's no real start or end point. It's circular, like a wheel.
Together, these pieces give you a picture of your emotional intelligence as a whole.
Curious where you land?
Below is a self-assessment that gives you a clearer read on how balanced your EQ actually is.
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