1. Developing Emotional Intelligence
Chapter Eight
Developing Emotional Intelligence

2. Developing Emotional Intelligence
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3. Emotional Intelligence, Journal 27
Focus Questions
What is emotional intelligence?
How can you use your emotions as a compass to stay on course to a rich, fulfilling life?
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4. Right Now I Feel Right now I feel… I feel angry when… I feel sad when…
I feel afraid when…
I feel calm when…
I feel peaceful when…
I feel contented when…
Right now I feel…
I feel loved when…
I feel happy when…
I feel joyful when…
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5. Components of Emotional Intelligence1. 2. 3. 4.
Emotional Self-Awareness:
Knowing your feelings in the moment.
Emotional Self-Management: Managing strong feelings.
Social Awareness: Empathizing accurately with other people’s emotions.
Relationship Management:
Handling emotions in relationships with skill and harmony.
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6. Reducing Stress, Journal 28
Focus Question
How can you soothe stressful feelings that make life unpleasant and threaten to get you off course?
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7. Creating Flow, Journal 29 Focus Questions
What are you doing when you feel most happy to be alive—when you become so absorbed that time seems to disappear?
How can you create more of these peak experiences in your life?
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8. Develop Self-Love, Journal 30
Focus Questions
How much do you love yourself?
What can you do to love yourself even more?
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9. Creating a Self-Care Plan
I can nurture myself physically by…
I can nurture myself mentally by…
I can nurture myself emotionally by…
I can nurture myself spiritually by…
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