Identifying your Emotional Quotient

 

The term emotional intelligence was created by researchers Peter Salovey and John Mayer. It was then made popular to the masses in the mid-’90s by a book called Emotional Intelligence is written by Daniel Goleman. Many people believed that intelligence, or IQ, was what determined success. However, researchers were perplexed when studies found that people with average IQs outperformed those with a higher IQ 70% of the time. Finally, after decades of research, researchers found that emotional intelligence referred to as EQ, critical factor in determining a person’s long-term success.

 

Emotional intelligence has two major components:

• Intrapersonal skills (personal competence)
• Interpersonal skills (social competence)