EQ By the Numbers

There are many, many numbers on EQ and its effects on performance, productivity, employee engagement and much more.

The following numbers are from Daniel Goleman’s book Working with Emotional Intelligence.

Daniel Goleman’s analysis of 181 jobs in 121 organizations found that emotional competencies were the best differentiators between star performers and typical performers.

In top leadership positions over 85% of the difference in performance is due to emotional competence.

On Staying Motivated

Tips to Stay Motivated

Not everyone needs help with motivation, some people just seem to be the steam engine that chugs up hills as if they aren’t there.  At some point in life though, either you or someone you know will need some help with motivation.

Life has a way of interfering us while we are going after our dreams. It distracts us from pursuing things that really matter and even convinces us that nothing really matters. It can attract us to adopt a defeatist attitude – lacking on enthusiasm and interest – ultimately sapping out our sense of purpose.

How to Fire Up Your Drive

It happens to all of us. One day, we just wake up lacking the energy to do anything.  Not wanting to go out of bed, not wanting to stay in it either.  That’s normal.  That’s the stuff of life, so to speak.

It’s not normal:

• To get entangled with lack of energy, lack of drive, lack of motivation.
• To continuously talk yourself into the act of not doing anything.

But what do you do when all the drive inside of you are purged out?  Maybe you can begin with the following recommendations.

Think of the worst-case scenario - We have all been told that envisioning success is a good motivator.  Now, why not do the exact opposite?  Why not envision a future that is bleak, hopeless and stripped off all happiness and success.  Why not envision yourself living eternally in a rut where sense of accomplishment and a tiny hope are nonexistent?  Hmmm…..  Call me crazy but that can usually get me a at least a little motivated to do something.

Emotional Intelligence Explained

You Decide Your EQ

The Hudson River airplane landing by Captain Sullenberger is a great demonstration of well-developed emotional intelligence.  Once the audio recordings of Captain “Sully” were made public, listeners have been stunned and amazed at the immense calm Sully demonstrated and the resoluteness with which he told air traffic control, “We’re going to be in the Hudson.”

Why was Captain Sullenberger so calm when other people in a life-or-death situation would be hysterical?

An Overview of Emotional Intelligence

The Emotional Intelligence Quick Book by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves is an excellent quick read.  This book also comes with a free assessment as long as the book is new and someone hasn’t used it.

The book describes the difference of IQ from EQ.  Your IQ never changes and stays the same.  They have done studies and found that two people with the same IQ can have completely different levels of success.  Also your IQ is your ability to learn and it does not change over time.  On the other hand EQ can be developed even if you are not born with it.

Motivation – From Building A Dream To Celebrating Success

Get Motivated to Achieve!

Motivation is intriguing. Sometimes, you need something big like a life events to turn you around – and sometimes, you only need a tiny motivator – a cute saying on a poster – to make you feel like you have to power to call your own shots.

Build a dream and fan the flames.

Big or small, it really doesn’t matter.  Al long as you have a dream, a goal, an objective, something you can hold on to, something to work for…that’s good enough to get you started.  Once you have identified that something you want to achieve,  visualize how you will feel when you achieve it.