Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand the emotions you’re feeling and their impact on your behaviors. Our level of emotional intelligence affects our ability to make effective decisions. People with high emotional intelligence have the ability to manage his or her emotions and turn those emotions into energy when doing those activities that they don’t want to do, but must do in order to be successful.
The most common emotion in business is FEAR. Fear is the ultimate success killer. Feat turns some of us into cowards and makes heroes out of others. Our emotions control our self awareness, self confidence, ability to communicate, influence, and accept change. When you begin to understand your emotions and turn them into positive energy, you will see your performance increase exponentially.
Use the following steps to develop emotional intelligence:
1. Become Emotionally Literate
Start controlling your feelings rather than labeling people or situations.
2. Turn Anger Into Energy
Harness your anger and use it for energy to take productive actions.
3. Separate Thoughts & Feelings
Thoughts: I feel like (I Think)
Feelings: I feel (I Am)
4. Listen To Your Feelings
Your feelings communicate emotional needs, embrace them and learn from them.
5. Avoid The Haters
Do your best to avoid negative talkers and negative thinkers. Iron sharpens iron so surround yourself with people who add value to your life.
Are you ready to take advantage of the opportunities that await you? In the video below, Jim Rohn talks about unprecedented opportunity and competition. While we are in the midst of some very challenging times, we are also embarking on period in which new business leaders will emerge.
Are you prepared to receive what you desire?
If you were suddenly offered that dream job or landed that dream client, are you in a position to accept?
Be honest with yourself. If the answer is no, you need to prepare yourself to seize your opportunity. It’s no coincidence that some people become “overnight” successes. These individuals were ready when their number was called. Get your mind right, and prepare for your opportunity.
Are you ready to compete?
There will be competition, but the cream will always rise to the top. The reason only a few make it to the top is because they do the things average people won’t do.Internet and technology will make it possible for your business to be global even if you run it from your basement.But you have to offer YOUR talent to the world. It’s ok to learn from the “gurus” but you need to be a leader not a follower. Every one of us is unique and has a story to tell. The only way to compete is to create and invest in your brand (YOU).
Creating momentum in business is the challenge that seems most important to beginning entrepreneurs. It’s a challenge we all have to deal with at one time or another.
I personally go through periods where my business creates incredible momentum and other periods when it needs a kick start. It’s a complicated thing to manage.
In the classic motivational book “Think and Grow Rich” author Napoleon Hill made the famous claim: “Whatever your mind can conceive and believe it can achieve.” Although I’m a big believer in the power of visualization, business success will not be achieved by thoughts alone. In order to achieve any level of business success you must turn those thoughts into powerful forces.
In physics, a force is that which can cause an object with mass to accelerate. The scientific formula for force is
F = m*a
Force = mass times acceleration
In order to create a force you need mass to be accelerated. Therefore in order to create business force you have to put your body into motion. Usually when there is a lull in business, it’s normally caused by a decrease in your activity level.
Starting to see where I’m going with this?
If you really want to create a huge force in business, you need to figure out a monthly, weekly, and daily plan of action. The bigger the idea, the more consistent the action, the bigger the resulting force will be.
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