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	When It's Emotional Intelligence and When It's Not Part 1 by Susan Dunn Momentum Coaching
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When It's Emotional Intelligence and When It's Not
Part 1
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As we all race to understand Emotional Intelligence, arguably the hottest thing on the business scene globally, there are many questions.

As 'Ask the EQ Expert' for a business website, I've been asked:

• Isn't 'Emotional Intelligence' a contradiction in terms?
• Isn't there such a thing as too much emotion?
• It seems a 'natural' for relationships, but do you think emotions belong in the workplace??
• How can I learn it?

Do Emotions Belong In The Workplace?

We do business through people, and with people. Work is relationships, and, whether you approve or not, emotions are at work. We don't leave them at home when we come to work. We are our emotions and we aren't a different person at work than we are at home.

The Valuable Floodgate

Yes, there is such a thing as "too much emotion." The benefits of studying Emotional Intelligence are that you improve your understanding of your own feelings and how they influence you and those around you (as well as those of others), and how you think and behave, and ultimately, your emotions become more modulated.

One area that sabotages us, for instance, is when we become "flooded" or "hijacked." Something or someone makes you angry and you lose it.

You might lash out, or withdraw, get physical and do something rash, use poor judgment, or sit in apoplectic silence, but whatever your reaction, what's happened is that the flood of anger has disabled your thinking brain, just when you need it the most.

The aftermath can include regret, as well as fatigue, stomach pains, headaches, back aches, diarrhea ... you name it.

Research is showing us there's a "brain" in our intestines as well as in our heads that's hooked up to our emotions (via the powerful vagus nerve) ... but we knew that.

That's why we have "visceral" reactions to things, and why we can always check in with our bodies to see how we're feeling, if our heads are fooling us with rationalizations. (i.e., If he's really such a nice guy, why is your stomach in knots when you have to talk to him?)

Too Little?

On the other hand, if you think you've checked your emotions at the front desk, #1 they're more likely to sabotage you because you aren't mindful, and #2, you're missing a great ally. Emotions give us information. One EQ competency, for instance, is intuition, and without the information you get from your "gut feeling" or "basic instincts" you'll call many plays wrong.

Emotional Intelligence is the interface between thinking and feeling. We can think through the data, but it can only take us so far; otherwise, we'd always be able to pick a winner!

And #3, if you aren't mindful about emotions you will be less effective with people.

This does not mean turning you into a wuss, or a bleeding heart, or that screaming or crying on the job is the desired results. In fact, it's about managing emotions; understanding your own and those of others, and responding, not reacting. This gives you choices!

Why more effective with people? Motivation is an example. It's not a thinking word, as you know if you've 'talked till you were blue in the face' trying to convince someone of something with logic and reason.

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