You get through college with IQ, but you get through life with EQ—emotional intelligence. 80% of the qualities that lead to success are “soft”skills, EQ. People with high EQ experience less stress, enjoy better health, demonstrate higher levels of morale and performance, and report a better quality of life. It’s competencies like resilience, optimism, intentionality, and empathy. It’s applicable to team work, leadership, motivation, negotiation, ethics, and sales. EQ isn’t new, but full recognition of its value is.
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Want to know what's your EQ? Here's a simple test which I found in Red Sponge's blog.
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ReplyDeleteI scored 140...
Too emotional I guess
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Wow! Great score.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else?
I took this test once before and scored 133, which surprised me considering how moody I can tend to be...
ReplyDeleteMM, great score there. I think EQ is not really tied to moods. It's more to do with emotional balance and empathy.
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that all my regular readers have a high EQ. In fact, I am sure of that.
So, who is next to tell us your score?