Emotional Intelligence is defined as the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

It's one of my FAVORITE topics and I love learning about it and continuing to better myself in this area. 

5 key elements of EI are

1. Self Awareness
2. Self Regulation
3. Motivation
4. Empathy
5. Social Skills

Listen to today's podcast and rate yourself in each category! This will help you identify areas for growth. 

If you are lacking emotional intelligence, you will not be a successful leader.