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5 Tips to Improve your Emotional Intelligence (EI)

Emotional intelligence(EI) is a term that is used to measure our ability to manage our own emotions, as well as the emotions of others. Having a good EI indicates that you live a happy and stress-free life. EI can influence our personal and professional life's to a great extent. Having the ability to understand and manage our own emotions can be a great aid in accelerating success in every area of our life. Emotional intelligence Quotient (EQ) is as important or even more important than the Intelligent quotient (IQ). Unfortunately, we are only trained to improve our IQ but not our EQ. Of course, having a good IQ will help you land up in a good job and make a decent living. But, I am not sure if it will guarantee you a happy life. There are millionaires and billionaires out there with lavish money and zero happiness. Ultimately, we need happiness and peace over anything else. It is undeniable that one needs to have a good EQ to live a happy, peaceful, and contented life. ...

How to learn to unlearn?

Most of our belief system and the habits we practice are built earlier In our lives. Some of our beliefs that have been installed in us are mostly due to the social and economic factors in which we were brought up. Some things that we know and learn and believe to be true might be misconceived ed or misperceived. The actual truth might differ totally from what you are taught to be as true. For example, the most common myth or belief that has been installed in us in the most earlier stages of our life is that "Money is the root of all evil". When we grow up believing that money is the reason for all evil, then we are most likely to be tangled in unfavorable financial situations. As a result, you will end up suffering in a loop of financial loss because of this unsupportive belief. What is unlearning? Unlearning is the process of realizing that something we learned earlier is wrong and not of use. Unlearning is learning to let go of the beliefs and ...

How to train your mind to be optimistic?

Being optimistic is one of the great things that you can do to yourself. There are numerous benefits to being able to see light in dark situations. Research says that people who have an optimistic outlook towards life tend to be more productive, creative and happy. The most common misconception of optimistic people is concluding that they always think positive. Positive thinking is not optimism. Optimism is the ability to see good in bad. It is the capacity of a person to handle a not so good situation effectively. Optimistic people are also the happiest people on the planet. They have an effective solution to every problem and are more likely to develop a growth mindset. Optimists also have less cortisol (the stress hormone) and more serotonin (the mood-boosting neurotransmitter) flowing through their systems. Optimism is rooted in both the personality trait and from the environment. The socio-economic factors affect a person's mindset in a huge manner. People ...