Uma Thurman's #MeToo moment & emotional intelligence by Jennifer Lohr
We've all been there: your heart is pounding, your stomach churns, with eyes widened and a flared nose you dish out your rage letting all the anger out. And almost always, in retrospect (whether we even reflect upon it or not) losing our temper was probably not the wisest choice. Our message was lost in the words we either bit or spewed. It's very difficult to suppress our passion, especially when it pertains to something that gets our gears in a bunch.
Interestingly enough, there is the other side of the spectrum when we want to shout from the rooftops about someone we've fallen in love with, but after we've become disenchanted the common expression is that "love is blind." Well, so is anger. In fact, all emotions are - how many times have you been given the advice to make decisions with your brain or gut rather than your heart? That's because emotional intelligence is when we take a pause before we speak or act out of our emotions alone; which also leaves us with options. We get to decide how we'd like to express ourselves as well as what will most-effectively relay what it is we'd like to communicate.
It takes some self-discipline and practice not to be so compulsive, but I can almost guarantee you that using emotional intelligence will help you best navigate through conveying some pretty tough emotions, and extreme or not. My hats off to Ms. Thurman for having such high EI (emotional intelligence), especially when the subject-matter is so personal and traumatic. What emotions do you contend with when articulating them, and are you blinded by them? You can take this emotional intelligence quiz to learn more about your own EI.
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Interestingly enough, there is the other side of the spectrum when we want to shout from the rooftops about someone we've fallen in love with, but after we've become disenchanted the common expression is that "love is blind." Well, so is anger. In fact, all emotions are - how many times have you been given the advice to make decisions with your brain or gut rather than your heart? That's because emotional intelligence is when we take a pause before we speak or act out of our emotions alone; which also leaves us with options. We get to decide how we'd like to express ourselves as well as what will most-effectively relay what it is we'd like to communicate.
It takes some self-discipline and practice not to be so compulsive, but I can almost guarantee you that using emotional intelligence will help you best navigate through conveying some pretty tough emotions, and extreme or not. My hats off to Ms. Thurman for having such high EI (emotional intelligence), especially when the subject-matter is so personal and traumatic. What emotions do you contend with when articulating them, and are you blinded by them? You can take this emotional intelligence quiz to learn more about your own EI.
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