Hard to explain, easier to do

Today I was challenged to explain emotional intelligence mastery in simple enough terms that when people visit my website and investigate my teleseminar introduction (to be posted 7/21), that they will understand what it is and why it is important to everyone.

I've been an advocate for teaching emotional intelligence tools to all ages since 1999. I've introduced these valuable tools to my clients in the context of their coaching needs. I've taught them to parents and even to pre-teens.

But because I am so comfortable with the tools and the benefits, I had a hard time backing away enough to be able to simplify my introduction.

The simplest definition that doesn't complicate things is that 'emotional intelligence is a different way of being smart'. The research shows that the benefits are numerous socially, professionally and physiologically. Getting it into mainstream usage is taking a long time.

Emotional Intelligence will never replace rational thinking or intellectual pursuit, but it is beginning to take it's place as a leadership skill set to be cultivated in all leaders socially and professionally.

Daniel Goleman, Daniel Pink, Doc Childre are some of the authors who have all written about the impact on society and the need to master the leadership skills of emotional intelligence. For more information, turn to these thought leaders first.