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How to Develop Emotional Intelligence: 10 Practical Tips

Monica Sibisteanu
4 min readMar 13, 2023

Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, is the ability to recognize, understand and manage our emotions and the emotions of others.

It’s a crucial component of personal growth and self-awareness.

Developing emotional intelligence can help us navigate through difficult situations, build stronger relationships, and achieve greater success in our personal and professional lives.

In this article, we’ll discuss 10 practical tips for developing emotional intelligence.

Start with self-awareness

Self-awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence. It’s the ability to recognize and understand your own emotions, strengths, weaknesses, and triggers.

How-to: Take time to reflect on your emotions and try to identify patterns. Pay attention to how you feel in different situations and how you react to stress or challenges.

Practice active listening

Active listening is the ability to fully focus on and understand what someone is saying, without interrupting or judging. It’s a…

Monica Sibisteanu
Monica Sibisteanu

Written by Monica Sibisteanu

Crafting Self-Discovery Tools | Promoting Self-Awareness | Clarifying what's Learning and Education | Metacognitive Learning Strategist | Ex-Digital Marketer

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Heya
I just reread Letting Go and realised how much I get from your work.
Thank you
Two questions
Do you have a blog?
When you've been triggered and your feelings evoke an unwanted emotion, do you have a GoTo phrase?
For example, Byron Katie's "Do you…

Self-awareness is the foundation of emotional intelligence.

Agree. It the platform to build every day on. Again excellent read :)