Her work is based on 20 years of research in emotions.ġ1. This award-winning emotional intelligence book guides people into building this agility and understanding that emotional intelligence is key to a successful life. For instance, rather than saying, “I am angry,” replace it with, “I’m noticing that I’m feeling angry.” Separating the self from the emotion is useful in using emotions as data and aligning values and actions.ĭavid is the author of Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life. “What he showed me is that courage is not the absence of fear courage is fear walking.”Ī valuable tip that David offered during the talk was an appropriate use of language in the description of emotions. “We generate the pathway to our best selves via our emotions.” “Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life.”

Here are some powerful quotes from her talk. The accuracy with which people label their emotions is essential for mining those emotions for data and later aligning them with personal values. Her personal story of grief and loss, and her radical acceptance of difficult, unpleasant emotions helps paint a clear picture of emotional intelligence. Susan David’s talk on emotional agility and the power it delivers is inspirational. The more we are awakened to the awareness of the need for emotional intelligence, the better a world we can create.ġ0. Goleman’s talk highlights the need for improvement in these decisions everywhere. When compassion leads, change is made.Ĭompassionate decisions can take place daily. When consumers awaken to the value of virtuous products (those with little or no environmental impact), our impact on our environment can shift. Goleman speaks about consumer responsibility and the importance of awakening to the manufacturing processes of any product purchased. Goleman stresses that there is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy. With people hurrying through their lives in what he calls an “urban trance,” an awakening to an empathetic response to other human beings changes the reaction in others. His personal “awakening” into “the human moment” is an impactful message for humanity as a whole. He spoke about the spectrum that exists from self-absorption to compassionate altruism. His 2007 TED talk on the topic brought compassion to the stage. Emotional Intelligence: Using the Laws of Attractionĭaniel Goleman wrote the book Emotional Intelligence in the 1990s. The People Currency: Practicing Emotional Intelligence

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