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EQ vs. IQ
• Why being brainy isn’t just enough?
What is EQ ??
• An iPhone app
• An Equation in Mathematics
• Equator in Geography
• Earthquake
• Equinox
• Equivalency in Chemistry ..
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Major components of EQ/EI
Relationship Management –
Understand other’s
emotions and treat them as they
wish to be treated
What EQ is NOT…
• Being agreeable
• Being optimistic
• Being calm
• Giving someone a hug X X X
• ..These are good qualities to have, but have very little to do
with Intelligence and Emotions and nothing to do with
Emotional Intelligence!!!
X
What EQ is…
• Self awareness
• Self confidence
• Interpersonal skills
• Social competence
Differences between EQ and IQ
IQ EQ
Helps you get in the door Helps you succeed at job
Measure of ability to learn or understand Measure of ability to use your emotions
and logical skills
Trying to convince someone by facts Trying to convince someone by reasoning
Being at the mercy of emotions because Understanding and managing emotions and
you don’t understand them using them for good reasons
Book smart Heart smart
Gets you through school Gets you through life
Differences between EQ and IQ
What does your EQ say about you??
What does your EQ say about you??
How to raise your EQ?
• Motivating oneself
• When considering how to productively harness your feelings,
practice some emotional self-control and delay gratification
• Managing emotions
• Accept your feelings, but find a balance between over sensitivity
or over expression and emotional suppression
• Handling relationships
• Being perceptive, applying conflict management skills instead of
ignoring conflict, and being considerate and cooperative
How does EQ help you to succeed?
• College interviews
• Summer jobs
• Internships
• Relationships with family and friends
• Career: Employers administer EQ tests
before offering jobs
• Progress quickly thru life and achieve
more!
• Ability to deal with your immediate world
• Where else?
KEY POINTS!!!
• It is not just technical and analytical abilities (IQ) that makes one
successful
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• To be successful in life, you need a combination of EQ and IQ.