Emotional intelligence(referred to as EQ) is your ability to be aware of, understand, and manage your emotions. Why is EQ important? While intelligence (referred to as IQ) is important, Success in life depends more on EQ. Take the assessment below to learn your EQ strength!
Rank each statement as follows: 0 (Never) 1 (Rarely) 2 (Sometimes) 3 (Often) 4 (Always)
Emotional Awareness - Total:31
My feeling are clear to me at any given moment-3
Emotions play an important part in my life-1
My moods impact the people around me-1
I find it easy to put words to my feelings-4
My moods are easily affected by external events-3
I can easily sense when I'm going to get angry-4
I readily tell others my true feelings-2
I find it easy to describe my feelings-4
Even when I'm, I'm aware of what's happening to me-4
I am able to stand apart from my thoughts and feelings and examine them-2
Emotional Management- Total:27
I accept responsibility for my reactions-3
I find it easy to make goals and stick with them-2
I am a emotional balanced person-2
I am a very patient person-2
I can accept critical comments from others without becoming angry-3
I maintain my composure, even during stressful times-4
If an issue does not affect me directly, I don't let it bother me-2
I can restrain myself when I feel anger towards someone-3
I control urges to overindulge in things that could damage my well being-4
I direct my energy into creative work or hobbies-2
Social Emotional Awareness- Total:32
I consider the impact of my decisions on other people-3
I can tell easily if the people around me are becoming annoyed-4
I sense it when a person's mood changes-3
I am able to be supportive when giving bad news to others-4
It genuinely bothers me to see other people suffer-4
I usually know when to speak and when to be silent-3
I care what happens to other people-2
I understand when people's plans change-2
Relationship Management- Total:23
I am able to show affection-2
My relationships are safe place for me-1
I find it easy to share my deep feelings with others-1
I am good at motivating others-4
I am fairly cheerful person-3
People tell me I am sociable and fun-1
I like helping people-2
I am able to talk someone down if they are very upset-3
Measuring your effectiveness in each domain using the following keys:
0-24 - Area for Enrichment: Requires attention and Development
25-34 - Effective Functioning: Consider Strengthening
35-40 - Enhanced skills: Use a Leverage to develop weaker areas
Questions:
1. Using your EQ strength- for your strongest EQ domain, give an example of how you demonstrate your strength in your daily life or works:
Usually when meeting new people I observe how they react to certain situations, analyze their facial expressions, and they speech.
2. Effects of your EQ strength- for your weakest EQ domain, give an example of how this affects you and others in your daily life or work:
I am a very anti-social person, meeting new people is very hard because of my lack of confidence and trust issues so sometimes I miss out on opportunities because I don't speak up enough or my fear of interacting with new people.
3. Improving your EQ strength- for your weakest EQ domain, what steps can you take to strengthen yourself in this area? How will this benefit in your daily life or work?
In order to improve my weakest domain I plan to put myself in more setting where I can meet new people .
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