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Assertiveness: Do You Stand Up For Yourself?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence

Assertiveness is the last piece of the self-expression building block of emotional intelligence. I covered this group’s other two competencies – emotional expression and independence – in my last two posts. What is Assertiveness? Are you able to clearly state your thoughts and your needs? Do you stand up for your rights?  Can you disagree [...]

Emotional Expression: How Open Are You in Expressing Your Feelings?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence
faces expressing different emotions

Self-Expression is another composite of the EQ-i framework. You can look at it as the flip side of the Self-Perception, and it is about how we choose to express to the outside world what goes on inside ourselves. Self-Expression includes three competencies: Emotional Expression, Independence and Assertiveness. This post is about Emotional Expression and I’ll [...]

Self-Regard: Do You Like Yourself?

– Posted in: Emotional Intelligence
cat mirror looking into mirror

  Self-Regard is part of the Self-Perception composite in the Emotional Intelligence model, along with Self-Awareness and Self-Actualization. What is Self-Regard? Do you like yourself? How accepting of yourself are you? Are you aware of your weaknesses? Self-Regard is the ability to accept yourself the way you are. It is to be ok with you [...]