The Keys to Developing Emotional Intelligence (feat. Dr. Marc Brackett)
The ability to interpret, express and respond to our emotions is essential for success. Some experts say that it’s even more important than our IQ.
Unfortunately, not many of us were taught how to identify and process our emotions and that can make life much harder.
To tell us more about how we can build our emotional intelligence, I invited Dr. Marc Brackett who wrote a hugely popular book on this topic called “Permission to Feel.”
Dr. Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. He has published over 150 scholarly articles, received numerous awards, and is featured regularly in popular media outlets.
In this interview, Marc inspires us with a new mindset around the power of emotions, offering advice on how we can understand our own and others’ emotions. He also provides innovative strategies to boost emotional intelligence and undo unhealthy patterns we may have developed over the years.
Interview time stamps:
02:50 ︳Marc shares his early experiences that led to his interest in emotional intelligence
06:39 ︳Marc’s advice for those who have to deal with people who aren’t as emotionally aware as they are
08:17 ︳Why emotions have a strong impact on us and how we can balance them
11:39 ︳Marc describes the RULER skills of an emotional scientist from his book “Permission to Feel”
13:25 ︳The importance of being able to find the right words to describe your emotions
16:47 ︳How to undo unhealthy patterns we may have picked up in our younger years
22:48 ︳Things we can do to spread more awareness about emotional intelligence and be a good role model
Learn more about Dr. Marc Brackett at his website.