The key to personal and professional success...

When we want to know something we can pretty much Google it. We can learn a lot about all kinds of things. For this we can thank other people with the experience and the skill that we lack. Skilled and knowledgable people who use the internet to blog and tweet etc regarding the fixing, making, sourcing or improving of many things that they (have presumably?) succeeded in doing. 

We still need to apply this knowledge by getting the resources necessary to complete the task. We also need to make time and to use some skill to follow the instructions. And of course we do all of this hoping, without any guarantees, that we will achieve the same result!?

If not we might just give up, get mad or stay stuck or we can return time and time again to Google and to Siri via our smartphones and watches 24/7 to ask further questions and seek more help.

The satisfaction gained through Intellectual Intelligence is great. Applying what we know and then sharing what we know with others is immensely satisfying and very encouraging when we get positive feedback. But being able to effectively interact and have purposeful transactions demands something more than our intellect. 

It appears that Emotional Intelligence trumps Intellectual Intelligence in the education revolution. We can find out anything from anywhere but the bigger concern is...can we deliver it and interpret it and make best use of it when the sender and the receiver may lack effective relational skills? 

Technology has an impact on jobs but at The World Economic Forum they identified the top 10 skills that are most desired by employers in 2018. These included Emotional Intelligence and many other social skills that result in better connecting and behaviours that we need to adopt both in the work place and in all other social settings. What more do we each need to learn? 

Emotional Intelligence (as stated in the dictionary I googled) is 'the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathically'.  How would we rate on a scale from 1-10 at work, on social media or with our partner? 

Emotional Intelligence is the key to both personal and professional success. We can grab at knowledge and skills but how do we relate and solve problems and interact in a healthy and helpful way as individuals or as a team to reach our full potential and to live life well? 

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