Emotional Intelligence Self Assessment Paper

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Running head: EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SELF ASSESSMENT PAPER Emotional Intelligence Self Assessment Paper Starting out this Emotional Intelligence – PSY/301 class, I am getting a lot of emotions because this is the last class I am required to complete my Bachelor of Science in Information Technology degree. Coming into this class, I am hoping to learn more about the different type of emotions and by understand and learn how best to manage it, I can use emotion in an intelligence way to my advantage. Recognize the differences and hopefully by learning more about each of them, I can apply and improve my personal and professional life. Before this class, I always thought of emotional is what we human reacts to the environments around…show more content…
Social Skills. Handling emotions in social situations and using such skills to persuade, negotiate and lead. Reading these five basic types of emotional, I am struck with awe as how true they are. I come to realize that I have “learned” emotional intelligence in years without knowing it. 1. Self-awareness – I remember about 10 years ago, I was very technically competence; however, I did not have a sense of self-awareness and did not know my abilities of what I can do to contribute to my company, I was always waiting for people come to me and ask if I can do this or do that. I was never telling people of what I can do just because I am not sure if I can do it or “what if I fail?” – I was lacking confidence. I now know exactly what my abilities are and I am confident with my work, my job as “I know what I am doing”. 2. Self-regulation – as example above, I was afraid and I could not control my emotions so they hindered my abilities to contribute to my team, my work. Because I am now confident in myself, I believe in my skills and I can control my fears of ‘failing’. I learn that it is okay to make mistake. What I need to do is to learn from my mistakes and I strive not to make the same mistake

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