The following concepts are provided for your consideration
only. Consult your mental health advisor
before applying them in your specific situation.
;)
Emotional Quotient
The following nine skills can improve your emotional quotient,
but you must make the commitment to increase your self-awareness and patience:
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Recover quickly from upsets.
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Have
an easygoing nature.
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Become "an observer" of yourself as a way to cope with a
topic or challenge.
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Control impulses by setting goals.
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Identify alternative actions.
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Anticipate consequences.
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Express feelings and make better emotional decisions.
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Handle stress and anxiety.
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Find creative solutions to social predicaments.
Stress Management
Use
humor.
Change your schedule, try to do something different
every day.
Keep
up social and personal relationships; do not withdraw.
Get involved and stay involved with social functions
and hobbies.
Balance work and recreation.
Do something kind for someone else.
Talk about your worries.
Use group support.
Pamper yourself.
Look for improvement, not perfection.
Stop
allowing yourself to make excuses that are not real.
Be positively tolerant.
Choose when and where to compete.
Do not confuse issues.
Be
aware of the signs of stress.
Learn to predict upcoming circumstances that
may be stressful.
Learn to predict the duration and repetition of stressful
circumstances.
Learn to accept what you cannot change.
Learn to take one thing at a time.
Learn to give in once in a while.
Practice relaxation exercises.
Work off stress.
Avoid
self-medication.
Get enough rest and sleep.
Meditate.
Stay
physically fit and get enough good sex.
The Best of Facial Slap Theory.
Potent stuff.. use at your own risk..
They didn't get back to me… implies you are merely reactive.
Take the initiative instead.
I thought someone else was taking care of that… is a lame excuse.
Always keep a project moving.
No one ever told me… means that you are oblivious to what is
going on around you.
I didn't have time… means you cannot manage the time you have.
I didn't think to ask about that… indicates a lack of ability
to see down the road.
I'll do my best… suggests you are trying to avoid final responsibility
if things don't go well.