When facing stressful situations children need to be calm.

Posted on March 20, 2009 - Filed Under Leadership

When facing stressful situations children need to be calm. Individuals like parents and teachers play a role in nurturing this emotional intelligence. EI, is a crucial value employers look for in potential candidates.
Emotional intelligence as a concept has been talked about in Indian epics, but Western society discovered it only in the early 80s.

It has been an important part of the Indian culture and there is even evidence of references, to the importance of qualities like emotional intelligence, in Indian epics like the Bhagvad Gita, where Lord Krishna advices Arjuna to maintain a calm state of mind when facing his family-turned foes in battle.

The need for emotional intelligence has become crucial in today’s world, be it on campus, at home or at work. The need to maintain your presence of mind during difficult situations at work and not lose your cool, are attributes which employers appreciate. We need to learn to channelize our emotions such as anger and competitiveness in a positive manner.

At your first job, you tend to expect your boss or manager to identify your work and appreciate it often. However, as you gain experience, you realize success and your work output cannot depend on outside encouragement alone. You need to develop emotional intelligence to deal with situations at work and in life.

Growing up, the picture is very different. Children see that their actions get immediate attention and responses from parents and family members. This shapes their understanding of emotions and how to respond to different kinds of situations in their daily life. This changes slightly, when they step into college. As teens, they need to be counseled, if they have a problem or make a mistake in any area. They want to be treated as adults, and are very sensitive about how other adults treat them.

Teachers also need to play the role of a parent, facilitator and counselor on campus. These campus experiences, when students have relationship problems, will also add to their emotional growth, and help shape their EQ.

Positive skills, which enhance EQ, have to be learnt over time. As adults, employees, parents and teachers, we need to develop empathy for others. We need to focus on positive ways to show our competitiveness in the work place and world. Very successful people often show humility. They are not brash and don’t treat others in their company or family poorly.

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