{"id":1789,"date":"2016-12-20T18:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondmind.in\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2016-12-20T18:01:10","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T18:01:10","slug":"1789-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c4efilms.com\/msc\/1789-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness: A Building Block of Emotional Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry_single\">\n<p class=\"single_post_title\">Mindfulness is one of the most important tools helping build Emotional Intelligence. We would like to share an article from American Management Association, the original article can be <a href=\"http:\/\/playbook.amanet.org\/mindfulness-building-block-emotional-intelligence\/?utm_content=buffer71975&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read here<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>How do you achieve a high level of EI?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Paul Kimmerling offers his insights on mindfulness\u2014a building block of emotional intelligence\u2014and what it means to be self-aware.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Imagine these scenarios:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Your boss\u2019s feedback ruffles your feathers. In a meeting later that day, you take it out on a colleague, leaving him feeling sideswiped and confused.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Your client upbraids you for a late deliverable\u2014 and you go toe-to-toe with her. She\u2019s now planning to bring this to your CEO\u2019s attention.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><em>Your team complains about a new organizational mandate. You voice your impatience with them. They disperse, grudgingly agreeing to comply.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emotions\u2014<\/strong>when unacknowledged and unchecked\u2014undermine the interpersonal aspect of our business relationships, bringing undesirable or unintended consequences. They affect our ability to negotiate, motivate, and empathize\u2014key skills in the domain of emotional intelligence.\u00a0 Such skills can be fortified, or derailed, based on our degree of self-awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Self-awareness makes the difference\u00a0between reacting in a knee-jerk fashion\u2014at the mercy of our emotional states\u2014or responding more cogently and consistently. We can build self-awareness through mindfulness. As described by Bessel van der Kolk, MD, in <em>The Body Keeps the Score<\/em>, mindfulness is the ability to \u201chover calmly and objectively over our thoughts, feelings, and emotions\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other EI thought leaders have discussed the utility of mindfulness as well. Daniel Goleman, a renowned expert on emotional intelligence, advocated self-awareness as an integral component of success. When asked how to develop greater self-awareness, he answered: \u201cSelf-awareness means the ability to monitor our inner world\u2014our thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness is one method for enhancing this essential capacity\u2026to see thoughts as they arise rather than just being swept away by them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the opening scenarios, unfortunate consequences flowed from \u201cbeing swept away.\u201d We cannot manage what we\u2019re unaware of. If we want to communicate, collaborate, influence, or lead effectively, our ability to monitor and manage inner states is central to our success.<\/p>\n<p>Many experts suggest the first step to building awareness involves simply noticing what\u2019s happening. Often one starts by focusing on breathing to ground attention. Next, acknowledge interior states\u2014thoughts, emotions, and sensations\u2014as they arise. The trick is not to attach to them (and lose focus on the breathing) or allow them to sweep us away, but to allow them to pass. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mindful.org\/\">learn more about how to use these practices<\/a> for your own benefit.<\/p>\n<p>Goleman refers us to the work of Mirabai Bush, a founder of the Google course on Mindfulness. She says, \u201cNegative emotions can be very destructive in the workplace.\u201d \u00a0Her recipe for dealing with anger can be interpreted as yet another testament to the necessity of emotional intelligence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"authorentry_block\">\n<div class=\"authorentry_thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar avatar-160 avatar-default\" src=\"http:\/\/157.245.110.95\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/paul-kimmerling-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"authorentry_info\">\n<h4>About The Author<\/h4>\n<div class=\"authorentry_desc\">Paul Kimmerling helps organizations and individuals gain fresh insights, employ practical solutions, and deepen their capacity to thrive through customized training programs, facilitated events, experiential workshops, and coaching. His corporate program design and delivery includes On-Boarding; Talent Engagement, Development and Retention; Communication, Collaboration and Creative Problem Solving; Resiliency During Change; and, Mindfulness practices. Paul is a certified MBTI practitioner. Paul is a co-founder of the Holistic Performance Group, a women-owned provider of training and coaching services that build organizational capacity and performance. Paul does coaching for personal growth and development. He leads workshops in Contemplative Photography, and a yearly retreat in Assisi, Italy.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindfulness is one of the most important tools helping build Emotional Intelligence. We would like to share an article from American Management Association, the original article can be read here How do you achieve a high level of EI? 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