Emotional Intelligence For Millennials

You will learn what emotional intelligence is, why it is important and differences between people with high and low emotional intelligence.

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Why do you think becoming more emotionally intelligent is important for you and your life? Grab a journal or a piece of paper and answer the question for yourself. Try to really think about the answer and take as much time as you need.

In this video we’ll talk about identifying your emotions and how to do it in the most efficient way possible. You will learn different techniques of identifying emotions and even how to do it regularly using emojis!

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Take the question “How am I feeling?” and answer it for yourself either by writing it down or by using the emoji trick.

After watching this video you will be able to use the “Identity Forming Affirmations” technique to define yourself with clarity. You will gain a better understanding into who you are in life using positive self-talk.

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Who are you? Use the “Identity Forming Affirmations” method to answer this question for yourself.

This video will provide you a retrospective exercise to get back to your childhood. Connecting the past with the present will help you in gaining clarity into who you are and what it important for you.

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The questions for this week are going to take us to our childhood: What did you enjoy doing as a child? Why? Who did you dream of becoming and why? And last but not least, are you still doing something in the present day that connects your passions and interests from back then?

Grab a journal or a piece of paper and answer the question for yourself. Try to really think about the answer and take as much time as you need.

Defining your values is not a simple task, yet in this video you will learn a simple question to spark your creativity in answering it. Knowing what your values are will help to guide you towards your life’s purpose.

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Grab a journal or a piece of paper and answer the question from this video for yourself. Try to really think about the answer and take as much time as you need.

In this video we’ll take a look at actionable changes you can make in order to become who you want to be.

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Grab a journal or a piece of paper and answer the question from this video for yourself. Try to really think about the answer and take as much time as you need.

After watching this video, you will gain an understanding into emotion regulation and different ways emotions are regulated. You will also get an insight into your own emotions and what emotion driven behavior.

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Grab a journal or a piece of paper and answer the questions from this video for yourself. Try to really think about the answer and take as much time as you need.

You will discover the psychology behind anger and anger management techniques. After watching this video, you will be able to make a use of these techniques the next time you’re feeling angry.

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Challenge time! Choose one of the anger managing techniques that you like the most and try it out the next time you’re feeling angry. You can even make a note of it in your journal or a reminder somewhere you’ll see it.

You will learn what fear is, what is its purpose and also how to work with it, so that it doesn’t hold you back in life. In this video, we explain various techniques for working with fear in a constructive way.

Put it in practice:

Take the question from this video and write down the answer into your journal. To take it one step further you can even come up with an action plan on how you can conquer your fears.

You will discover the psychology behind sadness and numerous ways of working with sadness through acceptance to bring back joy into your life.

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Now it’s your turn to write yourself a letter. Hint? Make sure you are in a good mood when you are writing it and I would strongly recommend spending more than 20 minutes on this.

You will discover the psychology behind joy and why the ability to create the feeling of joy is your life is important for your mental and physical health.

Put it in practice:

Grab a journal or a piece of paper and answer the question from this video for yourself. Try to really think about the answer and take as much time as you need.

After watching this video you will know what active listening is and how to use it when having a conversation. You will also learn how to communicate in a way, where the person you are talking to feels listened to.

Put it in practice:

The challenge for this week is to try out your newest knowledge about active listening. The next time you’re talking to someone keep a mind check on whether you are actually listening to them. After a conversation with someone you can do a little review: Did I listen to the other person? Did I make them feel like they are being listened to by using my body language and follow-up questions? You can either write down the answers into your journal or even create a new note in your phone where you write up your thoughts.

In this part of the online course, we will explore emotional intelligence in relation to social feedback. After watching this video you will know about the XYZ technique and how to use it to give emotionally intelligent social feedback to the people around you.

Put it in practice:

Challenge time! Think of a situation when someone triggered a certain emotion and you didn’t like it. Write it down and then write down how you could respond using the XYZ technique.

Congratulations, you made it until the end of the course! :)