Implementing discipline over our emotional life is difficult and requires lifelong practice. Being able to choose to act or respond in a particular manner is preferable to reacting on a consistent basis, yet it is difficult. Enhancing emotional intelligence improves our ability to master our emotional functioning. High emotional intelligence can improve our communications with others, enhance our perception of satisfaction with ourselves and our lives and increase our productiveness overall. If you are interested in improving your self-awareness, emotional control and ability to relate to others, join Learning and Organizational Development for a class on emotional intelligence. After the workshop, you will be able to:

• Describe the difference between intelligence and emotional intelligence
• Describe the benefits of having emotional intelligence
• Describe the components of emotional intelligence
• Identify the function and qualities of emotions
• Identify ways of assessing your emotional intelligence
• Describe strategies for improving emotional intelligence
• Describe how to improve your capacity for emotional self-control through mindfulness meditation, monitoring self-statements and active listening
• Describe how to accept responsibility for emotions and ways to teach emotional intelligence to children