One could just watch in disbelief how areas got sealed and work came to an abrupt halt as people suffered and thousands lost their lives every day. It was a nightmare that we lived literally.
Working from home, many of them with reduced salaries, many families forced to spend time together and makeup with cranky kids who couldn’t go out and play but had to study before computer screens, elderly parents who were forced to stay indoors amidst fear of the virus, and an overwhelmed you, working from home, managing the house, and yet putting up a steely façade.
Wasn’t that a test of your emotional intelligence? Many of my friends confessed to feeling like running away from the chaos. That they felt vulnerable, anxious, angry, helpless, frustrated, overwhelmed, irritated, and lost. All of these and much more, perhaps.
It is here that emotional intelligence comes to the picture. It plays a pivotal role in enabling us to:
Being stress-free
Communicating with those around us better
Enjoying life to its fullest
Then what happens when we have a low emotional intelligence?
Snapping up at people
Feeling vulnerable at small things
Experiencing anger, hatred, jealousy and competition about colleagues, classmates or friends and relatives
Not being able to contain negative emotions in time at the required place
Work getting affected because your emotions overpower your performance
Inability to gel with people and form relationships that require to have an open attitude
Having few friends and acquaintances owing to your emotional immaturity
If you’ve been following with the recent trends, you know well that companies today gauge a person not by his/her educational qualifications but more for emotional intelligence and skills. Having a high Emotional Quotient implies that you care suitable to work in diverse areas under all kinds of circumstances. When you are emotionally not strong, it can lead to several problems that affect your
Physical health – emotional outbursts mean you are unable to handle any adverse situation. This leads to stress that impacts your blood pressure, blood sugar levels and can suppress the immune system and lead to heart attacks or stroke. People who frequently feel angry and jealous, fearful or guilty develop stomach ailments like ulcers and liver disorders.
Mental health – problems like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem can directly impact work and life. The inability to get along with people with different temperaments, to understand people, and to form healthy relationships means that you are left out of social groups that otherwise help in developing a healthy personality.
The new era post the covid lockdown will demand us to be stronger in terms of emotional intelligence, lest it impacts our lives in an adverse way. It is pertinent to understand what this is all about. Read more....
