Pay attention to what’s happening inside you. What are you feeling (name the emotion)?

This week, you will begin paying attention to your own emotions, what they are telling you, and determine if they are serving you. Ideally, this emotional intelligence skill breakdown will happen in the moment! When you feel an emotional shift:

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Step : Identify Emotions

Goal : Our goal is to stay open to our own emotions

To do: Pay attention to what’s happening inside you. What are you feeling (name the emotion)?

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Step : Use Emotions

Goal : Reflecting on what you’re feeling… how are the emotions impacting your thinking?

To do: How is the feeling influencing your thinking? Is the emotion appropriate for your current environment? (e.g. if you’re sad, is that an appropriate emotion for the next task at hand?) Explain why or why not.

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Step : Understand Emotions

Goal : Examine the emotion and understand what might happen next.

To do: Why are you feeling the emotion? What happened? What will make it better? What will make it worse? (This is an opportunity to determine what the emotion might become based on what happens next.)

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Step : Manage Emotions

Goal : We don’t want to minimize our feelings or blow them out of proportion.

To do: Including rational information, is this the optimal emotion for you right now? If not, what is and how might you change it?