Free Emotional Intelligence Test

A large part of eq is sensing what others feel, it's true. Whilst eq can be honed by everyone, it's true some people find it easier than others. In fact some people feel limited emotions generally. There's nothing wrong with this. It's just how some of us are built. Everyone can develop EQ, just not necessarily in the same ways.

You don't find change easy. It's helpful to be flexible in situations and to be able to adjust our feelings and behaviours to best serve us. Being able to approach people and situations with less judgement about what the how should be gives us more freedom to be in the moment, adapt and to take advantage of change and so opportunities.

If we can't feel emotions very much or easily then we're not as open to the messages they're trying to give us. It's true many of us have challenging emotional experiences in the past and these experiences can get in the way of us feeling emotions in the present.  Others simply don't emotions much.  Emotions are just sensations, in of themselves they can't harm us. Being open to them a little more enables us to learn and grow.

Being offended by how someone treats us can be understandable. The thing is, we give our power away, when we let this happen. No-one has power over your feelings, but you. The more you feel at peace within yourself, the less others can affect you negatively. This is emotional freedom.

Staying on track with what's important to you makes you unstoppable. Being distracted easily creates inefficiencies and may indicate you are not as calm as you might be. Being calm, feeling you have a well of peace within, gives you inner strength and purpose and means your managing your emotional experiences.

You may not always understand why you feel or act as you do. Raising your emotional awareness through writing down and reflecting on your daily life experiences can help improve this.

To believe your way is absolutely the best way much of the time, maybe naive and mean you're not open to the possibilities of others.  Just in the same way as not believing would mean you second guess yourself too much. Sometimes the middle-ground is not only helpful to others but actually serves you best too.

It's common to feel on edge sometimes. You may well benefit a lot from learning calming and slowing techniques to build a stronger sense of inner peace. Many of us don't realise how affected by stress we are. Only when we start to slow and calm do we tend to notice 'where we have been'.

Picking up cues from our environment and those around us is an important skill to hone. You may struggle to do this sometimes. If we read situations well, our behaviours are much more likely to serve us. Ask yourself what gets in the way.

Being impulsive may get in the way of you achieving what works best for you. Though being spontaneous can also have huge benefits too such as creating excitement or engaging others. It's finding the careful balance between control and impulsivity that best suits you.

Listening carefully, actively to someone is one of the greatest gifts we can give. Slow your mind and body,  become quieter, hold back on preparing what you'll say next. Open yourself up in body language and emotionally accept what they feel and need, even if you disagree or can't seem to help, you'll be offering more than you may realise.