One of the best ways to build your emotional intelligence is to practice using your emotional vocabulary. To illustrate... One day you wake up with an intense pain, so you go to the doctor for help. She asks you to describe the pain you’re feeling using any of the following words: sharp, dull, burning, shooting, aching, cramping, gnawing, heavy, splitting, stabbing, nauseating, throbbing, tender. The more specific you get, the easier it will be for your doctor to diagnose the problem and prescribe proper treatment. It works similarly with your emotions: by using specific words to describe your feelings, you can better “diagnose” them—helping you understand where they’re coming from, and why. Are you upset? Angry? Hurt? Betrayed?  By using specific words, you can get to the root cause of your feelings. Then what?  Read more in my new book, "EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence": https://amzn.to/2sxFLho #EmotionalIntelligence #leadership #management #BestAdvice #careers #BusinessIntelligence #communication #relationships #PersonalDevelopment #EQApplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more