Use Self-Awareness to Achieve Greater Insight into Your Emotions
The first skill of emotional intelligence that Goleman suggests, and the most crucial, is that of self-awareness. This is the ability to recognize one’s feelings, to differentiate between them, to know what one is feeling and why, and to know what caused the feelings. Self-Awareness consists of three competencies: emotional awareness, self-assessment, and self-confidence. The hallmark of self-awareness is a self-deprecating sense of humor and the self-aware person will find their work energizing and fulfilling.
