In short, it is a desired trait which we should all want, and work for to reinforce our ability to communicate with other individuals; family, work and friends in a much more positive manner. If possessed, it is what makes an individual stand taller than others ; because they have the awareness to hear others needs, effectively without judgment, deceit, or jealousy and find ways to assist and improve another human being. It is about knowing who you are, having the ability to work not only for yourself but with others in mind. It is about becoming a positive force in other people’s lives. It is being able to see other people’s needs and trying to relate to them in the most effective way for all concerned. It is about finding yourself dedicated to helping others grow and achieve success ; not just you.

The actual definition is: the knowledge or capacity, skill or, a self-perceived grand ability to identify, assess, manage and control the emotions of one’s self, of others, and of groups. — Wikipedia

Emotional intelligence is the wisdom to recognize your emotions, understand what they may be telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you. It also involves your perceptions of others; when you understand how they feel; this enables you to manage relationships more effectively.-mind-tools.com

Emotional Intelligence Characteristics

Someone who possesses Emotional Intelligence inside the work place is pretty much successful in everything the endeavor to do. Why? They are positive thinkers; they are productive and understand how to accomplish the goals and business plans. They thrive with a challenge and promote challenge in others. No, they aren’t critical of others, but they realize that one must first be open to criticism and be able to use that criticism in their favor; and not take it personally. In other words it gives them the incentive to strive for more distinction. They lead others not manage others?there is a difference. They do not just give the orders; they work to accomplish what is needed to generate the bottom-line profits of the company. They have a hands-on attitude. They find methods to motivate, challenge and make others feel better about themselves. These qualities are why more and more companies are focusing on pre-employment evaluations to gain people who are Emotionally Intelligent as well as skillful. It is proven in some testing that those with Emotional Intelligence are more lucrative to the company’s bottom-line. After all that is why they are in business; business without profits makes failure.

These highly effective individuals are candid with themselves. They know who they are and they realize no one is perfect and that we all need to expand . They aren’t out to sever anyone else but to try and improve another, with a purpose to help themselves. They understand that their emotions must remain positive and controlled so that there will be less chaos as they are aware that confusion only brings discontentment. They do not show their anger and are able to work in stressful situations, and they make sound, profitable decisions, calmly and with grit. These individuals are capable of knowing when their gut instinct is right.

These people are not only skillful but, they possess the attribute of knowing that working as a team is highly important. They know how to motivate others and take a look at the long-haul results that brings success; rather than the short-term success.

These kinds of people are compassionate, in other words, loaded with empathy. They understand how their viewpoint isn’t the only viewpoint and that someone else might have a better solution than they do. They recognize others’ needs and feelings and will not willfully hurt others. They’re helpful to others and these attributes make them excellent management material. They are honest, are genuine and live their entire life without need to cover and alter their highly affective life; yet they’re open to personal growth. I would say these highly qualified individuals are those who have everything together.

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We are all at one point in time in a relationship feel stranded and caved in and want some space to breathe. And frankly the problem may not be related to your significant other. As mentioned before it may be school. I remember once I was taking this class and I was having a hard time understanding certain things. I would understand one thing when it comes to the discussion I get all confused again. I am not the type to not know what I am doing so that has taken a big toll on me.  I don’t really express my feelings especially when I think I am not performing well, I prefer to just keep to myself but I ended up taking all my frustration on the closest person to me which was my girlfriend. Not that I had a problem with her but I was mad at myself about school so I took it out on her. She asked me questions as simple as how are you I got irritated. I realized what was happening and I talked to my girl about it and explained to her what was going on and she understood and stopped doing these little things that I kind of irritated me during that time.

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Dear The Things We Talk About,

2009 wasn’t such a great year for me! I lost many loved ones and in the process I almost lost myself… I learned a lot this year even though the year is not over. My circle of friends is still a close knit one and they’re becoming more and more like my sisters every day. We have had arguments and disagreements but we get over it. I’m learning that everybody doesn’t deserve to be called a “friend”! There are friends and there are associates…

I know a lot of people that I was cool with in Miami and now that I’m away when I go back we still laugh and kick it like we were still in high school… There’s others that I do the same with but unfortunately as I’m getting old I’m realizing they’re not really my friends! I’ve had so many downs this year I didn’t think there was going to be an up for me.

I lost my drive and focus for school not because I wanted to but because there are so many things going on in my mind this semester… am I trying to get it together… yes I am! I’ve lost friends, some closer than others but memories of them still replay in my head like it was yesterday! R.I.P MIKE CESAR, R.I.P. JASPER “JAZZ” TYRONE HOWARD, R.I.P. DOMINIC “DUMBO” JACKSON, R.I.P PETERSON 2009 has taught me so much about myself… this was the year I turned 21, the year I fell in love, the year I experienced heartbreak, the year death affected me, and when I decided to please me and only me. Life obstacles are hard; I don’t blame those who give up… I just respect those who continue on the struggle. I’m more determined than ever to do better in 2010! I’m going to be more focused on school and myself than ever before! I’m aware that I’m a dependent person and that’s something that I’m working on to change. I can only make me happy with the decisions and choices that I make. I’m going to make it in life… just watch and see..

S.N. So Motivated…

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I know that death is a part of life, but the memories we shared will live forever in my heart!!! I miss the times we had together whether it was good or bad. Baby we were never meant to be, we just happened and I loved it!!! I remember meeting you on my birthday at the liquor store like it was yesterday. Geraldine and I was so cold so you let us come behind the counter and I didn’t even think twice and Geraldine’s looking at me like I’m crazy lol. That whole night was just crazy… nobody can top my 21st birthday but they can try! We were both night stalkers lol… out all night… sleep during the day then tomorrow do it all over again!!! I remember us falling asleep at the liquor store so many times, you fixing my car, THE INFAMOUS CAR WASH lol [inside joke] huh Shanny.

So many memories… I still have the first voicemail you left me on my phone… so I guess I have proof that you’re a bug-a-boo lol another one of our inside jokes! I can’t even remember how many times I broke up with you that’s how many times I did it but the funny thing is we were only broken up for a couple of minutes an hour if even that because you would always come to my house after I said we’re done lol… Baby I don’t care what people have to say; people are always going to have something to say and I know that now, it’s what I do with what they say that matters and that’s nothing because they don’t dictate my life.

I only live for me, I’m so tired of the he say she says shit… I know what we had… Girls are so funny babe… requesting to be my friend so they can see my page… lol I don’t care I would’ve done the same lol… the difference between me and them is that their ACCESS IS DENIED! lol Never in a million years did I expect what happened in August 2009 to happen to me… They say not to question God so I don’t… I’m not going to lie at times I feel like God did me wrong, but then there’s the people that he has blessed me with and I’m not mad at all, they make it a whole lot better. They say it’s better to have loved than not at all and I believe that now… I’m writing this because I am moving on with my life and even though you are not here with me… Your death was a lesson in my life like T.I. said… I will and forever love you Mike Cesar… hey how can I forget you… your birthday is tatted on me so I won’t ever forget!!!

R.I.P. Mike Cesar
October 23, 1983- August 3, 2009

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The day of the super bowl, after the Saints won, I came across this show “Undercover Boss” which runs on CBS on Sunday nights at 9:00PM EST. I watched the story of waste management and now I am a subscriber, I will be watching this show every Sunday as much as I can.

About the Show:

The real essence of the show is to capture CEO/Presidents of major companies stepping down from their title for a week and go work at the plant level of their companies in order to get a better understanding of what’s going on in the business.  I think this show helps to show what true leaders are made up of. They are not the best, they don’t always know what’s going on in their businesses but they are willing to find out.

The Hooters Story – 2/14/2010

In last night’s episode, CEO/President of Hooters, Cody Brooks, had a meeting with his executive board and informed them that he would step down as CEO/President for a week to go under cover within his own organization.  He visited many Hooters restaurants and tried to understand what was going on, he wanted to view the company which his father left him from a different perspective, not to mention his sales were going down so he needed to see how it is he could better the brand.

The first restaurant he went to, the manager was on his game because he kept everything under control, he had Cody work hard just like any other of the people working there. Also, Cody changed his name to Scotty to keep his identity a secret. On his first day at that Hooters restaurant Cody was let go because he didn’t perform well and he was working much too slow.

At the second restaurant he visited, he wanted to find out what people thought of about Hooters.  So he basically went out on a promotion with two of the hooter’s girls and was giving out free chicken wings and while speaking to some of the people on the street he found out that many people mostly women thought the Hooters’ uniform was just degrading to women, which was one of their reasons for not going to eat at the restaurant.

At the third restaurant, the manager there was just a complete Jerk especially to the young women working there, he didn’t respect or treat the women that worked there as human beings, rather as just puppets or properties. He went as far as making the girls eat beans as a contest to allow them to leave early. The girls didn’t appreciate it but they wanted to leave early so they found themselves doing something they really didn’t want to do.

At the last restaurant Cody visited, he met with a female manager, she was more of a mother figure to the women that worked there, she treated all of the ladies with respect and she worked really hard. Cody had asked the manager is there really a big difference between her and a male manager. She explained to him that, she understands the women that works there better because she was once a Hooters’ girl and also she’s a mother.

The final thought, he called up all the people that he met with during his week of undercover work and revealed himself to them. They were all shocked, some pleasantly and well the manager that was acting like a jerk not so much. For those that worked hard, like the mother, he gave her an all expensed paid trip to anywhere she wanted to go, the other hardworking manager, got a $50,000 check given to a military charity in his name, and well the other manager had to go an apologize to all of his workers. At the end Cody decided that he would do a campaign to have people understand more of what the hooter’s brand is about and how he can change and make the company better.

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Known as a designer of gowns, dresses and perfumes Vera Wang one time wanted to become a good Olympic skater. But, this did not work out for her and she joined the work force of Vogue and there she has become interested in dress design. She went on to design gowns and wedding dresses. Her clothes are worn by a few of the most notorious stars around the globe. Her dress designs are plain but chic and like her clothes patterns the Vera Wang perfumes are sophisticated and not overwhelming. The packaging is always neat and as gracious as every one of her patterns. The packages do not say ?buy me? but rather what they say is really a refined ?take me home?. Mainly, the layout belonging to the flask of the Vera Wang Princess brand of fragrance. This flask carries a top that could be worn like a ring.

Vera Wang fragrances contain the subtle smell of vanilla, flowers, musk and fruit. The fragrances offered as perfume, cologne, eau de toilette, lotions, sprays, oils, powders plus more. Every time a lovely lady enters into a room using Vera Wang fragrances it will be a joy being in the room along with her. Similar perfumes are usually so overpowering that you can not wait for the one wearing it to get out the area. Whenever she does, the perfume of the fragrance she used lingers on for hours.

Vera Wang fragrances may be worn together with formal clothing or dress up occasions as well as for less officialevents and with simple wear. There’s a proper fragrance for most of these occasions. The feeling one has when wearing Vera Wang fragrances is as if one just went over a relieving, content and cozy aroma remedy session.

Gentlemen, if there is a holiday, birthday or anniversary approaching get Vera Wang fragrances they’re a very encouraged and appreciated gift. It is a rare woman that would not feel exclusive by obtaining a Vera Wang fragrance present whether solely or inside a set. It’s possible you’ll pick a gift from the Vera Wang Princess line and make a dual present of perfume and ring.

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