The Force of Will: Reflections on Emotional Intelligence Theory

Most of usaren't preparedto take action, when ourlives are suddenly fallingapart. We often feel like victims of our own circumstances; powerless. If you've lost a job, just ended a relationship or if youfind yourself going through a period of uncertainty, improved emotional intelligencecan help make that journey more manageable. There are times when we simply have totear down the old, so we can build anew. Nowmay be the timeto move towardthe emotional life you've wanted, but were never sure where to begin. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and manage your own emotions and the emotions of others. It is generally said to include three skills: 1. Emotional awareness, including the ability to identify your own emotions and those of others; 2. The ability to harness emotions and apply them to tasks like thinking and problems solving; 3. The ability to manage emotions, including the ability to regulate your own emotions, and the ability to help another person regulate their own. The Force of Will can provide readers with the essential skills for improving emotional intelligence, leading to a more stable and rewarding emotional life. "People are not disturbed by things; they are disturbed by their view of things" Epictetus. Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control, and evaluate emotions. Some researchers suggest that emotional intelligence can be learned and strengthened, while others claim it is an inborn characteristic. EI has been defined as, "the subset of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions." "The Force of Will"hopes to provide readers with methods for improving emotional intelligence by offering cognitive skill building techniques, thereby helping to create a less self-defeating and more enriching experience when experiencing emotion. PLEASE LEAVE AN AMAZON REVIEW. Each of my readers is important to me and can contribute to improving my products through their generous feedback. Your comments are very important to me. Please email me at michael.cornwall@redisturb.com if you have questions about your reading experience or if I can help in some way. Or visit my webpage at redistiurb.com Michael Cornwall, PsyD PhD is an author, lecturer, clinical supervisor, educator and a therapist in private practice specializing in emotion intelligence / rational emotive behavior (EI / REBT) therapy. He is the author of Go Suck a Lemon: Strategies for Improving Your Emotional Intelligence available in paperback, Kindle and audiobook formats. He is the author of The Force of Will: Reflections on Emotional Intelligence Theory and Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Using Articulated Disputation. Other books by Michael Cornwall include (fiction) Bananas: A Collection of Modern Short Stories, (fiction) Overheard Cubed."