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People Tend To Become More Emotionally Intelligent As They Age And Mature.

School Success Is Not Predicted By A Child's Fund Of Facts Or A Precocious Ability To Read As Much As By Emotional And Social Measures; Being Self-assured And Interested: Knowing What Kind Of Behavior Is Expected And How To Rein In The Impulse To Misbehave; Being Able To Wait, To Follow Directions, And To Turn To Teachers For Help; And Expressing Needs While Getting Along With Other Children.

The Near Cousin Of Optimism Is Hope: Knowing The Steps Needed To Get To A Goal And Having The Energy To Pursue Those Steps. It Is A Primal Motivating Force, And Its Absence Is Paralyzing.

In The New Workplace, With Its Emphasis On Flexibility, Teams And A Strong Customer Orientation, This Crucial Set Of Emotional Competencies Is Becoming Increasingly Essential For Excellence In Every Job In Every Part Of The World.

Evolutionary Theory Holds That Our Ability To Sense When We Should Be Suspicious Has Been Every Bit As Essential For Human Survival As Our Capacity For Trust And Cooperation.