9 Habits of Emotionally Intelligent People

Doesn't your doctor want you emotionally intelligent? Is your doctor testing you for this to determine whether it needs to be improved so you can handle the craptastic current stroke rehabilitation environment? I would expect our stroke medical staff to know the correlation of recovery to EIQ.
http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1011291-9-habits-can-adopt-emotionally-intelligent-people/?

For many, emotions are bewildering -- they can be misread, affect judgment, trigger unexpected and perplexing behavior and sometimes completely overwhelm you. Emotionally intelligent people, however, are less challenged by feelings. Those with high emotional intelligence are able to recognize and express emotion, incorporate it into intellect and manage emotions in themselves and in others. In short, emotional intelligence is the ability to read feelings and respond in an appropriate way, says Tina B. Tessina, psychotherapist and author of “It Ends With You: Grow Up and Out of Dysfunction.” So how can you spot those with high emotional intelligence? The following are nine habits of emotionally intelligent people that help them excel in various aspects of their lives. So follow their lead and see where it takes you.

1.  THEY ARE SELF-AWARE

2.  THEY PRACTICE SELF-REGULATION

3.  THEY ARE EXTERNALLY AWARE

4.  THEY PRACTICE EMPATHY

5.  THEY ARE CURIOUS

6.  THEY ARE MOTIVATED AND MOTIVATE

7.  THEY MAINTAIN BOUNDARIES

8.  THEY ALLOW FOR DIFFICULT EMOTIONS

9.  THEY MANAGE THEIR EMOTIONS

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