![]() ![]() ![]() It begins to build your understanding of emotions by showing what the five core emotions look like in varying degrees of intensity. To the contrary EQ is separate from your personality, just as it is separate from your intellect, or IQ. ![]() ![]() For example, a lot of people mistakenly think that EQ is a part of your personality. This chapter teaches what EQ is and what it isn't. This chapter also illustrates how our brains are wired to react to events emotionally before our reason kicks in, and it lays the groundwork for the process by which the rest of the book will teach you to increase your EQ. This chapter opens with a riveting story of a surfer who is attacked by a great white shark in California that is a great illustration of the power of emotion and how important it is to understand and manage our emotions. As Lencioni proclaims in the foreword, he's no EQ expert, but he sees everyday how critical a skill it is to have and he's so enthusiastic about this book because it's the first he's read that actually shows you how to increase your EQ and apply it in your life. Lencioni is one of those gurus that has sold millions of books, none about emotional intelligence (EQ). ![]()
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