Philosophy and Spirituality

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Social and Emotional Maturity:

You may have little control over your chronological age and IQ; however you can develop your social and emotional maturity.

In 1995 Daniel Goleman's best seller Emotional intelligence was published. His book has caused many to rethink common, existing definitions of intelligence, and to focus on the more functional aspects of interpersonal and personal strengths commonly used by successful, happy people. In essence, the panorama of skills found in the context of emotional intelligence help individuals manage both the self and others in the following areas:

1. Impulse control
2. Self-esteem
3. Self-motivation
4. Mood management
5. People skills

The following chart compares social/emotional maturity vs immaturity:




Sources:

Systematic solutions training
Goleman, D., Emotional intelligence