BSS: The New Rules of EQ. Using emotional intelligence to get ahead

The acronym SABRE may help you to analyze the events that come to mind:
• Situation – what was the situation?
• Action – what actions did you take? What emotions did you display?
• Behavior – how did others behave? How did they respond to you and any others that might have been involved? What emotions did they show?
• Result – what happened as a result of your actions and their behavior? What was the outcome and what emotions did it leave everyone with?
• Evaluation – looking back on the whole event and evaluating it, what could you have done differently (i.e. better)?
Some people like to take notes to help them evaluate events properly. Even if you can only set aside 10 to 20 minutes a week to start with, try it to improve your ability to critique your own behavior and emotional life.

vital step in becoming emotionally intelligent is to think about how your behavior may impact on others.

A vital step in becoming emotionally intelligent is to think about how your behavior may impact on others.