Self-awareness and being able to preceive people on an individual level is what sets your Emotional Intelligence (EQ) apart from IQ. It's about understanding how others think, feel, perceieve the world and interact with it in order to develop meaningful relationships. Practicing empathy helps you understand where people are coming from and requires you to step into someone else's shoes. Self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management are all critical components of EQ that must be honed if we want to be successful at building bridges between ourselves and those around us. Understanding yourself is the first step in being able to effectively understand other people — no two individuals are the same, so a blanket statement of how we each treat one another doesn't work. Learning how to cultivate this knowledge can prove highly beneficial in our day-to-day lives.
