A high level of emotional intelligence is key to a successful future – both personally and professionally. The ability to analyze the emotions of oneself and others’ and act accordingly based on the observations aids each individual exponentially. Emotional intelligence is made up of a few key qualities that especially benefit professionals in specific fields. Harnessing and expanding my emotional intelligence at Velvet Moth Photography has aided in making my time with the photography studio successful. The Goleman D. Mixed Model is the most commonly used model to identify emotional intelligence. The five main qualities that make up the Mixed Model are self-awareness, self-regulation, social skills, empathy, and motivation. Self-awareness comes from the ability to identify one’s emotions, strengths, weaknesses, drives, values and goals and recognize the impact they make on others while simultaneously using intuition to make decisions. Self-regulation includes positive self-control and the redirection of negative emotions or impulses. Social skills allow an individual to have positive relationships that provide desired results. Empathy includes thinking about the feelings of another individual. Motivation is a personal …show more content…
Each job is heavily centered on communication with other individuals. A high level of self-awareness is necessary to allow interactions to be positive and run smoothly for each individual. Empathy also plays a big role in each profession, as it is essential for each individual to relate to the emotions of the clients, coworkers, or other people with which they interact. For example, if a teacher is not empathetic and is unable to relate to how his or her students are feeling, chances are he or she will lose control of the classroom and find that some students are not feeling