High EQ types will consistently score between 10-12 almost every time.
A more formal term for what I have called the inner you is what the EQ-i (or Emotional Quotient-Inventory) calls the "Intrapersonal EQ Scale." "Intra" means "inside," "inner." Intrapersonal skills are self-knowledge or inner core competencies that free you up to know yourself. How you really feel, and how to act wisely on that self-knowledge.
People who score high on the intrapersonal scale are people who are in touch with how they feel. They also feel good about themselves. Their lives are positive and they feel positive about what they are doing in life. Not only do they know how they feel, they also know how to express those feelings. They have a very good sense of themselves, who they are as people. They …show more content…
This EQ inner core competency showcases people as "self-starters." Dr. Reuven BarOn, author of the EQ-i, writes that it is "the ability to be self-directed and self-controlled in one's thinking and actions and to be free of emotional dependency."(5) People with high EQ scores on this factor know how to take care of themselves. They are self-reliant in planning and are able to make the important decisions for themselves. They don't fall apart or stay stuck unless others bail them out emotionally. They are not co-dependent -- depending on others emotionally in an unhealthy way. Their relationships are marked by courtesy, self-and-other respect. Above all, these are people with integrity. They are willing to take responsibility for their feelings, thoughts and actions. They have their own inner standards. They rely on others for help when necessary, but do not cling to other people to satisfy their emotional needs. In other words, they don't "live out of the psychological pocket" of other people. In short, like King Arthur of the Round Table fame, these people embody "the principles of coherence and centering, authority and stability, inspiration and
A more formal term for what I have called the inner you is what the EQ-i (or Emotional Quotient-Inventory) calls the "Intrapersonal EQ Scale." "Intra" means "inside," "inner." Intrapersonal skills are self-knowledge or inner core competencies that free you up to know yourself. How you really feel, and how to act wisely on that self-knowledge.
People who score high on the intrapersonal scale are people who are in touch with how they feel. They also feel good about themselves. Their lives are positive and they feel positive about what they are doing in life. Not only do they know how they feel, they also know how to express those feelings. They have a very good sense of themselves, who they are as people. They …show more content…
This EQ inner core competency showcases people as "self-starters." Dr. Reuven BarOn, author of the EQ-i, writes that it is "the ability to be self-directed and self-controlled in one's thinking and actions and to be free of emotional dependency."(5) People with high EQ scores on this factor know how to take care of themselves. They are self-reliant in planning and are able to make the important decisions for themselves. They don't fall apart or stay stuck unless others bail them out emotionally. They are not co-dependent -- depending on others emotionally in an unhealthy way. Their relationships are marked by courtesy, self-and-other respect. Above all, these are people with integrity. They are willing to take responsibility for their feelings, thoughts and actions. They have their own inner standards. They rely on others for help when necessary, but do not cling to other people to satisfy their emotional needs. In other words, they don't "live out of the psychological pocket" of other people. In short, like King Arthur of the Round Table fame, these people embody "the principles of coherence and centering, authority and stability, inspiration and