Archive for April, 2009

Having empathy is a crucial part of being emotionally intelligent and building good relationships. I define empathy as the ability to put yourself in another person’s shoes. That means being present with them. Marshall Rosenberg in one of my favorite books, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, p. 91, defines empathy as, “Respectful understanding of [...]

Part of emotional intelligence is the ability to connect with others. You need to make this a conscious intention for important relationships and focus on this intention before you start a crucial conversation. Just being focused on this intention will tend to make you better at connecting. You are paying more attention to this goal, [...]