Social Intelligence Guide
<div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;max-height:100%;'><span><p><br>If happiness, physical well-being, healthy relationships, emotional balance, and economic success is important to you, then you will want to be socially intelligent.<br>No academic requirement, no high IQ, no special genetic make-up or biology is necessary to acquire these skills. <br>Academic intelligence and IQs have a limited threshold, but social intelligence goes beyond in building better societies and raising well-adjusted children.<br>If you have asked yourself these questions, then you have passed the first test of being socially intelligent…. that you ‘care’ : Care for people around you and care for yourself.<br>- Do you wish you could walk through the maze of social relationships and make sense of people’s actions and behaviors?<br>- Can you detect an awkward situation in a group and help ease it out?<br>- Can you tell when a person is anxious?<br>- Can you prevent a fight from breaking out?<br>- Can you make someone feel valued and trusted?<br>- How can you be a better friend? A better parent? A better co-worker? A better boss? In short, a better person in whatever social role you may have to play?<br><u>A quick guide to building social intelligence skills</u><br>- Listen actively without interrupting. Don’t be distracted with texting on cell phones, or with other gadgets when someone is sharing something important.<br>- Listen actively without interrupting. Don’t be distracted with texting on cell phones, or with other gadgets when someone is sharing something important.<br>- Show healthy curiosity. Ask people about themselves, respecting personal boundaries. Express interest in their activities, work or their ideas.<br>- Develop empathy. Learn to put yourself in ‘another person’s situation’ even if you have not had the same or similar experience. It helps you connect with people easily.<br>- Build verbal fluency and conversational skills. Ability to carry on a conversation with anyone, regardless of their age, culture or educational level goes a long way in building social intelligence.<br>- Be authentic. Give honest opinions and express them with compassion and sincerity.<br>- Understand rules, norms and diversity. Understand social rules, norms and cultural diversity of the group you are interacting with. It helps you adapt and stay resilient.<br><u>Together let’s score high on this one!</u><span></div>
