Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Success [Paperback]

Darwin B. Nelson (Author), Gary R. Low (Author)

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Publication Date: July 13, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0130947628 | ISBN-13: 978-0130947628

Emphasizing that “success” factors are intentional habits developed through learning emotional skills and behaviors, this innovative volume invites readers to work their way step-by-step through 13 specific emotional intelligence skill lessons—using their own frames of reference to personalize and prioritize skill development. Using an engaging style interwoven with numerous visuals, it presents a research/education-based, practical approach to learning and using emotionally intelligent behavior to improve academic and career success. The Emotionally Intelligent Student. Understanding Your Emotional Mind. Building Quality from Within. Exploring and Developing Emotional Intelligence Achieving Academic and Career Excellence. Communication and Relationship Skills. Managing Strong Negative Emotions. Understanding and Appreciating Differences in Others. Personal Leadership. Motivating Yourself for Goal Achievement. Managing Time and Personal Change. Building Self Esteem. Positive Stress Management. Personal Excellence and Self-Renewal. For anyone interested in personal development.

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Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Excellence is a self-directional learning program to help you identify, learn, and practice emotional skills. Dynamic, engaging, and research-based, this book provides an education model for lifelong experiential learning including these skills:

Self-Management Skills

• Drive Strength
• Time Management
• Commitment Ethic
• Positive Change

Interpersonal Skills

• Self-esteem
• Stress Management

Personal Leadership Skills

• Comfort
• Empathy
• Decision Making
• Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

• Assertion
• Anger Control
• Anxiety Management

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Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Excellence is a self-directed learning program to help you identify, understand, learn, and practice emotional skills that are essential to your academic and career success. The purpose of this book is not to lecture you. It is written and designed to assist you in discovering within yourself the skills that you can develop and use to achieve excellence in your life and career.

As someone embarking on an important part of your life, you are the most valuable resource in our society. Our goal is to share information, learning processes, and skills that will guide you in successfully managing the transitions from school to college to career. The learned ability of emotional intelligence is the key to academic success and career excellence. Personal excellence is a self-defined and self-directed process that is unique to each person. As you explore, develop, and learn to apply emotional intelligence skills, remember that emotional learning is an ongoing and continuing process that will always be important to your personal happiness, significant relationships, academic achievement, and career success.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 171 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall (July 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130947628
• ISBN-13: 978-0130947628
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,920,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teaching EI, August 19, 2006

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This review is from: Emotional Intelligence: Achieving Academic and Career Success (Paperback)

The authors (board certified psychologists and educators) provide a short, practical, and effective approach for learning or teaching emotional intelligence skills. The book introduces an education model and positive assessment process in chapters one and two. Then it invokes the emotional learning system (a systematic approach created by the authors) to develop specific skills within the emotional intelligence competencies. The competencies include interpersonal communication, self-management, personal leadership, and intrapersonal knowledge. The last chapter provides a theory of personal excellence for continued growth and self-renewal. I use the book to teach a college success course as well as in other adult education settings. I also know that the book is being used successfully by other institutions of higher education and in other educational settings as well. The book will be very useful for anyone interested in developing emotional intelligence.