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I am professionally certified to administer the Bar-On EQ-i®, the first, most validated, and most widely used emotional intelligence instrument. Many of my clients have found this assessment to be extremely helpful in understanding their current level of emotional intelligence and learning about which EQ competencies to focus on developing.
In the Bar-On EQ-i® instrument, emotional intelligence includes and separately measures the following key competency areas:
INTRAPERSONAL
Self-regard
Emotional Self-awareness
Assertiveness
Independence
Self-actualization
INTERPERSONAL
Empathy
Social Responsibility
Interpersonal Relationships
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Stress Tolerance
Impulse Control
ADAPTABILITY
Reality Testing
Flexibility
Problem Solving
GENERAL MOOD
Happiness
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"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live."
-- George Bernard Shaw
"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future."
-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"A machine has value only as it produces more than it consumes -- so check your value to the community."
-- Martin H. Fischer
"While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because neighbors are so many."
"Love your neighbor as yourself."
-- Jesus Christ
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My passion is helping others to discover their purpose and reach their potential. I would love to speak with your group about gratitude, strengths, optimism, leadership, vision, values, emotional intelligence and other development-related topics. For more information on how I can help your group, and to see a short video clip, visit www.kathylight.com/speaking | |
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How's Your Social Responsibility?
Part V of an EQ Series
"It takes a village to raise a child." -- African proverb
As the world becomes more complex and technology continues to advance exponentially, I often hear people say, "The world is getting smaller." To me, this is a testament to how easy it is to access anything and anyone just about anywhere around the world. Our niece, for example, is studying in Ghana for her senior year of college. Nearly every day she blogs and posts photos, telling of the adorable children at the orphanage where she works, the antics of the cabdrivers, the teachers and classes she likes best, or the kindness of her student sponsors. I know much more about her life than I do my next door neighbor's, even though she is thousands of miles away. Her loved ones find great comfort in knowing we can "reach" her so easily. But what about my next door neighbor? And yours? Shouldn't we be concerned about their wellbeing, too?
My theme this month is social responsibility. While social responsibility is part of being an emotionally intelligent person, more importantly, I believe it is the key to an emotionally intelligent world. With technology making communication easier and easier, we often forget some of our most basic human needs that have nothing to do with a computer, like hearing the voice of a loved one, seeing a warm smile directed at us, or feeling the human touch of a handshake or a hug. It is so easy to get caught up in answering emails every day yet forget to call a friend or family member just to say hello. We all have a responsibility to each other, to make each other feel important and cared for.
Social responsibility can be defined as the ability to demonstrate yourself as a cooperative and contributing member of your social group. Like developing any skill, making a habit of social responsibility just takes awareness, focus and repetition. Here are some easy ideas for exercising your social responsibility muscles:
- Smile and laugh a lot. Emotions are literally contagious, so be careful you are spreading positive ones!
- Say hello to strangers, hold the door open for the next person, and say please and thank you. These simple things can literally make someone's day.When you make others feel appreciated, they spread that joy and appreciation to the next person, and so on.
- Log on to www.thehungersite.com and sign up for a daily email reminder that lets you click a button, and at no charge to you, provide food to the hungry, books and medicine to underprivileged children, food for rescued animals, research for breast cancer, and services to save the rain forests. Advertisers pay for the donated items. It takes less than one minute per day to do this.
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Sponsor an economically disadvantaged child. A great organization to do this through is called Children, Inc. out of Richmond, Virginia. They can be reached at (804)353-1861. For very little money, you can help support a child by paying for their books, their shoes, and other necessities. You can choose which country your child is from, and you and your family can correspond with your child through letters and pictures.
- Call a family member or an old friend. Set aside 15 minutes per week, perhaps while making dinner or during a commute, to connect with someone you haven't talked with in a while and let them know they are important to you.
- Recycle. Make your home's recycle bin easy to locate and easy to use for you, your kids, their friends, and any guests in your home.
- If you are a parent, let your friends know that you are open to and grateful for their support when it comes to keeping an eye on your kids, and that you are happy to do the same for them. The older the kids get, the harder it is to keep track of all their comings and goings. If they feel the guidance of multiple moms and dads who are looking out for them, they'll be a lot less likely to get into trouble, and a lot more likely to live in alignment with the values they've been taught at home.
For most of us, being socially responsible is something we want to do more of, but often feel we just don't have time. But if you really think about it, you'll realize that we can make a big difference in just a few minutes a day, and in simply being more conscious and thoughtful doing the things we are already doing. Try a random act of social responsibility today. You may find you are the person it helps the most.
Wishing you peace, prosperity and neighborly love,
~Kathy
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