The 15 Traits Of Emotional Intelligence Infographic With Five Dimensions Model

Emotional Intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the collection of a person's emotional, volitional, setbacks tolerance and other related qualities.

It consists of five characteristics:

1. self-awareness,

2. emotion control,

3. self-motivation,

4. cognition of other people's emotions, and

5. dealing with mutual relations.

Intelligent Quotient vs Emotional Quotient

Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use and manage one's emotions in a positive way to reduce stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and resolve conflicts.

Intelligence quotient (IQ) is the total score on a set of standardized tests designed to assess a person's intelligence, measuring how well a person uses information and logic to answer questions or make predictions.

Although IQ is an extremely important factor for success, it is more your EQ that affects a person's whole life.

Interested to know more about the difference between EQ and IQ? Below is an EQ vs IQ infographic. Click here to view and edit.