This lesson plan instructs future participants in the CLC learning modules on emotional intelligence and its importance in decision making. The objectives are to define emotional intelligence and understand how it connects to responding to life situations, and to understand the fundamental elements of emotional intelligence and how to recognize it. The lesson plan includes an introduction explaining levels of intelligence, a section on what emotional intelligence is and its importance in decision making. It also includes having participants take an EQ quiz to self-assess their emotional intelligence competencies in areas like self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and social management.