How the understanding, appreciation and power of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) can help you manage your thoughts, feelings and actions, for a better life.

1. Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Matt Perelstein, EQ Dude

2. The Science, Art &
Magic of EQ
Emotional Mastery

3. The Science of EQ

5. The Art of EQ

6. • Violence
• Abuse
• Addictions
• Divorce
• Suicide
• Anxiety
• Bullying
• Depression
• Hatred
• Mental Health
• Crime
• Gangs
• Physical
Health
• War!
Social Problems Due to Low EQ

7. Emotional
Responsibilit
y is Key!

9. EQ Concepts

10. Benefits to Expressing Feelings
• Self-confidence: You know you can
• Courage: No longer afraid of own Feelings
• Flexibility: “Emotional Agility” (~Susan David, PhD)
• Resilience, Persistence and Grit (Positive Psychology)
• Resolve Limiting Beliefs: “Feelings are the Glue” (~Doc
Downing)
• Connection: Pain keeps us Separate, Apart, Alone
• Release: #LetItFlow_thenLetItGo
• Understanding: Knowing you, from the Inside Out
• Self-Esteem: Know who you Are, and what you Care about
• Acceptance: Accept your Feelings, Accept yourself’
• Love: Often covered with Pain

11. Sharing Feelings
• A study on emotional episodes showed the following
benefits of sharing feelings:
• Complaining vs. Venting
• Get help, Support, and Comfort
• Legitimization and Feedback
• Clarification and Meaning
• Advice and Perspective
• Connection and Bonding
• Empathy vs. Sympathy
• Draw attention and Fill a Need
• Entertainment and Enjoyment

12. Self-Trust
• If you can handle your own
Fear, Anger and Sadness,
there isn’t much life can
throw at you that you cannot
handle!

13. The Magic of EQ

14. People who live a positive vs. neg.
lifestyle
• Make more money
• Have better relationships
• Increased quality of life
• Have less diseases
• Enjoy their work life
• … live 7-20 years longer!
The Magic of EQ

15. Since we cannot NOT think, and we
cannot NOT feel, EQ is the most
practical subject there is.
Every second of every day, for the rest
of our days, we need to deal with our
inner world.
The Magic of EQ

16. 3 Steps to EQ
1.Awareness
2.Acceptance
3.Action (or NOT!)

17. 7 Steps to Changing
Negative Feelings into
Positives
1. Awareness
2. Acceptance
3. Identification (#NameItToTameIt)
4. Expression (or not!)
5. Release
6. Replace
7. REJOICE!

18. 10 Steps to Make your Life Work
with EQ
• Outside of us:
1. Events Happen
• Inside of us (not optional):
2. Feelings and Emotions
3. We have Thoughts/Meanings/Beliefs
• Inside of us (optional, advisable):
4. Awareness
5. Acceptance
6. Evaluation
7. Decisions
• Inside and Outside of us:
8. Action (or NOT!)
9. Be / Do / Behaviours
10. Life Results!

19. Calls to Action

20. EQ Education is the Key!

21. EQ  ER  PR  SR1  SR2  WP
EQ leads to Emotional Responsibility (ER)
ER leads to Personal Responsibility (PR)
PR leads to Social Responsibility (SR1)
SR1 leads to Social Reform (SR2)
SR2 will ultimately lead to World Peace (WP)!
How EQ can lead to
WorldPeace!

22. Calls to Action
• #EQRocks!
• #Each1Teach1EQ!
• Teach the World EQ
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Education,
worldwide
• #LoveReallyIsTheAnswer!

23. Objectives
• Teach the World EQ
• EQ4Peace creates, coordinates and
delivers formal and informal Emotional
Intelligence Education (EQ) into all levels
of education, world-wide.

24. Presentation by
Matt Perelstein, EQ Dude
New Directions Workshops
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