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by Gill Hasson (Author)
A practical "how-to" guide to changing the way you think about your emotions
Bestselling personal development author Gill Hasson is back with this pocket sized guide to dealing with your emotions. Learn how to understand yourself and those around you with practical tips and tricks that will help you be more assertive, forge stronger relationships and manage anxiety.
Did you know that the way you approach your own thoughts and feelings determines your happiness and success in every area of your life? Just think about it for a second, it's not necessarily the smartest people that are the most successful or the most fulfilled in life, being clever or highly skilled isn't enough. Your ability to manage your feelings, other people and your interactions with them are what makes all the difference.
This highly practical book is full of advice, tips and techniques to help you:
- Understand and manage your emotions
- Become more assertive and confident
- Develop your social skills and your interactions with others
- Handle difficult situations, events and other people
The Emotional Intelligence Pocketbook is your practical "how-to" guide for understanding yourself and those around you.
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1OO QUICK TIPS AND TECHNIQUES TO UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE EMOTIONS.
Your talent, cleverness and skills will always leave you second best to a person with heightened emotional intelligence. The ability to manage your feelings, those of other people and the interactions you have with them is invaluable. But how much time do you spend improving your emotional intelligence?
GET WISE TO PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS, LEARN HOW TO RESPOND AND UNLOCK YOUR FULL POTENTIAL.
Bestselling personal development author Gill Hasson designed the Emotional Intelligence Pocketbook to be the most convenient way to better understand yourself and those around you. On your commute, on your lunch break and anywhere else you go, this little book covers over 1OO different scenarios. It's complete with practical tips, tricks and directed exercises to guide you, step by step, to become more assertive, forge stronger relationships and manage anxiety by:
- Examining your own feelings and triggers to gain a deeper understanding of emotions
- Remaining calm in highly emotional and stressful situations
- Developing your social skills to 'read between the lines' and manage the complexities of workplace politics
- Approaching opportunities as well as setbacks with a positive attitude
Taking control of personal interactions comes from understanding yourself in order to gain insight into others, and the Emotional Intelligence Pocketbook is your playbook and training guide to engaging people in supportive, motivating and inspiring ways.
Author Biography
Gill Hasson is a bestselling personal development author, whose reassuring approach has helped thousands of people develop and understand the skills they need to lead a more peaceful, stress-free life. She works with people from diverse backgrounds and situations. Her key motivation is her belief in the ability of people to positively change their way of thinking - about life, other people, and themselves. She works in adult education, is an associate tutor at the University of Sussex, and delivers training for QA, one of the UK's largest training providers, and Mumsnet, the UK's largest website for parents.
Gill is a freelance journalist and writes articles on personal development and ?relationships for a variety of magazines, including Psychologies and Take A Break, and for a number of websites.
With Sue Hadfield she is the author of two books, How to be Assertive in Any Situation and Bounce: Use the Power of Resilience to Live the Life You Want. She is the sole author of Brilliant Communication Skills, Brilliant Emotional Intelligence (both published by Pearson), and with Capstone has published Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, How to Deal with Difficult People which reached the #3 spot in the Sunday Times Bestseller list, Mindfulness Pocketbook and Overcoming Anxiety.
