Tips & Co. #507 - Emotional awareness

 

Emotional awareness is an ability to recognize your own emotions and their effects. People who have this ability:

•  Know what emotions they are feeling at a given time and why

• Understand the connections between their emotions and their thoughts and actions

• Understand how their feelings will affect their performance; and

•  Are guided by how they feel and their personal values.

Being aware of your own emotions and how they affect your behavior is essential to interacting effectively with others.