Daniel Goleman Emotional Intelligence Summary

In the article “emotional intelligence” by daniel Goleman he talks about how doesn’t determine how one reads emotions. In the article he talks about how this kid was on the path of going to medical school and he got a B on a test and, he came to the school with a butcher's knife and stabbed the teacher in the collarbone. “ emotional self awareness is the building block” he says that because if you aren't aware of yourself and emotions how are you going to handle different problems. The way people handle problems is called mood management; when you have mood management you control yourself in situations that most people would lash out with. One of the ways for self improvement is self motivation. When one self movatites they encourage them