Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, and defuse conflict. It ensures emotional stability, which is an important character trait for social relationships, career success, and overall well-being. Because genuine
people learn and create meaning from every interaction, they can handle
criticism and challenges.
Just as energy flows from warmer to colder matter,
more stable (less irritable), confident people tend to gather wisdom and understanding
from every experience. It leads to the ability to engage with and relate to others and situations through trust, and to find integrated solutions. Thus, the lack of
impulsivity and emotional intelligence goes a long way toward individual success
and social cooperation. Having no regrets is an open mind that dares to attract
help and the humbleness to accept it. These flexible people adapt to
opportunities with ease, even in the boardroom or on the trading floor (traders
with a positive attitude and trust tend to earn more). Now, scientists have added one more activity that benefits from a well-balanced personality.
Emotional
intelligence can predict the finish time of long-distance runners. In endurance tests, mentally stable people remain emotionally balanced when the going is difficult. A recent paper from the University of Padova explored the links between Emotional intelligence and half-marathon performance. The research found that people with higher marks on this quality ran faster. Long-distance runners with high emotional intelligence handle pain better, blunt the
psychological toll of fatigue, and regulate negative emotion through a grueling
event. This trait, rather than diet, fitness, coaching, or even training volume or
racing history, is the best predictor of finish times in long-distance running.
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