Emotional Intelligence

The class was divided into four groups and each group was assigned to discuss the following concepts: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and interpersonal relational management.

Basically, self-awareness is being secured or conscious of your actions. We focus our attention to ourselves so that we get to assess our strengths and weaknesses. Having self-awareness also exudes a certain level of confidence: "I know what I can do, and I can do it very well. That is not my forte so maybe I can do other stuff." However, this also serves as a gauge as to how far you are willing to push yourself.

Self-management is how to administer myself to reach a goal or objective. Avoiding stressful situations, being flexible and creative, and practicing time management are some of the basic actions to meet the finish line. The values, virtues and even optimism practically help in the attainment of objectives.

Social awareness is being informed - local, national, or global level. It is, of course, not enough that we have enough knowledge on what is happening outside our comfort zones. If we empathize, or even sympathize, with what is happening to the outside world, then you must have felt that you could do something for the situation.

Lastly, interpersonal relational management is how I relate to others. Through capacity-building, I can become a catalyst for social formation. I can influence others.

The important lesson here is that I need to assess myself first before I can proceed with project management. What are my strengths and weaknesses? Given my strengths, how do I then go about with my tasks? Can I properly manage my time so that I can get my work done? Do I need to consider external factors to proceed? How can I gather human resources? Am I influential enough to get people to agree with what I am thinking? Am I open for changes and for the recognition that maybe, the ideas of others are better than mine? It is through constantly reassessing myself and the other factors that surround me that I get to choose which among my qualities and which among the external factors do I need in order to properly manage my project.