Researchers have studied people with strokes, brain tumors, and other types of brain damage, and have made some interesting discoveries about intelligence.  It has been suggested that when the parts of our brains that enable us to feel emotions are damaged, our intellects remain intact. We can still talk, analyse, perform excellently on IQ tests, and even predict how we should act in social situations. However, under these tragic circumstances, we are unable to make decisions in the real world—to interact successfully and appropriately with other people, to plan for the immediate or long-term future, to creatively solve problems, and ultimately, to succeed.

The difference between success and failure in life is less a product of what happens to you than how you react to unexpected, unpleasant, and threatening experiences. Those who can deal with adversity survive. Emotional intelligence is not a safety net that protects you from life’s tragedies, frustrations, or disappointments. Emotionally intelligent individuals go through bad times and experience sadness, anger, and fear—just like everyone else. Nevertheless, they respond differently than less healthy people to these experiences. Emotional intelligence gives you the ability to cope and bounce back from stress, adversity, trauma, and loss. In other words, emotional intelligence makes you resilient

SOURCE:  HP-MOS Research Department

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