Sarah Paine

If you have not come across Daniel Goleman’s book Emotional Intelligence you may be missing out on some excellent information to give yourself and your internet business a boost.  The book points to the fact that Emotional Intelligence may be more important than IQ when it comes to being successful in business and life.  Today’s post will take a look at the facets presented in the book and what they mean to your internet business.

The first facet is self awareness.  Seems a little strange that you would ponder how self aware you are when it comes to your  internet business however, part of self awareness is knowing what your limitations, goals and strengths are.  Each of these will play an important role in figuring out where your business will go, which aspects of it you can handle and what should be outsourced.

The second facet is self regulation.  Self regulation simply involves keeping your emotions in check and behaving accordingly.  How can this play into internet business?   I for one have found that it is rather easy to make a snap decision and throw in the towel.  Even if you are not yet solely reliant on your internet business for your income, it is easy to make a quick decision that you will regret later.

The third facet is motivation.  It is extremely important to stay motivated in order to succeed. The trick is in understanding how to determine what it is that keeps you motivated to stay on the right path.  If you notice that you are not as motivated as you once were then maybe it is time to take a look at how some new elements of your business can  get you back in motion.

The fourth facet is is empathy.  Connecting empathy into your business may seem a little odd at first if you do not stop to think what empathy really means.  It does not necessarily mean feeling sorry for everyone and everything.  What it means is that you need to have the ability to put yourself in your customers shoes in order to see success.  Would you buy your product?  Does your product solve the customers issues?

The fifth and final facet is social skill.  Have you networked to some of the other successful internet business owners? If not then why?  The more people you know that are successful the higher the likelihood of your own success.  The wider your social network the better your resources when you hit a tough patch.  The same is true in the non-virtual world.  Take a look at each of the facets and see if you could use some work if so then hop to it you will only be benefiting yourself and your business.

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