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HOW TO DO IT. MEDITATION GRATITUDE.
BECOMING EVEN MORE HEARTIST FACT 19
11 CONTINUE BUILDING A REPERTOIRE OF POSITIVE EXPERIENCES.
1 GET INTO A COMFORTABLE SEATED POSITION.
10 KEEP THAT EXPERIENCE IN MIND LONGER THAN USUAL TO DEEPLY EMBED POSITIVITY INTO THE BRAIN.
3 TAKE A FEW ABDOMINAL BREATHS, RELAXING THE MIND AND BODY. 2 RELAX WITH EYES CLOSED AND FEEL GROUNDED SEATED IN YOUR CHAIR.
Unlike IQ, which will be the same at 60 as it was when you were 16, EQ can be learned and developed over your career. Plasticity is the term neurologists use to describe our brain’s ability to change. So even though some people are born with naturally high emotional intelligence, we can all improve if we have the desire to. And the benefits are clear: 90% of top performers are highly emotionally intelligent and will earn up to $29,000 more every single year. Bradberry, T. (2014). Emotional Intelligence is the Other Kind of Smart. Emotional Intelligence 2.0 & Forbes Magazine.
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4 WHEN RELAXED WE ARE MOST OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS.
9 INTENSIFY THIS FEELING EVEN FURTHER BY VIVIDLY VISUALISING THIS MEMORY. 8 SAVOUR THIS EXPERIENCE AND ALLOW IT TO SINK INTO THE RECESSES OF MIND AND BODY.
5 THINK ABOUT “WHAT AM I REALLY GRATEFUL FOR?”.
7 EXPAND UPON THE STORY OF THIS POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OR MEMORY.
6 TAKE WHATEVER COMES TO MIND FIRST AND BUILD ON THAT.
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