Denise Roland
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Consider the most successful people that you know. What qualities launched them to great heights?
Were they the academic rockstars of their time?
The valedictorians and Salutatorians
of their class?
of their class?The masterminds of standardized tests?
Probably not.
Worried that the imperfections of distance learning during a global health crisis will impact your child’s future success?
They probably won’t.
Know what will matter more?
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.
Time and time again, the greatest leaders prove to be those who possess the ability to 𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 to others around them.
The most successful people are those who can think outside of themselves, listen intently, respond empathically.
A high 𝙀𝙌, if you will.
Here’s the best part-
Where IQ is fixed, EQ has the power to 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄. 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲. 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱.
Emotional Intelligence is, as Daniel Goleman calls it, “learned and learnable.”
𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀. 𝗥𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Now THAT’S something worth investing in.
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About Denise Roland
Denise D’Angelo Roland is a “Mom’s Choice Award” winning children’s book author (“Please, Look up at Me” and “Papa’s Gift”) and creator of the Intentionally Unplugged initiative. She grew up on the East End of Long Island, New York. At a young age, Denise knew that she wanted to become a teacher of wellness-related issues to students of all ages. With two Master’s degrees in each of Health Education and School Counseling, she is an experienced educator in the public school setting for more than 15 years.
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One Comment on “Momspiration from Denise Roland: Emotional Intelligence & Success”
What a great article to put parents at ease!