We all have moments where our emotions get the best of us,

whether it's a hard conversation at work or a hard conversation at home.

If you want to have more effective communication,

you have to increase your emotional intelligence.

Welcome to the Jefferson Fisher podcast where I'm on a mission to make your next conversation

the one that changes everything. If you enjoy learning tools to improve

your communication, I'm going to ask you to follow this podcast and please leave a

review. If you have any questions or topic suggestions just throw them in the

comments. Emotional intelligence isn't just a buzzword. It is something that can

transform the way you communicate,

how you understand the other person,

and more importantly, how you understand yourself.

Emotional Intelligence, I like to think of it as emotional fluency. In other words, I'm fluent in the language of my emotions. I can recognize my emotions. I can speak my emotions and I can better identify those emotions in other people and by increasing

your emotional intelligence. You take more control over how you feel and how you can guide the interaction in the conversation.

And I'm going to tell you how to do that in three easy steps. Number one, use the phrase, I need.

It's as simple as that. your response with I need it's a very

entry-level way of being emotionally intelligent number two have something to

learn that something to prove.

Too often we're fighting over who has the right answer,

rather than fighting to ask the right question.

And number three, what triggers you, teaches you.

So instead of focusing on what the other person is doing and why they're doing what they're

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