Emotional Intelligence Book Report

In the book “Emotional Intelligence”, the author, Daniel Goleman argues that the intelligence quotient of a person does not predict the success of a person. The intelligence quotient tests the level of the person’s alertness. In his book, Goleman tries to persuade the readers that that a person’s intelligence quotient doesn’t have much to do with a person’s success. The clear definition of emotional intelligence is provided by a non-profit organization “Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict.”

At the beginning, the author goes in deep details about the two main brain parts that process emotions. However, to readers like me who aren't interested in such topics, the beginning of the book seemed really boring and long. I feel that the author could have started his book with a different topic because I feel that the beginning of the book doesn’t attract the reader’s attention. Luckily, I was warned that the beginning of the book with be boring according my different interests so I continued reading it.

The title of the book is not attractive at all. Usually, I gain interest in a book based on the title of the book. The

I must admit, the author did persuade me. For example, he shows that the three important factors to take in consideration when aiming for success are persistence, self-control and zeal. I agree with completely, these three factors will lead to success in any field, whether it's a success in a relationship or success in a career. The author, Goleman gave great examples to persuade the reader. For example, he gave many example to show the students who scored high on the intelligence quotient test have been unsuccessful casual