INNER POWERS & STRENGTHS

EQ RECAP
2021/2022
INNER POWERS & STRENGHTS

YOUR 3 Inner Powers / Inner

Strengths

• What are they?

• When, and in what ways did you use them?

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Inner Powers / Inner Strengths

• WILLPOWER
• SELF-DISCIPLINE
• THE POWER OF IMAGINATION
• PERSISTENCE
• MOTIVATION
• AMBITION
• SELF-CONFIDENCE
• PEACE OF MIND

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INNER POWER OF DETACHMENT

Of all the inner powers, what does the power of

detachment mean to you?

Detachment is the ability not to create emotional connections

When you become adept at detachment it gives you the time,

energy, and mental clarity to focus on the single most important DETACHMENT
activity for overcoming whatever challenge you’re facing

Detachment enables you to see opportunities in challenges

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THINK ABOUT THIS

Can you imagine a successful person, who cannot concentrate on a task, hasn't the willpower to
follow his or her goal, or is unable to visualise the kind of success he or she desires to attain?

When Ireland won their 6 Nations match against Italy this year, after a surprisingly challenging first
half, Ireland showed that they had the heart, determination and WILL to win!

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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?

If an egg is broken by an outside force, life ends.

If broken by an inside force, life begins.
GREAT things always happen from the INSIDE

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ARE YOU AWARE OF

YOUR GREMLIN?
Does your gremlin hold you back?

ON A WORK DAY WHEN A REPORT IS DUE AT DO YOU PUT THINGS OFF UNTIL TOMORROW OR THE
17:00 NEXT DAY
Is it you or your Gremlin who Do you leave it until 16:30 to Have you ever wondered why you do this?
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to the alarm clock? write it? 8
WHERE IS YOUR CURRENT POWER OF CONTROL LOCATED?

Why bother? I make things Happen!

There’s nothing I can do about my future! I can determine my future
Why does Everything Happen to Me? Look what I can do!

External powers are in control Your Inner Powers are in control

Things happen TO you YOU MAKE things happen
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YOU have POWER over your mind, not outside events. REALISE this, and YOU will find strength - Marcus Aurelius9
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Two Wolves Inside of Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x95_BTeanI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8CHjX8HauA

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IQ V EQ
RECAP
2021/2022
IQ v EQ
IQ
IQ = intelligence quotient, a total score derived
from several standardized tests designed to
assess human intelligence. It also measures
ability to solve problems and use logic
EQ
EQ = Emotional intelligence and it supports you in
measuring your ability to recognize emotion in
yourself and others. After what we covered in our last
session, what’s your take on it?

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OUR LEFT & RIGHT BRAIN
LEFT BRAIN RIGHT BRAIN
(Rational Brain) (Emotional Brain)

Uses logic Uses feeling

Detailed oriented “Big picture” oriented
Facts rule Imagination rules
Words & language Symbols & images
Maths & science Present & future
Can comprehend knowing Philosophy & religion
Acknowledges Can “get it” i.e., meaning
Order/pattern perception Appreciates
Reality based Fantasy based
Forms strategies Presents possibilities
Practical & Safe Impetuous & Risk taking

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SAY “NO” TO THE DRAMA TRIANGLE

“BITCHING” – ANOTHER WORD FOR “DRAMA”

In what ways is bitching emotionally intelligent?

What’s positive about bitching?

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EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE & SUCCESS IN
THE WORKPLACE
• When you recognise your emotions, you can control them and create positive outcomes at work and in personal life

• When you recognise patterns of behaviours, you can alter them and create even more positive outcomes for
yourself and others

• When you recognise feelings, you can control and modify them. This brings huge benefits in personal and work life

• When you recognise the feelings of others, you can respond with empathy and generate positive, meaningful
outcomes

• When you learn to understand how you may have been processing thoughts & information, you can change and
choose new ways to think and prevent over-thinking

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WE ARE ALL CREATORS

What does the above say to you? Perception – the illusion of reality
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RECAP & NEXT SESSION

Inner Powers/Inner Strengths

• Willpower, self-discipline, imagination, persistence,
motivation, ambition, self-confidence, peace of mind,
detachment
• Location of Control
• The Two Wolves Inside Us
• Perception – the illusion of reality

Emotional Intelligence
• Motivation, empathy, self-awareness, self-regulation,
recognise emotions
• Emotions and the Brain
• The Drama Triangle

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SUMMARY

When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to use your inner powers
and emotional intelligence to control the way you respond to what’s happening

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