Problem and solution

Many people find interpersonal relationships the most challenging aspect of their personal and/or work lives. How can such relationships be enhanced by the development of emotional intelligence?

Interpersonal relationship should be enhanced by the development to emotional intelligence. Communication is what people do in their daily lives, they have to contact with different kinds of people not only at work but also in their personal lives. That is why many people find interpersonal relationships are the most challenging aspect in their lives. How can it be enhanced? Firstly, identifying oneself mentally with a person and understanding his/her feelings. Get to know what bothers them, how they work, how they think, it makes other people feel free to talk with you. For instance, one of your friends is sad because she got a bad result for last semester. You know the reason about which she is unhappy, so you go over and comfort her. She might feel better after talking with you, which is good interpersonal relationship.Secondly, being a good listener. There is one saying “if you want to get some respects from other people, show some respects first”, means you want other people listen to you, then you have to listen to them first. In listening, we listen but may not know what the speaker is talking but in empathetic listening, we place ourselves in the speaker’s place, figure out what he/she is feeling and identify with his/her problems. Those are the requirements for being a good listener. All in all, in order to enhance the interpersonal relationship, we have to understand other people’s feeling and have some skill of empathy at the same time.