Life Class – Integrity & EI

My life class on integrity and the five truths of life was truly enlightening and impactful. It helped me reflect deeply on the importance of being honest with myself and others, even in challenging situations. I realized that integrity builds trust and respect, which are the foundations of strong relationships. The five truths of life gave me clarity on how to accept reality, embrace change, and stay grounded. This class encouraged me to make mindful choices that align with my values. Overall, it was a meaningful experience that will guide me in my personal and professional journey.


Integrity – The Strength Within.

In this session, we explored the meaning of integrity — being true to yourself and honoring your word. A person of integrity lives their values, not just speaks them.

We also spoke about fears and how they connect with integrity. Fear often holds us back from being our true selves, but the only way through it is to face it and step forward with courage.

The thought that stayed with me was: “Change is the only constant.” Change is unpredictable, but by maintaining integrity, you can navigate it with confidence and authenticity.

Strength Of Mind ( Integrity & EI)

“Getting a hold of my emotions” is the main change in me that I have learned out of all 8 life classes. The term “Integrity” which FS has always been following is something I have learned in depth. Integrity is not only a word but if we apply it in our lives, it can bring a vast change in us and also the people surrounding us. We can help ourselves grow and help others grow if we work on this. In life, there may be many instances where we might think not to follow integrity, but then being brave and working towards it will always keep you stress and guilt free which automatically connects with your emotions.

Emotional Intelligence is something to know about all our emotions in depth, it may be positive or negative and we need to work on it for bringing a better change in ourselves. The life classes here taught me to recognize my different levels of emotions where I could categorize them and fill in what I was lacking. It is we who can keep ourselves happy and it is again we only who can motivate ourselves. We are our own role models when it comes to our mental state of mind. Everyone has a life of their own but what we go through except us no one can feel therefore, we always need to be emotionally strong to stay happy in life and if we are happy we can keep others happy too.

 

Integrity & Emotional Intelligence- Kappa

I constantly look forward to my life class sessions. We share our hearts and are at ease during this time. Being mindful has been one of the best lessons I’ve learned so far during Integrity & EI classes, among many others. Understanding my feelings and being aware of what I’m expressing and how I’m saying it. I could learn how to regulate my emotions and actions for my mental peace.  It was a wonderful session for encouraging me to just be wise about my mental health. We learned a variety of lessons that will help us in our personal as well as professional lives.

Emotional Intelligence and Integrity

The 8 days of life class has was an opportunity to reflect on our strengths and weaknesses in the areas of self-awareness and acceptance, emotional management towards oneself and others.

There were insightful discussions that primarily fecilitated this reflection. Listening to people and their life stories opened up new worlds to learn from.

I have also witnessed individuals from my cohort grow throught these life classes. To watch more and more people vocalizing their opinions and taking a stand for themselves is in itself a wonderful experience.

 

 

INT + EI

The entire programme of Integrity and Emotional intelligence has helped me understand, use, and manage my own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

The 5 components of EI will help me fuel my performance both in workplace as well as personal life.

The most important take away from these 8 wonderful sessions will be- “From your confidence, empathy and optimism to your social skills and self-control, understanding and managing your own emotions can accelerate success in all areas of your life”.

Emotional Intelligence

This workshop has helped me to self-reflect on my emotional intelligence and also I have got to learn so many aspects wherein how to control and acknowledge my own emotions.

I feel Emotional intelligence is considered important because it has been linked to success in various areas of life, including relationships, academics, and careers. It is also considered to be a key factor in overall life satisfaction and well-being. While some people may have a naturally high level of emotional intelligence, it is also a skill that can be developed and improved through intentional effort and practice.

I also learned

self-awareness: Recognizing and understanding one’s own emotions and how they influence thoughts and behavior.

Self-regulation: The ability to control one’s own emotions, thoughts, and actions, especially in difficult situations.

Motivation: Using emotions to drive positive actions and to achieve personal and professional goals.

Empathy: Understanding and recognizing the emotions of others, and responding to them in an appropriate manner.

Social skills: Building and maintaining positive relationships, both personally and professionally, through effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Emotional intelligence

It was a learning journey where we learned the ability to understand other’s emotions as well as our own we also learned how to implement it into our professional and personal lives, and it was definitely interesting to learn how to manage our own emotions in positive ways to relieve the stress in our lives at work place or other wise , to be able to communicate your emotional challenges to the right person in the  right manner effectively, the ability to empathise with others and why it is important to build that within ourselves.Overall it was a wonderful to get up close to deal with our own challenges and setbacks.

Reflecting on Emotional Intelligence: A Journey of Self-Awareness and Growth

Emotional Intelligence is a concept that has been gaining popularity in recent years, and for good reason. It refers to our ability to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions, and to some extent the emotions of others. These skills will not only help us in our personal lives but, as I have understood it, also has significant implications for our success in the professional world.

Thanks to FS, I invested around 8 days in this year discussing and learning Emotional Intelligence, and it has been a truly eye-opening experience. During these days, we covered several key concepts that are critical to building emotional intelligence. These concepts include:

We discussed the idea of awareness of our emotions. To start building emotional intelligence, we need to become more aware of our emotions. This means paying attention to how we feel and what is causing those feelings. Once we are aware of our emotions, we can then start working on managing them.

 

So, naturally the next step is to manage and or control our emotions. I feels this is the critical step and more difficult than the previous one, and yes, easily said than done. This means learning how to regulate our emotional responses, so that we are not overwhelmed by negative emotions and can stay calm and composed in challenging situations.

Another aspect of EI is being empathetic towards others, and in perview of FS, towards our students, our fellow teammates and our leaders as well. Empathy is to understand and share the emotions of others. Empathy helps us build strong relationships with others and allows us to connect with them on a deeper level.

Ankita ma’am also conducted a session with us, and we mainly discussed the Ikigai model. It comes from Japanese philosophy that refers to the intersection of four elements: what we love, what we are good at, what the world needs, and what we can be paid for. When these four elements come together, it leads to a sense of purpose and fulfillment in life.

We also agreed to being open to feedback. I guess taking feedback positively is an area where EI is dusplayed. We must not only be open but willing to receive and act on feedback from others, as it can help us grow and develop both personally and professionally.

 

I feel the Life Class was a good opportunity to connect with the people around us. And it’s the people who make an organisation, so having good connections and growing together will develop FS into an organisation we all aspire to work for.

 

Looking forward.

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