Daniel Goleman

"Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions and use that awareness to manage your behavior and relationships."

"What we do with our attention determines the kind of people we become."

"The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain."

"Self-awareness is the first component of emotional intelligence."

"Empathy is the foundation of effective leadership."

"How we manage our emotions shapes everything we do."

"Emotional intelligence accounts for nearly 90% of what separates successful people from their peers."

"Mindfulness is the basis of emotional awareness."

"Relationships are the most important thing in life."

"The ability to manage our emotions is more important than our IQ."

"Compassion begins with understanding others' feelings."

"Leaders inspire people to have confidence in their leader; great leaders inspire people to have confidence in themselves."

"Social awareness is the ability to understand the emotions of others."

"Emotional balance is the key to a meaningful life."

"Your attention shapes your reality."

"Resilience is the ability to recover from setbacks."

"The very definition of a leader is a person who brings people together."

"Emotional intelligence is a learnable skill."

"Mindfulness brings clarity to our thoughts and emotions."

"Self-regulation is the ability to manage disruptive emotions."

"Understanding emotions in others makes us more effective leaders."

"Attention shapes our neural pathways."

"Emotional awareness is the gateway to personal growth."

"The brain's attention system determines what becomes real to us."

"Kindness is a form of emotional intelligence."

"Focus is the gateway to success."

"Our emotional well-being affects our physical health."

"Motivation comes from understanding your deeper values."

"Negative emotions serve a purpose; they signal us to pay attention."

"The path to happiness is through emotional understanding."