... are not new. Over the centuries, there have been numerous studies conducted to understand the workings 'emotions' and its practical importance. One of the earliest historical literature recordings dates back to 1st century B.C by Publilius Syrus, a Latin writer of mimes. Syrus states, 'Rule your feelings, lest your feelings rule you' (Hang 1999). In other words, people should take control of their feelings and emotions rather then allowing it to control their intellect and values (also known as emotional-hijacking). Today's contemporary authors have since further expanded Syrus' definition, which subsequently lead to the development of the EQ concept. EQ can be simply defined as: "EQ is the ability to sense, understand, and effectively apply the power and acumen of emotions as a source of human energy, information, connection and influence." ~Robert Cooper and Ayman Sawaf~ (Source: Hang 1999) "EQ is the ability to monitor one's own and other's feelings, to discriminate among them ...

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