Sometimes in life, we need hacks to get better. We need hacks because we NEVER want to, nor are we going to put in the time it will take to actually learn some things. However, a quick hack can expedite our journey from point A to point B, if it’s feasible at all.

For example, how many of you are currently intentionally working on increasing your EQ so that you can be a better leader, or simply a better human by gaining trust and building stronger bonds between people? My guess is not so many of you, myself included. But what if I said I had a hack that could help you be better almost instantly? And the hack is from Harvard. Would you want to know it? And maybe even apply it? Of course you would!

High EQ people ask questions that are focused on getting to know someone else’s thoughts, feelings and experiences. So when we find ourselves in a conversation, we could ask open-ended questions like: What did you think about…? How did you feel about…? How did you get into…?” And our follow-up questions could sound like, “Tell me more!” Let’s pretend we’re writing an article about their story! What details did we miss? Someone else’s story is always way more interesting than our own—we already know that story!

Let’s GO! WE GOT THIS!
Beth Fitzgerald