{"id":9898,"date":"2016-07-19T12:02:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T10:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/?p=9898"},"modified":"2016-07-19T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T10:02:51","slug":"emotional-intelligence-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/emotional-intelligence-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing our emotional intelligence by traveling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The man is not only reason. A sphere of our <strong>intelligence<\/strong> is the ability to <strong>recognize<\/strong> and <strong>understand<\/strong> their own <strong>emotions<\/strong> and those of others, the ability to <strong>empathize<\/strong> and <strong>relate<\/strong> to <strong>themselves<\/strong> and to <strong>others<\/strong>: it&#8217;s the <strong>emotional<\/strong> <strong>intelligence<\/strong>. Also called Emotional Quotient, it helps us to <strong>make<\/strong> <strong>decisions<\/strong>, it favors us in the workplace, it allows\u00a0us to <strong>manage emotions<\/strong> every day.<\/p>\n<p>According to us, and many other people, <strong>traveling<\/strong> is one of the best activities to nurture this aspect, to cultivate our emotional intelligence, improving\u00a0<strong>awareness<\/strong> of ourselves and improving our relationships with the\u00a0other.<\/p>\n<h2>How\u00a0traveling develops our emotional intelligence<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone who has traveled already know what I&#8217;m talking about. Traveling in a new place, away from familiar surroundings, also means embarking on a <strong>journey in\u00a0ourselves<\/strong>, experiencing new things, living\u00a0new experiences we learn to know ourselves,\u00a0we understand our <strong>limitations<\/strong>, and we see ourselves able to do\u00a0what we never thought.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9898 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/emotional-intelligence-traveling\/6881674239_318a5e4008_z\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/6881674239_318a5e4008_z-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/emotional-intelligence-traveling\/pexels-photo-6\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/pexels-photo-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/emotional-intelligence-traveling\/16126000129_59b9724b0f_z\/#main'><img width=\"270\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/16126000129_59b9724b0f_z-270x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Every trip is an <strong>adventure<\/strong>, with its dose of <strong>unpredictability<\/strong>. To better address the <strong>unknowns<\/strong> of traveling we need <strong>flexibility<\/strong> and a degree of <strong>tolerance to stress<\/strong>: we learn to <strong>adapt<\/strong> and make the most in complicated situations. Whenever we get lost in a strange city, when we try to communicate in an unfamiliar language, when we encounter delays and connection\u00a0we discover new resources and learn to deal with unexpected events and stress, controlling our negative emotions.<\/p>\n<p>There is no journey without an <strong>encounter with the other<\/strong>: there isn&#8217;t in the world a best way to <strong>break down barriers<\/strong>, to know and understand those who are different from us, realizing\u00a0that emotions are the same. We can put ourselves in the other&#8217;s shoes, we can identify ourselves in their\u00a0thoughts and feelings, thus improving our <strong>empathy<\/strong> and of course our <strong>social<\/strong> <strong>skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9903\" src=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Encountering with the other during our travel develops our emotional intelligence \" width=\"852\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/1.jpg 852w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/1-536x302.jpg 536w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/1-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/06\/1-344x194.jpg 344w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And so <strong>traveling<\/strong> is not just about exploring new lands and meeting new people, but also improving ourselves, starting with <strong>emotional intelligence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cover photo by\u00a0Moyan Brenn via Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>You might also like:<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/water-is-happiness\/\" target=\"_blank\">Water is happiness<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/ecobnb.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/travelling-wanderlust-gene\/\" target=\"_blank\">Can\u2019t stop travelling the world? 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