Continuing Education

I’m taking a series of classes through work called Emotional Intelligence. Apparently, I need to be smarter with my emotions. So I fly off the handle every now and then and I always want to get my way, who cares? My work is getting done. My emotional rollercoaster ride is small price to pay for quality workmanship.

Anyhoo… the last class was titled Empathy. In case you don’t know, empathy is being able to identify someone else’s feelings and emotions. They may say one thing, but what is the deeper meaning? When you tell me you love my new do and you look like you smell rotten garbage, I have to look deeper. Maybe you are just jealous that I look so good, or maybe you think I look like Medusa. You are probably jealous.

So, we were going over the definition of empathy at the beginning of class and one of the girls says, “I can understand other peoples’ feelings, I just don’t care.” Bingo!! She hit it right on the head!! I can understand other people’s feelings, I just don’t care either. I think maybe I’m a little selfish. Oh well.

So the class today is on Social Relationships. Another problem area for me. Again, because I’m a tiny bit selfish. I just don’t work well with others. I can’t help it. The class does give me some ideas on how to better manipulate people with their emotions. Maybe I shouldn’t have said that. Nevermind.

Overall, these classes have helped me learn how I differ from my colleagues and other people that I have relationships with. And they’ve also helped me to realize that they are the ones with the problem and not me. J