A EQ type from What's Your Emotional Intelligence Type?
The Grower
You are paying attention in a way that matters. Emotional intelligence isn't fixed, and the research is clear that it develops across a lifetime. What you have right now is something Goleman identified as foundational to the whole framework: awareness. You know there's more to understand about yourself and you're willing to look.
Your growth edge
The area most worth investing in right now is emotional self-awareness. Before the other domains can fully develop, you need a strong inner foundation of knowing what you feel, why you feel it, and how it shapes your behavior. This is the work that makes everything else possible.
Your real strength
The fact that you're here, taking this quiz, being honest with yourself, is not nothing. Most people spend their whole lives defending against exactly this kind of self-examination. Your willingness to look is the beginning of real emotional intelligence, and it's further than most people ever get.
Three journal prompts for The Grower
- What emotional skill are you working on right now?
- Where have you already grown that you haven't given yourself credit for?
- Write about the woman you're becoming. What does she do differently?
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Pages for You is a 30-day journal written only for you, around what you're carrying right now. One page a day, at your own pace.
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Printables from my Etsy shop, Innershelfstudio, picked for The Grower. Instant download.