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JIMINY SELF-HELP HANDBOOK 3

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. Aim of the Module
The definition of intelligence as “the ability to adapt” to change was attributed to Stephen Hawking,
1
the brilliant theoretical physicist and cosmologist, but it appears to go back at least to 1905.
John F. Kennedy, president of the United States stated that “Change is the law of life. And those who
look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.”

So, in order to be able to enjoy the wonders that the future will
provide us, we have to be equipped with the knowledge and
abilities that might help us to adapt to and to contribute to the
change we want to create. That is why the first Module of JIMINY
Self-help Handbook, namely “Emotional Intelligence”, aims at
setting the grounds for perceiving the importance of emotional
intelligence and the ways we can improve and use it in our
personal and professional life. Source: https://cdn.pixabay.com

There are more types of Intelligence, but it is generally agreed that the ones that contribute to the
quality of our day-to-day life are:
 Intelligence Quotient (IQ) - a measure of the intelligence of an individual derived from results
obtained from specially designed tests of an individual's capacity to learn
 Emotional Intelligence or Emotional Quotient (EQ) – we are going to discuss about it within this
Chapter
 Relational intelligence – which is about being connected and the ability to stay connected amid
tasks
 Educational Intelligence – given by the ability to use the school education in managing daily living
and employment tasks, as well as being and active member of the own group and community
 Financial Intelligence – which is about dealing with own money, taking good decision regarding the
way we generate and use our money.
While the first one is inherited to some degree and cannot be developed, all the other types can be
developed. We grow with our intelligence, based on our ability to change, based on the knowledge
and abilities we acquire.
The first part of this Module presents general information on Emotional Intelligence, its components,
benefits of having a high EQ, as well as tool for scaling and improving our emotional maturity. This first
part tackles also the first two components of the EQ, namely Self-awareness and Self-management,
their importance and ways to increase our abilities in these two areas.

1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/03/29/stephen-hawking-famously-said-
intelligence-is-the-ability-to-adapt-to-change-but-did-he-really-say-it/