Your age, weight, income, IQ these are among the most important numbers that converge to form a comprehensive picture of your existence. Most people can readily recall these figures. Many believe these numbers dictate a person’s place or status in the world, but do you know the most important number to predict your success in work, love, and play? Your emotional quotient (EQ) represents how well you know yourself, understand others, and balance the demands of life.

The latest buzz in the business and academic world is EQ, or Emotional Quotient, also referred to as emotional intelligence.  EQ is touted as rivalling IQ as a measure of human potential. Corporations, school systems, health care providers, child development practitioners, and individuals hoping to improve daily functioning and well being, are all scrambling to find ways to develop and strengthen their emotional intelligence.