We tend to open our ears just to the things we want to hear not the things that are actually important. In a relationship, it is important to pay attention while listening to your special someone. Paying attention means that you are listening and attending to the speaker, you must be able to shut out the external noise, silence your internal noise, disregard any distractions, avoiding making sudden judgments, and you must resist temptation to interrupt the other person. (Sole, 2011) We all know that it can be hard for someone to pay attention. Brandon, when Ashley is speaking you need to pay more attention to her. Critical listening should be when you focus your attention on hearing, understanding, and remembering pieces of information that you may need later on. (Sole, 2011) I know I get upset when I talk to Lesley and I know for a fact that when I am telling her something important she doesn’t really comprehend what I am trying to tell her. When a female is talking, you need to critically listen to your special someone so that you get what they are trying to tell you and not have to guess later …show more content…
Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that can be learned. You can increase your awareness of emotional issues and improve your ability to identify, assess, and manage our feelings with emotional intelligence. (Davis, 2011) Brandon I know that in your workplace, emotional intelligence is assessed. As a project manager, we observe for emotional intelligence. When assessing, it shows significant relations with interpersonal relations. I can say that as a project manager, emotional intelligence is definitely important to assess in any relation whether it be in the workplace or in your love