Customer Reviews
Lifechanging - By: Skype lady, 08 Dec 2008 
This is a wonderful book that will open your mind to a new way of thinking. Enjoy the lovely stories & think about what is truely importantin your life!
A Bit Too Contemporary - By: B. W. Jenner, 23 Nov 2007 
This book gets off to a good start, but then falls into the Maslow trap of when you've got a hammer, you see every problem as a nail. By the end of the book I thought 'emotional intelligence' was a pretty weedy phenomemon & there was far too much doom & gloomin the book.
One of my favourite books of all time is The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton. Most of the stuffin Burton (written over 400 years ago) is covered by Goleman. Only Goleman dresses it up as the latest scientific research.
Things like reliving trauma as a way of purging it were intriguing. By the end I was skipping pages so I could take it to the charity shop.
interesting - but mostly about children - By: Rayne, 20 Oct 2007 
Very interesting for someone new to the concept of emotional intelligence, especially parents or teachers. Almost all examples & studies are drawn from children (kindergarten or primary school age, mostly), & how their EQ can be observed & stimulated. However, the book of limited use to adults who want to understand the strengths & limitations of their own emotional intelligence, or how to improve it.
I gather when this book first came out it was a groundbreaking work. Much research & writing has been done since then, so there are probably better choices for someone who wants to learn about emotional intelligencein adults.
Poor mans Dianetics - By: Juju, 31 Dec 2006 
I was first introduced to this book at a work seminar. After several hours of team work activities, communication coaching & munching on the finger food- the seminar leader (hired by my employer) gave all the staff an insight into how the mind works by doing diagrams & giving examples using data she had garnered from the book 'Emotional Intelligence'. I was struck by how many of the concepts & ideas seem to by synonymous with L.Ron Hubbards 'Dianetics- The Modern Science of Mental Health', but presentedin a more loose fashion & with a less long term technique for solving the problems to the primitive area of mans behaviour.
Whilst I do agree that some of the authors statements are true- I would recommend reading the real thing first.
Life Intelligence - By: Andy Bolton, 31 Oct 2006 This book is not just about getting on betterin the work place, but getting on betterin lifein general. I came to read this book through a desire to try & better myself & from reading `self help' books from authors like Susan Jeffers & Paul McKenna. Having only just finished reading it, it is to early to say whether what I have learned will be of long term benefitin terms of my career & other problems like occasional social anxiety & comfort eating. The book challenges you to confront unhelpful & self-defeating thoughts when they arise & to locate where & when they first came from. It is fair to say that this book has given me a huge insight into why I think the way I do & the possible reasons why I am the way I am. Although it does not go into practical solutions to deeply, it does give you insights into your own emotional thinking & that alone I believe can be of enormous benefit. I now feel I have a fresh desire & impetus to push through these ways of thinking. If you have problemsin your life like me then this book could help to give you the same insights.
