By Kat Ambrose — 2019
They learn to turn their unproductive thoughts into productive ones.
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We normally think of intelligence as cognitive intelligence, which is measured by IQ. Our emotional intelligence is looking at how our emotions effect everything that we do and think. We feel before we think.
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Today’s research suggests around 70 percent of adults may experience what is now known as “imposter syndrome” or “impostorism” at least once in their lifetime.
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