First, you could work with a Social and Emotional Intelligence coach to take the assessment and receive a debrief on your report. Then, if you’re disciplined, you can use the tips, suggestions, and resources from the 40-page report generated by the assessment, to build your skills in SEI. In any case, taking an assessment gives you a baseline. It can then be used for comparison if you take a second assessment after you’ve worked for several months to a year on incorporating the new skills into your life. This would help you see the return on the investment you’ve made of time, study, and effort to grow in social and emotional behavioral skills.

Or second, you could work with a Social and Emotional Intelligence coach to take the assessment and receive a debrief on your report. Then, if you’re disciplined, you can use the tips, suggestions, and resources from the 40-page report generated by the assessment, to build your skills in SEI. In any case, taking an assessment gives you a baseline. It can then be used for comparison if you take a second assessment after you’ve worked for several months to a year on incorporating the new skills into your life. This would help you see the return on the investment you’ve made of time, study, and effort to grow in social and emotional behavioral skills.

And, third, there is always the option of pursuing a self-study program. There are an amazing number of books on Social and Emotional Intelligence. On the day I wrote this a quick search on Amazon for the words “emotional intelligence” listed 5,920 results.