029 Why should I care if politicians have high EQ or not?

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In this and the next 5 episodes we are looking closer into the role emotional intelligence plays in politics.

I am answering the most common 10 questions people are not asking us, but should and the question I am answering today is:

Why should I care if politicians have high EQ or if they don’t?

Before I answer today’s question, I want to share today’s quote which is from Plato and it goes like this:

"The world will never have lasting peace so long as men reserve for war the finest human qualities. Peace, no less than war, requires idealism and self-sacrifice and a righteous and dynamic faith."

John Foster Dulles

Well… you might not be making their decisions, but you are certainly affected by them. So I guess it is in your best interest to have politicians that make good decisions.

To make good decisions you need a strong and clear mind, we all know that. But when you are making decisions which are about people’s lives, it probably would be recommended to understand those people.

When the people are who put you where you make the decisions, your first concern should be the people who put you there. But for this great reasoning and a clear mind is not enough.

Stay tuned to find out more...