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EQ in Action Challenge
Welcome to the EQ in Action challenge! Did you know that emotional intelligence, or EQ, is just as important as IQ? This challenge will take you on a journey of self-discovery, teaching you how to build strong relationships and create a positive environment. Get started on this journey, gather all the tools, and put them into practice to earn your EQ in Action badge!
You will be contributing to:
Take this challenge and you will be able to:
- Have better self-awareness, and able to recognise and understand your emotions and their impact on your behaviour.
- Manage and control emotions, impulses, and reactions.
- Develop motivation to achieve your goals for personal and professional development.
- Tune into the emotions of others and understanding them.
- Develop your social skills and build stronger interactions.
In case you didn't know…
- Emotional intelligence is just as important to your success as IQ.
- People with high emotional intelligence experience better mental health and have stronger relationships to others.
- Effective leaders often have high emotional intelligence.
- Emotional intelligence is recognised as a vital skill in the workplace. It helps individuals navigate office politics, collaborate effectively, and excel in leadership roles.
- Pay attention to body language and facial expressions; they can tell you a lot about how someone is feeling.
- Everyone feels and expresses emotions differently, and that’s okay. Celebrate what makes each person unique.
8 steps to digital badge success
- Agree with your Leader on the activities and community project you want to do.
- Complete a minimum of 5 activities from our activity bank (next page).
- Answer the reflection questions after each activity.
- Complete your community service project related to understanding the world and emotional connections.
- Reflect with your Adult Leader on your experience during the challenge and how your project is making a positive change.
- Share your project story on sdgs.scout.org.
- Wait up to a week for the feedback email.
- Congratulations on a job well done! Your digital badge is in your account.