Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. Daniel Goleman's fascinating and persuasive book argues that our view of intelligence is too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely for how we do in life.

Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart--one he terms "emotional intelligence." While childhood is a critical time for its development, emotional intelligence is not fixed at birth. It can be nurtured and strengthened throughout adulthood--with immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work.

This eye-opening book offers a new vision of excellence that can change the future for us and for our children.

Aristotle's Challenge

PART ONE THE EMOTIONAL BRAIN

1.What Are Emotions For?

2.Anatomy of an Emotional Hijacking

PART TWO THE NATURE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

3.When Smart Is Dumb

4.Know Thyself

5.Passion's Slaves

6.The Master Aptitude

7.The Roots of Empathy

8.The Social Arts

PART THREE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE APPLIED

9.Intimate Enemies

10.Managing with Heart

11.Mind and Medicine

PART FOUR WINDOWS OF: OPPORTUNITY

12.The Family Crucible

13.Trauma and Emotional Relearning

14.Temperament Is Not Destiny

PART FIVE EMOTIONAL LITERACY

15.The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy

16.Schooling the Emotions

Appendix A: What Is Emotion?

Appendix B: Hallmarks of the

Emotional Mind

Appendix C: The Neural Circuitry

of Fear

Appendix D: W.T.Grant Consortiur

Active Ingredients of Prevention

Programs

Appendix E: The Self Science

Curriculum

Appendix F: Social and Emotional

Learning: Results

Notes

Acknowledgments

Index