Dr Olga Lucía Gamboa PhD, MPsych 
Some of us, commit great periods of our lives to achieve our external goals, these can be at the social, romantic, family or professional level. Unfortunately, more often than not, despite all our efforts life does not cooperate. With continuous …
“Common sense is not so common.” ― Voltaire
Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) is a topic that has become very popular during the last couple years, however, the concept is not new, it could be similar to the well known “common sense.” A wealth of quotes, full of wisdom, from our ancestors gives evidence of this. But what is all this fuss about EI? And why do we need to develop it?
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’…” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson
Very often during these last days of the year we start to evaluate how the current year was and to think and plan our resolutions for the new year. Frequently we complain about how unfavourable it was and how much we hope for a change during the coming year.