What does leading a full and happy life mean nowadays? Paradoxically, in the modern society, where most people have their basic needs met, a fulfilling life requires more effort to attain than it did ever before. Learning how to develop emotional intelligence will help you build stronger bonds with people close to you, focus on your work with more success, and take every open opportunity to share your potential with the world. As you begin to develop your emotional intelligence, you will begin to learn when to be happy and excited, and when to be sad or anxious, and how to react to the changing circumstances of life. Very few people let their feelings go unnoticed, until one day they find themselves trapped in a cocoon of unidentifiable feelings and even more mysterious emotional reactions. In the next few chapters, you will learn more about theory and practice behind Emotional intelligence: who are the theorists who introduced it, what it means to be emotionally intelligent and how you can make your first steps towards the awaken living.