Emotional intelligence may be the primary difference between those that are successful and those that are not. High emotional intelligence has been touted as an important predictor of a person's ability to master their environment from an emotional standpoint and continue to work on their goals through effectively engage those around them. The higher the emotional intelligence the capable the person is at understanding themselves and others.
The following presentation offers insight from Dr (s) Swanson, Hamilton and Zobisch into the very real benefits of developing higher emotional intelligence among real estate professionals:
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Monday, January 26, 2015
Monday, December 1, 2014
Discussing Parks as a Place of Value Through Poetry
Poetry offers a new way of looking at the same thing. A new perspective with enough feeling or insight to challenge our previous assumptions. It doesn't really matter much what the topic of discussion is as poetry is about everyday life. In this case poetry can be about parks and their value to the environment both financially and aesthetically.
Parks and landscaping are used to improve upon the environment. They cost a significant amount of money to build and more money to maintain but they are worth it. There is a reason why we are so attracted to parks and why we as humans enjoy them. We enjoy them so much that those neighborhoods that have parks and landscaping are worth more than those who don't.
Parks are more than simple decoration as they provide activities, recreation and a chance to connect. They keep wildlife in the area and become places where people socialize. Birds and squirrels become actors on our real life television that plays a metaphorical movie from each park bench. At its very root parks remind us of where we came and our backgrounds. We feel comfortable there because nature is where we came from.
The Priceless Benefits of Parks
Parks are refuges of nature's wild,
Places where the constructed meet the unconstructed,
What costs money today was once born in the wild,
A capsule of time long past.
The birds and squirrels don't seem to care,
Their lives are consumed by chasing nuts and berries,
They can spend a lifetime in the same preserve,
No worries but that which is in front of them.
Man is a different creature entirely,
A park is simply a place to sit,
Somewhere to gain perspective,
A large decoration on a map.
The value is not in the bushes and trees,
It is a little more than the perfectly groomed lawn,
It is a real life movie to watch on the canvass of a blue sky,
A projector into their past.
We are not much different than the birds and squirrels,
Most of us chase our nuts and berries within a few short miles,
We sit in the parks to remind us of our past, of where we came,
A small reminder of our place in it all.
Parks and landscaping are used to improve upon the environment. They cost a significant amount of money to build and more money to maintain but they are worth it. There is a reason why we are so attracted to parks and why we as humans enjoy them. We enjoy them so much that those neighborhoods that have parks and landscaping are worth more than those who don't.
Parks are more than simple decoration as they provide activities, recreation and a chance to connect. They keep wildlife in the area and become places where people socialize. Birds and squirrels become actors on our real life television that plays a metaphorical movie from each park bench. At its very root parks remind us of where we came and our backgrounds. We feel comfortable there because nature is where we came from.
Parks are refuges of nature's wild,
Places where the constructed meet the unconstructed,
What costs money today was once born in the wild,
A capsule of time long past.
The birds and squirrels don't seem to care,
Their lives are consumed by chasing nuts and berries,
They can spend a lifetime in the same preserve,
No worries but that which is in front of them.
Man is a different creature entirely,
A park is simply a place to sit,
Somewhere to gain perspective,
A large decoration on a map.
The value is not in the bushes and trees,
It is a little more than the perfectly groomed lawn,
It is a real life movie to watch on the canvass of a blue sky,
A projector into their past.
We are not much different than the birds and squirrels,
Most of us chase our nuts and berries within a few short miles,
We sit in the parks to remind us of our past, of where we came,
A small reminder of our place in it all.
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Emotional Intelligence and the Real Estate Profession
Dr. Brand Bowler and
Dr. Andree Swanson, Assistant Professors at Ashford University at the Denver
campus, are interested in the relationship between emotional intelligence and
real estate professionals. Bowler and
Swanson are conducting a qualitative study to identify the levels of
understanding of emotional intelligence (EI) within the field of real estate sales. Understanding and using EI is a learned
behavior that real estate professionals should be aware of when dealing with
clients. Literature reveals that using
EI will improve realtors’ efficiency and effectiveness.
The significance of
this study is that a real estate sales professional must maintain the knowledge
and skills necessary to provide professionally competent services. Competence includes the wisdom to recognize
the limitations of that knowledge and promote ethical relationships. Emotional recognition of the client plays a
crucial role in understanding the client’s motivation and feelings about his or
her finances as related to real estate transactions.
Emotional
awareness is a key component of being an effective real estate sales professional. Upon preliminary research, little to no
literature can be found on emotional intelligence and real estate sales
professionals. Because of the lack of
research on the topic, the completion of this proposed study is necessary.
Attention Real Estate Professionals
You are invited to participate in a pilot
research study on Emotional Intelligence conducted by Dr. Bowler and Dr.
Swanson, Ashford University. Please go
to this link, complete the informed consent, and take the brief survey. (IRB
Approved)
If you have any questions, please contact Dr
Bowler at brand.bowler@ashford.edu or Dr Swanson at andree.swanson@ashford.edu
Thursday, May 30, 2013
A Current Study: An Assessment of Emotional Intelligence Understanding in the Field of Real Estate
Purpose/Significance
Dr Andree
Swanson and Dr Brand Bowler,
research partners, are conducting a qualitative study is to identify the levels
of understanding of emotional intelligence (EI) within the field of real estate
sales. Understanding and using EI is a learned
behavior that real estate professionals should be aware of when dealing with
clients. Literature reveals that using
EI will improve realtors’ efficiency and effectiveness. The study will seek real estate sales
professionals recruited through social media and networking.
Significance Statement
The significance
of this study is that a real estate sales professional must maintain the
knowledge and skills necessary to provide professionally competent
services. Competence includes the wisdom
to recognize the limitations of that knowledge and promote ethical
relationships. Emotional recognition of
the client plays a crucial role in understanding the client’s motivation and
feelings about his or her finances as related to real estate transactions.
Emotional
awareness is a key component of being an effective real estate sales
professional. Upon preliminary research,
little to no literature can be found on emotional intelligence and real estate
sales professionals. Because of the lack
of research on the topic, the completion of this proposed study is necessary.
Many
studies have been published on how individuals with high emotional intelligence
can enhance and increase the potential for positive outcomes. The researchers propose that real estate
sales professionals should work to increase their emotional intelligence, which
can be learned, to be successful when working with clients. Emotional intelligence is a learned and
practiced skill. The completion of the
proposed study may positively benefit the field of real estate and in a greater
sense may significantly change the landscape of communications and relationships
in both business and academia as a whole.
Benefits
The results of
the proposed study could potentially change the field of real estate sales by
transforming the realtor / client relationship. This would benefit not only the profession,
but also the individual agents and their real estate sales clients who work
with an Emotionally Intelligent trained agent. The results may also provide a positive
resource for the field of education by establishing Emotional Intelligence
courses into the curriculum of business and real estate studies.
Participate in Study
If
you are a real estate professional, you are invited to participate in a
qualitative research study on Emotional Intelligence. Please go to this link, complete the informed
consent, and take the brief survey.
Dr. Andree Swanson & Dr. Brand Bowler
References
Bradberry,
T., & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional
Intelligence 2.0. San Diego, CA: TalentSmart.
Paterson, K.
(2011). What's your EQ? Rough Notes.
Retrieved from ProQuest.
Trochim,
W. M. (2006). Survey research. Research
Methods Knowledge Base. from
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/survey.php
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