Each Emotional Intelligence Exercise uses a specific mental ability you have and activates an important part of your brain. There are no “right or wrong” answers. Maintain and enhance your abilities based on neuroscience principles. Each exercise takes 5 minutes or less. Write down your answers or just keep them in mind. Enjoy.

Dr. Bob’s “EI” Exercise. 101.

Of his years in prison, Nelson Mandela said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” What did he mean?

He served 27 years in prison before becoming the President of South Africa. Nelson Mandela died December 5, 2013.

Mental Abilities: Self-awareness. Self-management.  Brain Map: Right brain somatosensory cortex and right amygdala.