What is a good way to start developing your emotional intelligence?

It is great to be able to take up the topic of emotional intelligence with peers, colleagues and new friends. It helps to be able to talk about these ideas. It's even great to read a book about emotional intelligence. Beyond that, you must talk about it with people. One of the things that we know about developing emotional intelligence is that the best way to do that is to find a friend or buddy and get some encouragement and make sure that you do it together.