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Why do people choose to develop emotional intelligence and why do they turn to Six Seconds for their path? In “Voices from Six Seconds Network,” we introduce you to people in the network who share their experiences, personal journeys, and how they embrace EQ in different areas of their daily lives.

Voices from the Network: Jordan Wilson

by Maddalena Campitelli

“At the age of eight, I was very tall but with the heart of a lamb, growing up in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. My mother could not understand why I wasn’t rougher and I did not understand why she wasn’t gentler.” – Dr. Wilson Jordan

We sat down recently with Dr. Jordan to talk about his journey to develop empathy – getting certified with Six Seconds, and growing a path to a new business career using EQ. <Learn more about Six Seconds model of empathy>

Growing up, Dr. Jordan never had a supportive environment that accepted him as he was: because of his gentleness and interest in the emotional body, he was teased, not understood and told to shut down his emotions, so he had to turn his back on his heart. Only later did he learn that he had to create for himself what he wanted and needed in order to get it.

Like so many people in the Six Seconds community, Dr. Jordan’s path to finding tools, community of practitioners and inner strength was a long and winding journey. After his first certification, Dr. Jordan was excited; he has been looking for Six Seconds for a long time. “I’m very grateful to have found Six Seconds and its partners, I’ve finally met new people with whom I feel I can share on a personal level.” He continued, “I didn’t want to become a therapist, nor a counselor, but I wanted to be able to talk about emotions and their processes since I was a child, believe me or not.” Dr. Jordan explained it was a huge relief to discover an approach to emotional intelligence “with a common language an average person could utilize.”

One ah-ha moment Dr. Jordan shared with us was when he first took the SEI (Six Seconds’ Emotional Intelligence Assessment). His overall scores were very high but in two categories – Empathy and Optimism – surprisingly low. While he didn’t consider himself lacking empathy, he had seen a pattern in his life in trouble keeping long-distance or long-term ties, affecting both personal and professional spheres. Maybe it was empathy all along!

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Meet Dr. Wilson Jordan LinkedIn →

Professional achievements: PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, professional physical healer and corporate trainer teaching in formal and industrial educational environments

Favorite Six Seconds Learning Philosophy: “The process is the content”

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Noble Goal: “To connect with others and inspire change”

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His “Don’t Miss This” Six Seconds tools & courses: SEI Assessment because “It is very powerful to help you become more aware of yourself and it supports you to teach other people how to become more aware of themselves”; and the Trust Style Inventory (TSI) certification offered by Six Seconds Preferred Partner, OrgSoul because “trust has to be the foundation before you can do anything.”

Expanding his empathy skills led Dr. Jordan to recognize that others thought, felt and acted differently. Additionally, developing self-empathy led Dr. Jordan to listen deeply and develop trust in himself. When taking the Trust Style Inventory (TSI) course he could finally see that a judgmental approach towards others was preventing him from making deeper connections. “Trust is very anchoring, it’s important to know what voices, feelings, beliefs in me I trust.” Join our partner for an info session on TSI tool certification and get to know more about the power of trust.

Through his EQ journey Dr Jordan realized he needed to pay more attention to what people were saying, finding empathy inside of listening. He shared, “My feelings could easily be distinguished when I listened to them.” Practicing empathy affected his tone as well: “My tonality and words changed, they conveyed empathy.” This process brought a positive transformation in Dr. Jordan’s relationships: “Conveying empathy to others immediately changed how others spoke to and with me as well as how deeply they were willing to share.”

Joining Six Seconds Network provided Dr. Jordan with the structure and tools to express what he has always felt inside since childhood and it also affected his perspective of the future. With his experience and training at Six Seconds, Dr. Jordan is excited about building a business to facilitate and coach groups and individuals about EQ and trust, and he is looking to the future saying: “I’m discovering how Six Seconds could be a unique environment and resource for developing my community and network.”

Thank you Dr. Jordan for sharing your EQ journey with us!

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