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Implications of Emotional Intelligence Priyam Dhani Abstract Taking care of issues and settling on insightful choices, using both thoughts and feelings or logic and intuition is a part of what we allude to as Emotional Intelligence (EI). EI gained attention during the 1990's when audacious claims were made regarding the ability of EI to predict better professional and personal life. Many questions were posed by both researchers and laypersons like: What does the existence of El imply in everyday life? In what ways does El influence emotional wellness, relationships, day to day choices, educational and work efficiency? The aim of this article is to answer these questions by reviewing the literature available on the implications of EI and describing how it affects the life of people; personally, socially, academically, and in the workplace by discussing why the concept has been used in academic and organizational settings and why it is important in day to day life. Index Terms - Emotional Intelligence, Gender Differences, Mental Health, Wellbeing, Social Functioning, Academic Performance, Job Performance Introduction Since the publication of the bestselling book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman (1995), the theme of passionate insight has seen unparalleled intrigue. Programs looking to increment Emotional Intelligence have been executed in various settings. In any case, what precisely is Emotional Intelligence? Just like the case with all constructs (i.e. personality or intelligence), a few schools of thought exist which intend to most precisely depict and measure the idea of Emotional Intelligence. At the most broad level, Emotional Intelligence (E.I.) alludes to the ability to perceive and control emotions in ourselves as well as other people (Goleman, 2001). Peter Salovey and John Mayer, who initially used the term "Emotional Intelligence " defined emotional intelligence as: A form of intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one's own and others' feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one's thinking and actions (Salovey & Mayer, 1990). Later, these authors revised their definition of emotional intelligence, the current characterization now being the most widely accepted. Emotional intelligence is now