The Captain and the Compass — Emotional Intelligence for Student Life

The Problem

"Student life brings strong feelings: pressure, excitement, homesickness, frustration. Emotions are not the problem; they carry information. When you learn to read them and respond well, they become the most useful instrument you have."

What you'll achieve

Outcomes you can expect

Notice emotions early and name them precisely, in mind and body
Read an emotion for the need and value behind it, and take a next step
Practise a regulation strategy that works for you over two weeks
Share a difficult emotion with a clear four-part statement

The science behind it

What you'll learn

What an emotion is and does, and the five skills of emotional intelligence
Your beliefs about whether emotions can change, are useful and are acceptable
The Emotion Regulation Wheel and where your habits sit on it
Expressive writing and your own Emotional Intelligence Plan

What's included

Everything you get

58 tools across 8 modules, including 11 written for this course
My EQ Check-In at the start and the end, and My Emotion Logbook throughout
Two guided audio practices, and a Foundation Note and reader in every module
Private fillable workbooks for every practice tool

Who it's for

The right fit

Designed for For university students at any stage who want the deep-dive on emotions.

Your life is a sailboat and your feelings are its compass; emotional intelligence is being a captain who reads the compass well. This student edition turns emotional intelligence into five skills you practise on your own, again and again: noticing and naming emotions, examining your beliefs about them, reading them as data about needs and values, regulating them, and expressing them in ways that build trust. You take a check-in in week one, keep an emotion logbook throughout, and retake the check-in at the end beside your own Emotional Intelligence Plan.

Common questions

FAQ

How long does it take?

The core route runs over eight weeks, one module per session. Extended practices from the FlourishIQ library let you stretch it across a semester.

Do I need to have done another course first?

No. It stands alone, and it pairs naturally with the emotions modules of Launchpad, SEL Catchup, PROSPER and SEARCH.

Is there a version for adults or the workplace?

Yes. This is the student edition; the adult and workplace editions follow the same build.

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Your emotions are the compass. You are the captain.

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