Imagine a world where people are friends with all feelings. Where people have tools to be connected, supported, awake with compassion for self & one another. What would happen?
When Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence (EQ) book became a bestseller in 1995, he wrote about two models he’d seen in the world for how to educate the skills of EQ – one is called Self-Science, created by Six Seconds’ founders. Over the next years, we kept getting calls from people:
“I read this book and love it, but it doesn’t say HOW. How do you grow and apply emotional intelligence?”
In 1997, Anabel Jensen, Karen McCown & I started Six Seconds to answer that question. Six Seconds was born to make emotional intelligence practical & actionable. For us, it’s not a “theory to know,” it’s a process to use, a way of engaging to be smarter with feelings. To turn emotions into allies so we can all be and do better.
So far, we’ve grown a community of changemakers in over 150 countries, and together we’ve supported over 7.5 million people to practice emotional intelligence (EQ). Other milestones include…
75 deeply dedicated team members (check out the new bios!) spanning 16 countries, plus 100s of volunteers & 1000s of active practitioners in 150 countries plus world-class partners = a community of equipped & supported to grow EQ everywhere – each starting with ourselves,
14 psychometric assessments in 28 languages to measure EQ in practical ways for adults, kids, organizations,
hundreds of hours of published curriculum (for kids, college students, professionals, parents, and more) to grow these life-changing skills,
15 certification courses equipping professionals to create value with emotional intelligence,
the first-ever EQ conferences at Harvard & at the UN Headquarters, plus more in San Francisco, Singapore, Holland, South Africa, Dubai, Mumbai, Tokyo, Shanghai, Mexico, Lima…
the first AI for emotional intelligence,
the world’s largest EQ study that’s the global benchmark for tracking emotional intelligence,
… and so much more!
Of all the accomplishments, what am I most proud of? The answer is here. As you read these bios of our growing global team, what do you notice? I see authenticity & passion, determination and hope. A deep sense of purpose. One way of articulating this shared purpose:
Connecting to ignite the spark in all of us.
Connecting with emotion. Connecting with self. Connecting with one another. The spark of energy, of possibility, of a shared future of prosperity and peace that works for all of us. That’s why we’re determined to increase the world’s emotional intelligence – with everyone.
Join Us Celebrating – What’s Next?
We’ll be celebrating all year, and sharing more announcements. A few items we’re looking forward to celebrating with you (check back soon for more):
Virtual Gala September 27-30 – save the date
5 million children & families having fun with emotions at POP-UP Festival in partnership with UNICEF World Children’s Day
Introducing Six Seconds – see the new About page
New badges for all 15 of Six Seconds Certification programs, including:
Surpassing half a million in-depth, validated EQ assessments
3rd virtual conference on emotional intelligence in higher education – save the dates, June 28-30
One of the world’s first doctoral programs specializing in social emotional learning – in partnership with Antioch University
Launch of our 2022 Wellbeing Changemaker cohort with students building materials for students to grow emotional intelligence
And more!
What milestones would you like to celebrate? Please share in the comments, and, visit again for more 25-year anniversary news!
The World EQ Summit, 2017, Dubai & Mumbai
Six Seconds’ founders at our conference at Harvard University, 2013
The first emotional intelligence conference at U.N. Headquarters
Six Seconds’ magazine, 2003
A Billion People Practicing Emotional Intelligence, 2014
EQ Summit Mexico, January 2020, with Six Seconds’ dear friends the Malpicas – we miss you Alfonso
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Congrats 6seconds. Wish you will be more and more exist and meaningful in helping people around the world develop their EI. I still remember the days when I joint the 6seconds course in year 2000 and learn from Joshua, Annabelle and Marsha in San Mateo, CS-USA. It changed my life a lot. In family, in business and in community. Improved my healthiness, my self areness, my management, my social awareness and my relationship with people around me.
Congrats and hope for more EQ years ahead!
How can we find more info on doctoral programs specializing in social emotional learning – in partnership with Antioch University? Thanks.
Kyriakos
i am so excited to celebrate the25th birthday with my dearest sixsecond
it my pleasure to be one of sixsecond famely
Congratulations on achieving this milestone and wish you keep growing and building EI communities. Keep inspiring us.
Intelligent, What I give to get to the level of intelligence with my emotions … I’m thrilled to now know that there is a way to be completely aware of my feelings.
I really hope it won’t take me 25 years to do so, But I’m proud that someone reach 25 years of spreading this knowledge around the world until it reached me.
I’m eager & completely interested to uncover the deepest emotion in me & in everyone in my life for starters, If I could do that, I truly believe we are going to live completely different lives.
Thank you for adding Beats to everyone’s life, Can’t wait to be part of the journey.
Would like to know more about 6 seconds.
I love this vision Joshua and step by step, course by course and EI champion one after another seem very united to make it happen and let the ripples begin.
If you need any support for that wave to keep flowing in the corporate world then I’m here!.
Really enjoying browsing through the new-look bios. Super interesting to read what everyones Noble Goal is.
In a word – INSPIRING!
I feel like I know people I’ve already met much better now. And the closing sentence “I’d love to talk to you about…” is a great opportunity to build connections.
Can we get something similar for our member profiles in EQ.org?
P.S. Congratulations to everyone on OUR 25th birthday!