Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Cafe

Virtual EQ Café – Reconnecting with Purpose

25th October, 2026
05:00–06:00 pm, West African Time

We are taught to look for purpose out there in the right job, the right cause, the right plan. And when the world doesn’t cooperate, purpose starts to feel like something we’ve failed at. But purpose doesn’t begin as a plan. It begins as a feeling.

This EQ Café invites you to follow your own emotions to what matters most to you. Drawing on the emotion needs model from Joshua Freedman’s new book Emotion Rules, we’ll discover that our feelings including the uncomfortable ones, are signals pointing toward needs. And the largest cluster of all points toward meaning.

Then we’ll do something practical: we’ll look at where we’ve been locating our sense of purpose, and move it somewhere we can actually reach it. You’ll leave with a first draft of your own Noble Goal, a short statement of purpose you can practice today, not someday.

Emotional intelligence (EQ) means being smarter with feelings. It’s learnable, practical, and grows through shared practice. EQ Cafés are reflective, engaging conversations for people who are curious about emotions and want to build insight and connection together. 

We are blessed to have a global community working towards 1 billion people practising emotional intelligence. Gathering in community and practising emotional intelligence supports us, this time in growing our resilience, another one of the foundational pillars of EQ.

In this Business Café, we will explore:

• What are my feelings actually pointing me toward?
• Why does purpose feel so heavy — and where have I been locating it?
• What do I want to add to the world, and how do I practice that today?

This Café invites you to stop searching for purpose and start listening for it.

EQ Cafés are interactive, informal workshops created by Six Seconds, the global nonprofit supporting a more emotionally intelligent world. I’m a volunteer leader in the network, supporting people to practice emotional intelligence – and we’re especially focused on bringing these skills to future generations. The Cafés are open to anyone.

Who: Business leaders and professionals who are not only interested in learning about and practicing emotional intelligence—the learnable, measurable, scientifically validated skillset we all need to thrive, but also interested in building a workforce equipped with emotional intelligence, driving them toward success and embracing authenticity empowers individuals to live genuinely, fostering trust and meaningful connection

What is EQ Café: EQ Café is a free, 90-minute interactive workshop designed to help people explore and apply emotional intelligence (EQ) in real life. Developed by Six Seconds and hosted by Network Leaders worldwide who are certified in our EQ programs and professionally practice emotional intelligence. Whether you work in business, education, parenting, or another field, EQ Cafés offer practical tools and meaningful conversation you can take straight into your everyday life.

Why We Do EQ Cafés: EQ Cafés are not spaces to teach EQ. They are spaces for people to experience and practice it together. By hosting free, accessible sessions in cities and virtually around the world, Six Seconds’ Network Leaders create spaces for real connection, shared learning, and community growth. Every Café, every conversation, moves us one step closer to our vision: 1 billion people practicing emotional intelligence.

When: October 25th, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 p.m.

Where: Zoom (link will be sent after registration)

Facilitator: Enahoro Okhae, Six Seconds’ Network Leader, Nigeria 

How: It’s free; register to save your space here

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