I got an email this morning from Brent Darnell, a construction writer and consultant (and has actually worked in this crazy industry).  He focuses on the huge gains that can be made by construction guys improving their emotional intelligence and relationships. These important lessons will make you more valuable at work and at home. If you’re a life long learner (and you should be saying yes to that supposition), then put in some effort to better understand and improve your emotional intelligence.

Brent has offerer all 6 of his books for free downloads from now till 10/6/12. After that they will be $0.99/each, but why not get them now for free? His books include The People Profit Connection: How Emotional Intelligence Can Maximize People Skills & Maximize Your Profits which has sold over 30,000 copies (a huge number for a construction book).

He also offers The Tao of Emotional Intelligence which teaches emotional intelligence through 82 sayings from the I Ching. Then his The Tough Guy Survival Kit includes 3 earlier books: Stress Management, Time Management and Life Balance for Tough Guys, Relationship Skills for Tough Guys and Communication and Presentation Skills for Tough Guys.

So I strongly encourage to take a couple of minutes and go to Smashwords to get the free downloads.  I downloaded the PDF versions, because I tend to read on my tablet or laptop. If you use Kindle or Nook, those versions are available as well.

Here’s a great opportunity to improve your people skills. Trust me, you need it.