No matter how old you are, where you come from or what you do for a living, the desire to have satisfying and meaningful relationships is one we all share. Relationships are key to everything we do, and the bonds and connections we make with others is what gives us the greatest sense of meaning, happiness, and fulfillment. Nothing interferes more with your ability to enjoy rewarding relationships than an inability to understand your own emotions and manage their impact on you and those around you. Emotional intelligence, the currency of the 21st century, is the essential skill set that separates those who fail in their personal and professional relationships from those who succeed. Sylvia draws from her own successful quest for self-discovery and realization to guide the reader through a variety of strategies. She makes the concept of emotional intelligence relatable in a way that puts it immediately within our reach. She helps us remove our fears about confronting our emotions. Her lucid writing explores the behaviors critical to honest self-examination and to surmounting self-imposed obstacles. -- Mark Allan Williams, 30+ year editor at Bloomberg, journalist, and essayist In I Dare You to Care , Sylvia artfully uses personal and professional storytelling to transform what could be a complex topic into something we can all really understand and apply with greater ease. -- Garland Nixon, Politcal commentator, FOX News and Pacifica Network A must-read for students and young professionals everywhere. In a world where you will compete with others of equal or greater skill than you, your emotional intelligence and the strategies Sylvia shares in this book will set you head and shoulders above the crowd. -- Dr. Bernard Demczuk, historian and former assistant VP at George Washington University Sylvia Baffour is a professional speaker, trainer, and executive coach ranked among HubSpots Top Fifteen Female Motivational Speakers. She is the founder and president of Baffour International LLC, an organization committed to improving how individuals and companies leap beyond their barriers to achieve peak performance. Her roots began more than four decades ago in her native country of Ghana, and since the tender age of one and a half, her lifes journey has taken her through several countries across the globe. Sylvia is one of the most sought-after speakers and trainers in the fields of personal empowerment and professional development and she is a highly respected thought leader in Emotional Intelligence.