Current research validates the importance of social intelligence and suggests that one of components to being socially intelligent is empathy. Empathy consists of self-awareness, self-regulation, and motivation. When these three elements are mastered than we can transfer those skills to becoming socially intelligent. What the historical and current definitions for Social Intelligence are trying to do is get at a quality in human beings which makes them capable of awareness and understanding in the broadest possible terms. Not mere financial or academic or interpersonal success but understanding what makes it possible to make their lives worthwhile and in so doing, making their society better during their lifetime and after. Social intelligence is in the tradition of wisdom, not the more current idea of „smartness.” Strengthening our empathic and social skills contributes to our social competence. Empathy and Social Intelligence determine how we handle relationships.