What You Really Need to Succeed
Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. Kennedy’s was only 119, but as it turns out, your IQ score pales in comparison with your EQ, MQ, and BQ scores when it comes to predicting your success and professional achievement.
IQ tests are used as an indicator of logical reasoning ability and technical intelligence. A high IQ is often a prerequisite for rising to the top ranks of business today. It is necessary, but it is not adequate to predict executive competence and corporate success. By itself, a high IQ does not guarantee that you will stand out and rise above everyone else.
Research carried out by the Carnegie Institute of Technology shows that 85 percent of your financial success is due to skills in “human engineering,” your personality and ability to communicate, negotiate, and lead. Shockingly, only 15 percent is due to technical knowledge. Additionally, Nobel Prize winning Israeli-American psychologist, Daniel Kahneman, found that people would rather do business with a person they like and trust rather than someone they don’t, even if the likeable person is offering a lower quality product or service at a higher price.
With this in mind, instead of exclusively focusing on your conventional intelligence quotient, you should make an investment in strengthening your EQ (Emotional Intelligence), MQ (Moral Intelligence), and BQ (Body Intelligence). These concepts may be elusive and difficult to measure, but their significance is far greater than IQ.
Emotional Intelligence
EQ is the most well known of the three, and in brief it is about: being aware of your own feelings and those of others, regulating these feelings in yourself and others, using emotions that are appropriate to the situation, self-motivation, and building relationships.
Top Tip for Improvement: First, become aware of your inner dialogue. It helps to keep a journal of what thoughts fill your mind during the day. Stress can be a huge killer of emotional intelligence, so you also need to develop healthy coping techniques that can effectively and quickly reduce stress in a volatile situation.
Moral Intelligence
MQ directly follows EQ as it deals with your integrity, responsibility, sympathy, and forgiveness. The way you treat yourself is the way other people will treat you. Keeping commitments, maintaining your integrity, and being honest are crucial to moral intelligence.
Top Tip for Improvement: Make fewer excuses and take responsibility for your actions. Avoid little white lies. Show sympathy and communicate respect to others. Practice acceptance and show tolerance of other people’s shortcomings. Forgiveness is not just about how we relate to others; it’s also how you relate to and feel about yourself.
Body Intelligence
Lastly, there is your BQ, or body intelligence, which reflects what you know about your body, how you feel about it, and take care of it. Your body is constantly telling you things; are you listening to the signals or ignoring them? Are you eating energy-giving or energy-draining foods on a daily basis? Are you getting enough rest? Do you exercise and take care of your body? It may seem like these matters are unrelated to business performance, but your body intelligence absolutely affects your work because it largely determines your feelings, thoughts, self-confidence, state of mind, and energy level.
Top Tip For Improvement: At least once a day, listen to the messages your body is sending you about your health. Actively monitor these signals instead of going on autopilot. Good nutrition, regular exercise, and adequate rest are all key aspects of having a high BQ. Monitoring your weight, practicing moderation with alcohol, and making sure you have down time can dramatically benefit the functioning of your brain and the way you perform at work.
What You Really Need To Succeed
It doesn’t matter if you did not receive the best academic training from a top university. A person with less education who has fully developed their EQ, MQ, and BQ can be far more successful than a person with an impressive education who falls short in these other categories.
Yes, it is certainly good to be an intelligent, rational thinker and have a high IQ; this is an important asset. But you must realize that it is not enough. Your IQ will help you personally, but EQ, MQ, and BQ will benefit everyone around you as well. If you can master the complexities of these unique and often under-rated forms of intelligence, research tells us you will achieve greater success and be regarded as more professionally competent and capable.
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Sleep more and be healthier.
In some cases for example, after a hard working week is a great night’s sleep can really be. And here is the type that is not in the habit: a number of studies have shown that people who slept more than eight hours a day, dying at a younger age than those who slept for 6-8 hours.
The scientists have not yet emerged is the cause and effect, said Najib Ayas, associate professor at the University of British Columbia: sleep is the deterioration of health, whether it is merely a symptom of a disorder of the body. Sleepyheads can spend so much time in bed because they suffer from sleep apnea, diabetes, or depression, and not because they really ever want to sleep.
Back to School at 40
One of my good friends decided a few months ago to go back to school at the age of 40. He wanted to get his Masters degree but really believed that his chances of even being accepted were slim to none. To his surprise, he was accepted and now found himself in a position where he will be 15 to 20 years older than almost all of his classmates.
He was apprehensive, to say the least, but he had pretty much made up his mind to go back to school, and I am proud to say that’s exactly what he did. He asked me if I would mind riding along with him as he went to register for classes and buy our books. Most of the students probably thought that we were professors until we entered the book store and asked for a couple of text books. The cashier gave us a strange look but pointed us in the right direction.
When we went to register for classes, the registrar actually called him to the front of the line thinking that he was a member of the staff. I have to admit, I had a good long laugh at that, and when he finally informed the lady that he was actually there to register and that he was going back to school, she smiled sheepishly and asked if he would mind returning to his spot in line.
We got through that day, but then there was the first day of class for him to worry about. He said he had not been this nervous since kindergarten and finally admitted that going back to school may not have been the best idea he had ever had. I pointed out to him that he was going back to school for a good reason and not to let all of these other insecurities and issues bring him down. Trying to be reassuring, I suggested that there were probably other 40-year old students in his classes, and that he would not be alone.
To my great relief, and I have to admit, my astonishment, there were actually a few students older than him in his classes. When he got home that day, I made it a point to be there, and watching him walk up to his wife and give her a kiss and hug reminded me of a first day of school for a 5-year-old, and I could not help but laugh again. He kindly dismissed me at that point, but I hung around for a while to ask how it was for him to go back to school.
He said at first, he was really anxious, because he thought he would get a lot of stares and whispers, but said he soon realized that there were a number of non-traditional students, and more to the point, nobody really cared. They were all there for the same purpose, and he was determined to get his degree no matter what it took.
Five short years later, he got his degree, and told me that going back to school was the smartest decision he had ever made.
Like in the movie, Back to School, Rodney Dangerfield never got any respect. In the real world you might find it to be just the opposite and the best respect is your own self-respect.
The Perfect Perfume
With the thousands of fragrances in the market, it can sometimes be tricky to choose the one that is perfect for your taste, personality, the occasion, and other factors. Check out the following basic tips that you may find useful when choosing and even wearing the perfect perfume for you.
1. Determine your budget.
Perfumes are priced in a very big range, from very inexpensive colognes to luxurious designer brands. Determining your budget or the money you are prepared to spend beforehand will help narrow down the choices and will save you a lot of time.
2. Know what particular smell you want and go for it.
Decide on what type of fragrance you want based on what use the perfume would be to you. For instance, is it for special occasions? Is it to please or seduce a lover? Is it for everyday wash and wear? If you plan to please someone, make sure to research on the particular fragrances he or she likes. If you want it to be an everyday whiff you can wear to work or school, you may want to buy a lighter and fresher scent. If it’s for big parties and formal events, choose a perfume that makes a stronger impact by blending well with your body chemistry.
Other factors like the weather or season are also important to consider. For instance, if you live in a very humid setting, floral fragrances with a woody or musky base often complement the sultry weather. If you’re often surrounded by a lot of people in near proximity, don’t choose a very strong perfume because not everyone likes perfume. Citrus, sea breeze and other herb and floral fragrances are often fresh and rejuvenating, perfect for someone always on the go. If you will be out on a date and want to heighten the romance, choose a scent that is a bit stronger but not overpowering. Usually oriental spices project confidence and sophistication. Meanwhile, aromatic blends are perfect for men who like to smell like a true man exuding with machismo and security.
3. Examine carefully before buying.
When you’ve finally narrowed down your choices and you’re ready to go to a perfume shop, don’t forget to carefully examine each perfume you fancy before getting ahead of yourself and purchasing. Take note that your nose can only handle so much and testing 20 perfumes consecutively will prove to be futile. Before you start spraying a perfume on your wrist, spray it first on a card or paper and decide if you like it. If not, move on to the next. Once you find a scent you think is perfect, start testing it on your body. Apply a small amount on your wrist or at the back of your arm. Sometimes the saleslady will offer to apply some in her own skin and have you smell it. This is a no-no because each of us reacts to perfumes in different ways. Make sure the perfume is perfect for you by putting it on your own skin. Wait for a few minutes because fragrances start to grow on you and smell different after a while.
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