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The Big Myth
In school so much of what is focused on is related to your I.Q., your
Intelligence Quotient. I.Q. means book smart, our natural brain power,
which most people
think is the major cause of success in school. You are usually graded and
evaluated on I.Q. performance. Consequently, some students in the class
feel disadvantaged.
They don’t think they have the smarts that someone else in the class
may
have. Therefore, they begin to believe that they can’t be as successful.
This is the BIG MYTH.
I.Q. is not what makes the difference between the Top 20 and the Bottom 80. Rather, the biggest thing that separates the Top 20 from the rest is that they have more fully developed their E.Q., Emotional Quotient.
Fortunately, E.Q. is another way
of being smart. E.Q. is being self smart, people 
smart, and a new way of being
school smart. A person can be successful in spite
of not having a high I.Q. if they develop their Emotional Intelligence. The
good news is that Emotional Intelligence, unlike Intellectual Intelligence,
can be
developed and improved. There is a debate in education whether or not we can
raise I.Q. We are not concerned about that debate because we know we can wake
up your E.Q.
I.Q. and E.Q. can be compared to the wheels of a bicycle. The back wheel drives the bike and the front wheel steers the bike. The back wheel represents our I.Q. and the front wheel our E.Q. Consequently, where we end up is determined by our E.Q., our front wheel. And it is this front wheel over which we have direct control when we grab the handle bars.
The Anatomy of Your E.Q.
Your E.Q. is
made up of three important human characteristics:
EQ = Thinking + Learning
+ Communicating.
Self Smart |
School Smart |
People Smart |
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The Importance of EQ
Let’s see if we can better understand the importance of E.Q. Imagine
your I.Q. and E.Q. being on a scale of 1-10. If you have an average I.Q.
of 5 and a low E.Q. of 2, your total success score will then be a 10.
Let’s take a look at a few examples:
Example 1: Sally is bright (I.Q. = 8) and has
her hand up all the time. She lacks friends because she is arrogant,
boastful and irritates people. Sally doesn’t have many people
skills (E.Q. = 2). Her success total is only 16. Example 2: Meanwhile, behind Sally sits Andy who
has average brainpower (I.Q. = 5). Andy never gets any A’s
and struggles to get B’s and C’s. But he is dependable,
trustworthy and brings out the best in others (E.Q. = 8). Notice
that Andy’s success total is more than double that of Sally’s. But what if Sally increased her E.Q.? What if
she developed some of these Top 20 skills (E.Q.=8)? If so, Sally
would quadruple the “ride” she is taking through high
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The secret we want to reveal in this training is that you have the power to raise your E.Q. Therefore, you have the power to steer your bike towards greater success.
You have the power to create a great ride with great results.For many students there is a gap between their tested I.Q. and their G.P.A. In other words, many bright students are getting poor grades. Their I.Q. may be 8 but they are performing as if their I.Q. is 4. By increasing their E.Q., they begin to function intellectually at full capacity. When students with average I.Q. become aware of this possibility, they see the opportunity for positive change in their own lives.
Things They Never
Told You
An important part of life is problem-solving and most
of life’s
problems are E.Q. related. We know that when adults fail in the real
world , it is usually not because they lack intelligence , but because
they are unable to work effectively with other people. This is even more
true in our family lives and friendships.
For people in leadership positions,
E.Q. becomes even more crucial. But the paradox in our educational system
is that the primary focus has been
historically placed on I.Q. In this training, we are putting 100% of
the focus on your E.Q.
Time for Action In which of the E.Q. areas do you most want to improve: Self-Smarts? People-Smarts? School-Smarts? |
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