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How Important Is Intelligence For Success
How Important is Intelligence For Success?
Word Count:
630
Summary:
Have you ever wondered what intelligence really is? Or how important it is to be intelligent? It turns out that intelligence may be something quite a lot broader and different from what we used to think it is.
Keywords:
intelligence, intelligent, smart, success, successful, qualities needed for success
Article Body:
Although IQ tests measure a certain aspect of intelligence potential, there isnÂ’t complete agreement that what is being measured is actually intelligence.
Standard intelligence tests focus a lot on exploring and measuring linguistic/logical/mathematical ability. But is that really the same quality as intelligence? Or is intelligence something broader than that?
We have all met people who have a lot of “book smarts” but seem to have no “life smarts.” Should we really be saying that they are intelligent? Some people who did poorly in school often turn out to be very successful in later life. Why do our current IQ tests seem unable to predict or explain these outcomes?
A person may have failed dismally in school, and yet turn out to be a genius in marketing. Is this person stupid, or brilliant? If a man is a great scientist, but canÂ’t ever pick a suitable mate, is he really very smart?
Was Picasso inept because he wasnÂ’t also a brilliant mathematician? Was Einstein inadequate because he wasnÂ’t also a great artist?
Which of these two men had more intelligence? Is there more than one kind of intelligence? How should we define intelligence? Can we really measure it? What is intelligence, really?
Several experts in the field of intelligence have proposed that we need to broaden our understanding of what intelligence really is, and the role it plays in successful living.
Psychologist Howard Gardner of Harvard University has suggested that we should consider a wide range of talents and abilities as valid forms of intelligence.
In his intriguing book, “Frames of Mind: Theories of Multiple Intelligences”, Gardner has proposed the existence of at least seven types of intelligence: verbal-linguistic, logical-mathematical, visual-spatial, musical, bodily-kinesthetic, social-interpersonal and intra-personal.
Another psychologist, Robert Sternberg, has suggested we consider three distinct forms of intelligence. One type is the ability to think logically and rationally, doing well in an academic type of environment.
A second kind of intelligence identified by Sternberg is the ability to come up with creative solutions to real life situations. And the third type, according to Sternberg, is the ability to psychologically understand people and interact effectively with them.
A very different perspective on the IQ issue is presented by Daniel Goleman in his best-selling book, “Emotional Intelligence”. Goleman offers an explanation for why a high IQ does not always lead to success in career or in life.
He says that EQ, or emotional intelligence, has been an overlooked factor that is an extremely important ingredient for success in life. An ability to get along with others, to be optimistic, to be determined, are among the many factors that contribute to success, perhaps even more than intellectual ability.
Are you starting to realize that intelligence is not just a question of one test score number that forever limits your possibilities? If we define intelligence primarily as an aptitude for mathematical and linguistic/logical thinking, we may be missing other forms of intelligence that are also important.
If you happen to know your own IQ score, donÂ’t think of it as something that limits or defines your potential. If your IQ is in the average range it does not in any way mean you are limited to a life of average success and average accomplishment. If your IQ is in the above average range, it does not guarantee you a life of ease. You canÂ’t use either a high IQ score or a low one as an excuse not to try very hard.
Your IQ score is only a number. It does not define you. It does not really limit you. ItÂ’s just a starting point. Remember that many other qualities you already possess or can develop are also important for success in life.
BONUS : Title:
How I Lost The Secret Of Dazzling Success For 20 Years
Word Count:
922
Summary:
When I started a new job selling door-to-door, it seemed like heaven. I was ecstatic from the first minute of the first day. Every house I walked up to, my heart sang and I said over and over to myself, "I am SO-O-O-O-O-O glad to be out here and not trapped in that cubical." Then, after a few weeks, something quietly changed.
Keywords:
selling, success, Fuller Brush, gratitude, joy
Article Body:
Ever heard of the Fuller Brush Man? You know, those legendary guys who came knocking on the front doors of America, selling brushes, mops and cleaners?
I was one of them, back in my early twenties.
I had just quit a job in an employment agency after four-and-a-half very long, very stressful days.
Confined for eight hours a day to an incredibly tiny cubicle, ear pressed to the phone calling through the yellow pages trying to find job listings, then on my very first interview having to lie to a girl about a fictitious job the boss had advertised to pull in applicants. (Can you say bait-and-switch?)
That girl knew I was lying, and when she walked out the door, I walked out, too, almost on her heels.
So when I started a new job selling door-to-door, it seemed like heaven in comparison. No cubical - I was outdoors in the June sunshine and balmy breezes. No telephone - I was talking to people face to face.
And no lying. If I didn't think a product measured up, I simply didn't put it in my case; I only showed what I thought was the best.
I was ecstatic from the first minute of the first day.
Every house I walked up to, my heart sang and I said over and over to myself, "I am SO-O-O-O-O-O glad to be out here and not trapped in that cubical."
I was deliriously happy to be where I was. Overjoyed to be doing what I was doing.
And sell? Man, I sold just about half of all the people I talked to. Back in the early sixties, a hundred-dollar-day was the holy grail of Fuller Brush men. Sales people would stay out till eight or nine o'clock every night trying to nail that hundred dollar mark.
But not me. I knocked off every afternoon about five or five-thirty with $120 or $130 worth of receipts in my order book.
Then, after a few weeks, something quietly changed. My sales began to sag. Each morning saw me going out a little less enthusiastic. I spent increasing amounts of time trying to figure out what was going wrong.
After a few months, I left that job, utterly disappointed in myself.
Afterwards I wondered how I could have taken something so obviously perfect for me and messed it up so badly.
In fact, that question followed me, haunted me for twenty long years. Eventually, though, I figured it out.
The secret had been right in front of my nose all those years, but just as a fish can't see the water it swims in, I had been unable to repeat that undeniable success.
My big secret? It was simple, really.
I had filled my mind with thankfulness - undiluted gratitude - unreserved joy at being right where I was, doing exactly what I was doing.
Then, twenty years later, when I started being thankful again - but deliberately, this time - my life changed back.
Suddenly, all sorts of "serendipitous" things started occurring. People I barely knew started bringing me terrific opportunities.
Mark this: Joyous stuff started happening AFTER I went back to being overjoyed with my life.
Make no mistake - there were still challenges that needed to be dealt with. But I stopped seeing "problems" as personal affronts deliberately sent by life to impede me. In fact, with the right mindset, I couldn't see problems at all. Instead, they looked like fascinating puzzles to solve and games to enjoy sorting out.
And even now, anytime I feel life becoming a bit too stressful, a bit too heavy, a bit less fun, I make myself stop and - against all logic - I start looking at all the stuff around me and calling it good.
And yes, I even make myself say, "I am SO-O-O-O-O glad to be right here, right now." And I don't stop saying that until I can feel it taking hold.
Now, I realize that on the surface, there is absolutely no logic to this practice... except for one tiny thing.
It works.
So if you decide to try this approach, do this: make a list of all your major problems and start through them, one at a time, saying, "I am so glad this is happening. This is actually very interesting now that I look at it closely, and I'm lucky to be here so I can gain some great new knowledge from this. I am SO-O-O-O-O glad."
Warning: you've got to put some real oomph into it. Some real feeling. Just saying the words without working up some enthusiasm is like writing a letter without a pen in your hand. You're going through all the motions, but no communication takes place.
So do that, and keep doing it till it starts taking hold.
How can you tell when it's taking hold?
There are two signs. First, you begin to lose that tense, blocked, frustrated feeling. And second, your life starts working FOR you instead of AGAINST you. Lots of little things start going right instead of wrong. People begin treating you like you've always wanted them to.
And you go to bed each night feeling like you've just had a wonderful day.
If you've tried and tried all the logical stuff and your life is still a mess, try being illogical. Try being thankful for everything you've got.
Including the mess.
And you'll find, just as I have, that indeed there is a miracle in every mess.
How I Lost The Secret Of Dazzling Success For 20 Years
Word Count:
922
Summary:
When I started a new job selling door-to-door, it seemed like heaven. I was ecstatic from the first minute of the first day. Every house I walked up to, my heart sang and I said over and over to myself, "I am SO-O-O-O-O-O glad to be out here and not trapped in that cubical." Then, after a few weeks, something quietly changed.
Keywords:
selling, success, Fuller Brush, gratitude, joy
Article Body:
Ever heard of the Fuller Brush Man? You know, those legendary guys who came knocking on the front doors of America, selling brushes, mops and cleaners?
I was one of them, back in my early twenties.
I had just quit a job in an employment agency after four-and-a-half very long, very stressful days.
Confined for eight hours a day to an incredibly tiny cubicle, ear pressed to the phone calling through the yellow pages trying to find job listings, then on my very first interview having to lie to a girl about a fictitious job the boss had advertised to pull in applicants. (Can you say bait-and-switch?)
That girl knew I was lying, and when she walked out the door, I walked out, too, almost on her heels.
So when I started a new job selling door-to-door, it seemed like heaven in comparison. No cubical - I was outdoors in the June sunshine and balmy breezes. No telephone - I was talking to people face to face.
And no lying. If I didn't think a product measured up, I simply didn't put it in my case; I only showed what I thought was the best.
I was ecstatic from the first minute of the first day.
Every house I walked up to, my heart sang and I said over and over to myself, "I am SO-O-O-O-O-O glad to be out here and not trapped in that cubical."
I was deliriously happy to be where I was. Overjoyed to be doing what I was doing.
And sell? Man, I sold just about half of all the people I talked to. Back in the early sixties, a hundred-dollar-day was the holy grail of Fuller Brush men. Sales people would stay out till eight or nine o'clock every night trying to nail that hundred dollar mark.
But not me. I knocked off every afternoon about five or five-thirty with $120 or $130 worth of receipts in my order book.
Then, after a few weeks, something quietly changed. My sales began to sag. Each morning saw me going out a little less enthusiastic. I spent increasing amounts of time trying to figure out what was going wrong.
After a few months, I left that job, utterly disappointed in myself.
Afterwards I wondered how I could have taken something so obviously perfect for me and messed it up so badly.
In fact, that question followed me, haunted me for twenty long years. Eventually, though, I figured it out.
The secret had been right in front of my nose all those years, but just as a fish can't see the water it swims in, I had been unable to repeat that undeniable success.
My big secret? It was simple, really.
I had filled my mind with thankfulness - undiluted gratitude - unreserved joy at being right where I was, doing exactly what I was doing.
Then, twenty years later, when I started being thankful again - but deliberately, this time - my life changed back.
Suddenly, all sorts of "serendipitous" things started occurring. People I barely knew started bringing me terrific opportunities.
Mark this: Joyous stuff started happening AFTER I went back to being overjoyed with my life.
Make no mistake - there were still challenges that needed to be dealt with. But I stopped seeing "problems" as personal affronts deliberately sent by life to impede me. In fact, with the right mindset, I couldn't see problems at all. Instead, they looked like fascinating puzzles to solve and games to enjoy sorting out.
And even now, anytime I feel life becoming a bit too stressful, a bit too heavy, a bit less fun, I make myself stop and - against all logic - I start looking at all the stuff around me and calling it good.
And yes, I even make myself say, "I am SO-O-O-O-O glad to be right here, right now." And I don't stop saying that until I can feel it taking hold.
Now, I realize that on the surface, there is absolutely no logic to this practice... except for one tiny thing.
It works.
So if you decide to try this approach, do this: make a list of all your major problems and start through them, one at a time, saying, "I am so glad this is happening. This is actually very interesting now that I look at it closely, and I'm lucky to be here so I can gain some great new knowledge from this. I am SO-O-O-O-O glad."
Warning: you've got to put some real oomph into it. Some real feeling. Just saying the words without working up some enthusiasm is like writing a letter without a pen in your hand. You're going through all the motions, but no communication takes place.
So do that, and keep doing it till it starts taking hold.
How can you tell when it's taking hold?
There are two signs. First, you begin to lose that tense, blocked, frustrated feeling. And second, your life starts working FOR you instead of AGAINST you. Lots of little things start going right instead of wrong. People begin treating you like you've always wanted them to.
And you go to bed each night feeling like you've just had a wonderful day.
If you've tried and tried all the logical stuff and your life is still a mess, try being illogical. Try being thankful for everything you've got.
Including the mess.
And you'll find, just as I have, that indeed there is a miracle in every mess.
