How important is Intelligence for Success?
Is success in life is only determined by the IQ levels one holds? Only genius people can be on the top of the success ladder? You will get an answer to all such questions in this article.
In your day-to-day life you may come across people with not-so-good school grades or the most talented are highly successful. On the flip side, you might have noticed that a lot of intelligent people and highly skilled is not doing so well professionally. Why there is such difference?
Intelligence indeed is one of the prime contributors to success but it is just one spoke and a wheel with one spoke won’t take you far enough. Other smashing qualities are more important than IQ for success. Let’s have a look at what are they…
Emotional Intelligence
The ability to understand, interpret and recognize own as well as other’s emotions is emotional intelligence all about, this means emotionally intelligent people can change their reactions according to other person’s emotions and able to build strong relationships. To develop emotional intelligence it is important first to practice self-awareness, pay close attention to your words and actions and observe if you’re reacting or responding to situations. According to a study by TalentSmart, emotional intelligence plays the biggest role in performance when compared to 33 other workplace skills.
Hunger to succeed
Yes, hunger to succeed beats the IQ levels for being successful. You should have that flame inside you which pushes you to make efforts, turn your failures into success, and never give up no matter how hard it gets. History is replete with examples where individuals have tasted enormous success by fanning the fire of hunger within them.
Keep calm and stay motivated
The path to success is not all hunky-dory, even the most skilled and intelligent beings could find it hard to stay motivated and might lose the focus at one point or the other. All successful people have one thing in common — motivation. Keep your journey excited and believe in your dreams. Move every single day a little towards your success, visualize your future to prepare yourself for what needs to be done, and take action.
Persevere as hard as an ant
Perseverance is to continue or keep trying despite the difficulty faced in achieving success. For everyone who dreams and working hard for success must master the skill of perseverance. There was this guy with the name of Harland David Sanders who had a hard time selling his chicken at first. In fact, his famous recipe was rejected 1,009 times before a restaurant finally gave it a yes. Sanders is the man behind who made Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) a giant brand name to reckon with.
Body Intelligence
Last but not least reflects what you know about your body, how you feel about it, and take care of it. Do you exercise regularly, watch what you eat, get enough rest. It seems unrelated to success but it plays a large part in determining your emotions, confidence level, state of mind, thoughts, and emotions.
Conclusion
Don’t doubt IQ as it is an essential trait to thrive in a competitive world but to be wildly successful you need to arm yourself with the amalgamation of qualities like diligence, perseverance, and discipline.
