Self Help, IQ, Intelligence and Success
Posted by Maryann in Personal Development Articles, tags: intelligence, IQ, Success, success university, successfulDo you think you are successful? could you feel more success in your life? Maybe you believe that you’re not smart enough to be successful? It doesn’t matter whether you are smart or not!…..read on……
What does intelligence and your IQ have to do with your success?
Well first let’s discover what IQ is and how your intelligence is measured by IQ tests.
The letters “IQ” stand for “intelligence quotient”, and an IQ test is widely used as a way to measure intelligence.
The IQ test most used today is called the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test. The earliest version of it was developed in France in 1905.
IQ tests are often used by educational institutions to segregate students into categories such as “normal”, “gifted”, and “challenged”.
People are scored relative to each other on a variety of factors, including verbal and logical understanding, vocabulary, arithmetic and spatial orientation.
A person with an IQ score of 100 is deemed to be of average intelligence, while a person with an IQ above 130 is deemed to be intellectually gifted.
Although the IQ test is very widely used, and the results are almost synonymous with our idea of intelligence, there has also been a lot of criticism of the test, and of the way the results are used.
Does having a high IQ score guarantee success in later life? Nope! It doesn’t even guarantee success in school.
Now here’s some really interesting research……A Canadian television program recently tracked down some of the people with the highest IQ scores in North America.
One man who has an extremely high genius IQ works as a motorcycle mechanic, hangs out with biker gangs, and is frequently in and out of jail.
Another man interviewed on the program has the highest IQ recorded in North America. He has worked as a bouncer in a bar for ten years, earns minimum wage, and lives in a tiny garage. So, clearly, a high IQ is not enough to guarantee success in life.
What IQ tests measure, is a certain type of potential. That potential still needs to be developed and nurtured by the person who has it. That person may not have the inclination or desire to do so.
Not everyone who has a potential talent also possesses the desire to do something with it. One person may have a wonderful God-given singing voice, but may have no interest in music, and no desire to perform.
These tests may predict which people have a certain type of intellectual potential, but they don’t predict who will become a good teacher, a good manager, a good president, a good parent or whatever.
Some critics say that the only thing IQ tests can really predict is who will do well on IQ tests…..lol
Qualities such as determination and vision are more important to your ultimate success in life than the IQ number you started out with. Being creative, optimistic, and flexible are very important qualities of many successful people.
Common sense, the ability to get along with other people, and knowing a good idea when you see one, are in my opinion, more useful qualities to posess in order to achieve success than having a genius IQ.
Another huge ability that I consider part of intelligence, is the ability to learn and educate yourself on how to get where you want to go!
Do you want success? Of course you do! Everyone does!
Do you do anything to educate yourself on Success?
I hear you say “well they didn’t teach Success101 at school”
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It will prove to you that you don’t need intelligence or a high IQ to achieve real success in your life!
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