We all know what IQ means and most of us know what
our actual IQ is and how we compare to the “average” individual. Some people
place a lot of emphasis on this number and may feel that a person with an above
average IQ is more likely to succeed than others. But the truth is that there
are many other factors in life that determine if we are happy, healthy and
productive in our daily lives.
Have you ever heard of EQ, MQ, and BQ? These are
“rating” systems designed to test your intelligence level in other areas and
research has shown that your ability (or lack thereof) in these areas will have
a much more profound impact on your life than your IQ alone. Think about it, we
tend to do business with people that we like and trust and their apparent
intelligence is less important to us than the way that they make us “feel” when
we are around them. That’s why a high IQ does not indicate that a person will
be successful or even happy in their life.
Emotional
Intelligence
EQ is easy to understand and it means exactly what
it says: being aware of the emotions of others and responding appropriately. If
you are emotionally “dumb” it would be nearly impossible to build a meaningful
and lasting relationship with another person on any level. We’ve all met an intelligent person that was rude,
abrupt, blunt and seemingly unconcerned with the feelings of others, right?
Well, that is a good example of someone that has a very low EQ.
Moral
Intelligence
MQ, again, is quite easy to comprehend. What is the
point of being highly intelligent and emotionally well adjusted if you lack the
will to “do the right thing”? Honesty and commitment are part of having an
acceptable MQ and if you lack these characteristics you will find that success
in any part of your life to be quite elusive.
Body
Intelligence
BQ is nothing more than how well you take care of
yourself. If you are concerned with good nutrition, getting enough rest,
exercising on a regular basis and so on, than you have a high BQ. It’s amazing
just how many people rate high in the other categories but rate very low in
this area. It’s hard to understand why someone with a higher than average IQ
would lack the desire to take good care of their selves but this seems to be a
very common occurrence. We all know someone like this; our coworker that never
seems to go to bed before 1 am on work nights, our friend that just can’t stop
eating fast food whenever possible, or even the guy at the pub that is always
coughing and always stepping outside
for another cigarette. Of all 4 categories this seems to be the one where most
of us have the most difficulty.
As you can see, IQ is only one part of the quotient
and maybe this helps to answer the question as to why so many highly
intelligent people just can’t seem to succeed in their lives. When I consider
the sum total of EQ, MQ and BQ it seems to me that my grandmother would use
different words to describe these so called “levels of intelligence”. She would
say something to the effect of “Use your common sense” and “Treat others the
way that you want to be treated”. Perhaps if we could remember these 2 simple
rules our “Q’s” would be much higher.
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