Why EQ Outweighs IQ Every Time!

It happens in your professional and personal lives all the time.

Have a quick read of the following questions and rate yourself on how you score on a scale of 1 to 10. Go!

• I do not become defensive when criticized
• I can stay calm under pressure
• I handle setbacks effectively
• I manage anxiety, stress, anger, and fear in pursuit of a goal
• I utilize criticism and other feedback for growth
• I am positive
• I maintain a sense of humor
• I try to see things from another’s perspective
• I recognize how my behavior affects others
• I air grievances skillfully
• I can listen without jumping to judgment
• I can freely admit to making a mistake

How did you go? happy with your score? Take the test here, EQ Quiz, and let the algorithm calculate it for you and get some feedback as well.

This little quiz measures your EQ level and depending on your score it will answer any questions about your success and life experience both professionally and personally.

Why EQ Outweighs IQ Every Time!

In our professional life, whatever career we have chosen, we obviously have sufficient IQ (Intelligent Quotient)to do the job. When we apply for a new position, it’s taken for granted that we have the IQ to get the job done, correct? Most sane people wouldn’t apply for the position if they didn’t have the IQ to perform the position and its requirements.

Now, IQ may very well get us the job, but EQ (Emotional Quotient) will be the determinate as to how successful we are in the job and how long we can keep it.

High IQ, Low EQ

Helen and Jane are 2 dentists who work together at a dental surgery on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. They have both been full-time practitioners for a number of years. They are both competent in their profession, they have the IQ to do a great job.

There is one anomaly. Helen has a full book of clients most weeks, while Jane is almost struggling to get clients. They are both good dentists but their results and experience are completely different.

When we dig deeper we discover that Helen has developed her EQ, her people skills, and her ability to build rapport, and communicate and influence her clients trumps that of Jane.

Helen knows how to greet, entertain and make her clients feel valued, loved, and appreciated. Helen has empathy, patience, and good humor, and she is very good at controlling her emotions and outward behavior.

Helen has developed and worked on her EQ which is very much appreciated by her clients. Even the staff in the dental surgery love Helen and find her motivating, inspiring, and very easy to work with. Helen has done the work by building her Emotional Intelligence and it’s showing up in her positive results.

Jane still has her own level of EQ but it is underdeveloped compared to that of Helen.

IQ (ability to do the job) is a standard that we must have to do the job. The level of EQ (how we do the job) determines our level of success and longevity in the job.

How many people do you know in the corporate world who are very intelligent (IQ) but whose people skills (EQ) are almost non-existent? They are difficult to work with, don’t control their emotions, no one wants to work with them, they demotivate team members, and they find it very hard to run a productive team.

Listen up.

If you’re looking for positive outcomes and experiences in your professional and personal life, and you’re not there yet, start to look closely at the level of your EQ. If you are looking at climbing the corporate ladder, you need to work on your EQ.

If you are looking to lead a successful business or department, and want deep and meaningful relationships, you need to get a handle on your EQ. If you want to be a leader and influencer, you need to develop your EQ.

In my coaching and corporate training sessions, you would be shocked at some of the behavior and stories I hear that smack’s in the face of EQ. With just a few simple EQ tools and techniques, your results and positive experiences can skyrocket so quickly.

Boost Your EQ Over The Next 90 Days

We are heading fast towards the end of the year. Use the next 90 days to work on your EQ. Read a book, study online, do a workshop, and get coaching. Whatever it takes start developing your EQ.

Moving deeper into the 21st Century, I truly believe, that those who can display a high level of EQ, will have more opportunities attracted to them than they can possibly handle.

Would you like to develop your EQ?

Paul Simos is an accomplished Executive Life Coach, Health Coach & Certified Trainer.

He has a fundamental belief about his clients which frames how they work together i.e. they already have everything they need to achieve success. His role as a coach is to stimulate and challenge his clients to unlock their successful beliefs, skills, and behavior patterns.

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