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3 Books That Allowed Me To Reach a Higher State of Emotional Intelligence
Once you understand the importance of emotional intelligence, you can start to pave your path to success
A 40-year study of PhDs at UC Berkely found that EQ (emotional intelligence) was 400% more powerful than IQ (intelligence quotient) when predicting who would become successful — no matter what field they were in. Another study, which looked at the successes and failures of 11 American presidents found that emotional intelligence was the key quality that distinguished the successful from the unsuccessful.
Trust me, if you’re surprised by these statistics, you’re not alone.
Emotional intelligence has often been overshadowed by the belief that a high IQ is at the core of what drives people to succeed. However, the fact is that intelligence, or IQ, almost becomes meaningless unless it’s paired with a high degree of emotional intelligence — empathy, motivation, self-awareness, self-regulation, and social skills.
I can attest to this because although I’ve always been an intelligent person (high IQ), my business ventures seemed to fail one after another when I was younger. I was making intelligent business decisions, being calculated with my money, and always using sound business…
