Monday, May 6, 2013

Not IQ, EQ and AQ


EQ and AQ, not IQ that Lead to a Significant Life


Intelligence is not an indicator of leading a significant life. Emotional and Adversity Quotients are the indicators of leading a significant life and leaving a legacy. Knowing is not enough, doing is what separate the pros from the amateurs. While knowing is important, applying what we know in situations and opportunities, dealing with adversity, and reflecting on our results and experiences is what really counts in life.  So how does one go to acquire the wisdom required to lead a significant life? Here is what history teaches us:

1.      Associate with the right people. Hang around champions if you want to be one.
2.      Read the right books and listen to people with results. Pay for the right information.
3.      Choose the right mentors. Seek feedback and perspective on an ongoing basis.
4.      Have a clear vision and purpose for your life. Feed your hunger by chasing excellence.
5.      Have the right goals to realize your vision and live on purpose. Have a scorecard to measure and reflect upon your results and experiences.
6.      Choose the right endeavor and become a pro at it. Do the uncommon to be uncommon. Learn from every failure and success alike. Persist; be a finisher in a world of starters.
7.      Help others along the way to your significance. In our interconnected world, no one reaches the pinnacle alone.

Significance is no coincidence. Significance is an attack on the status quo. Be fully aware that on your road to significance you will meet many critics, resistance from mediocre minds, and plenty of adversity. Significance requires emotional strength to deal with the expected and the unexpected roadblocks that are a certainty to show up on your path.


Be blessed and be a blessing to others!
Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx
Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)
Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy)

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