The 3 Types of Intelligence That Impact Your Success
How many types of intelligence are there? Some experts claim there are two, while others claim nine! Which types matter for success and happiness? Three types of intelligence significantly impact your success, and the first one doesn’t matter very much. Fortunately, you can influence the two types of intelligence that matter the most.
Build the critical types of intelligence and experience more success:
Pure IQ is the standard type of intelligence we all know.
- This is the type of intelligence that “smart” people have. When you think of Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison, you’re talking about this type of intelligence. Those with a high intelligence quotient tend to:
- Learn more quickly.
- More employment options are available since they can successfully deal with a broader range of college majors. Not everyone can become a physician or astrophysicist. But a high IQ won’t help you be a better real estate agent than someone with average intelligence.
- See the relationships between seemingly unrelated fields and concepts.
- But high IQ and success aren’t always correlated. Many intelligent people cannot hold a job that meets their intellectual capacity and is underemployed. More is needed than just a high IQ to be successful.
Emotional intelligence can be more important than intellectual intelligence.
- What good is knowing a lot of information if you can’t control yourself or relate to others effectively? Those with high emotional intelligence can identify and deal with emotions in themselves. They can also detect and respond accordingly to emotional displays by others.
- Those with high emotional intelligence are viewed as “normal people.” They don’t have temper tantrums, can pick up on social cues, and can manage their emotions.
- A lack of emotional intelligence can create numerous challenges. Those who lack emotional intelligence can be impatient, frustrated, hurt the feelings of others and act like a bull in a china shop. They fail to temper their emotions or see how others interpret their actions and words.
- Those with high emotional intelligence are frequently more successful than those with a high IQ. Few fields require a high IQ to be competitive. Other qualities matter far more.
Social intelligence is the ability to act appropriately in social situations.
- It’s the ability to do and say the right things in the proper context. For example, someone being loud at a wedding or cursing at a company Christmas party doesn’t display high social intelligence. Being too informal with a stranger or an authority figure also shows a lack of social intelligence.
What can you do to enhance these three types of intelligence?
It’s generally believed that you can’t change your IQ. However, you can always learn more. You can quickly increase the amount of information you possess. You can learn public speaking skills, geometry, and Swedish.
Emotional intelligence and social intelligence can be improved quickly. You can enhance your social and emotional skills and learn appropriate behavior for different settings. Many books have been written about emotional and social intelligence. You can learn these skills in the comfort of your home, but you must practice them in the real world to make them your own.
Learn what you need to know to be knowledgeable in your area of interest. Also, perfect your emotional and social intelligence. A lack of these two types of intelligence can hurt the results you create in your life.