IQ vs EQ
2 stories of success
Thien Tran
Singapore, Sep 13 2019
Ronaldo
EQ
Messi
IQ
IQ
- "general" intelligence
- inborn ability
EQ
- emotional intelligence
- learned and improved ability
const IQ = 100;
goToSchool();
goToUniversity();
work();
getMarried();
...
// IQ is 100let EQ = 100;
goToSchool();
// EQ is 110
goToUniversity();
// EQ is 120;
work();
getMarried();
....
// EQ is 130
- Age 11, parents separated
- Age 12, moved to Lisbon (alone)
- Age 15, underwent heart surgery
- Age 18, played for Manchester United
- Age 23, won the 1st Ballon d'Or
- Age 24, played for Real Madrid
- Age 24- 27, runner-up for Ballon d'Or
- Age 28- 39, 2nd and 3rd Ballon d'Or
- Age 31, won Euro + 4th Ballon d'Or
- Age 32, won 5th Ballon d'Or
- Age 33, played for Juventus
- Age 13, recognized by Barcelona
- Family moved to Barcelona
- Played for Barcelona
- .....
- .....
- .....
- Age 22- 25, on 4 consecutive Ballon d'Or
- .....
- Age 28, won 5th Ballon d'Or
- Still playing for Barcelona
Gifted talent vs Effort
Ronaldo
Messi
- Do not change much since day 1
- Born with gifted skills
- Spend extra daily 4 hours to train
- Say no to alcohol
- Have new skills over years
- Left-winger in early years
- Forward in 30s
Higher IQ/talent is better starting point
People with high IQ/high talent
People with normal IQ/ talent
However...
If you are not careful...
....
You still can upgrade on the way
To sum up
If you are born the exceptional talent, congratz...
If you are not, you still can achieve success with hard-working + effort
(Not guaranteed)
However....
Do not trust 100% what other people say
Try it yourself!