Are High Achievements Attainable Without a High IQ? How Can I Reach My Full Potential?
Looking to reach my full potential but concerned about pushing myself too far. I contemplate the effort and dedication required compared to those who are naturally gifted. What are your thoughts on this dilemma? Let’s discuss! #potential #IQ #achievements #effort #gifted #discussion
The most successful people I know aren’t super high IQ. They’re people with an idea, goal, or passion and are insanely driven.
My current boss is one of the least capable people I have ever worked with. She has had her job for 20 years. Never sell yourself short.
People’s drive will always take them farther than any raw intelligence.
You know the IQ scale is actually pretty flawed when it cones to how well some will do in life.
The best thing to do is set yourself up for success. What do you struggle with and what resources are available to help you mitigate them? For instance I have trouble with some executive function like remembering to do some tasks and in which order, so I use task reminders and document my processes so I can go back and make sure I am doing things correctly.
Oftentimes people with high IQs tend to overthink or overanalyze things to the point where they’re paralyzed.
The old adage of one person has got it wrong three times and succeeded on the fourth before the other person has even started.
If you get a chance, see if you can do the Strengths Finder assessment to tell you which areas you’re good at.
I’ll hire someone with a great attitude over high intelligence any day of the week. By wanting to be the best you can be, that shows me you’ve got great attitude.
Don’t ever. Ever. EVER. let anyone tell you you’re not good enough.
I had a roommate who was the nicest, most genuine, hardworking guy in college. I would bet his IQ was no higher than 90. He was painfully slow and obviously so.
That dude busted his ass and earned an A in calculus. He diligently spent every weekday evening studying in his room while others were getting wasted and being morons. He even made time to do some of that after he was finished studying.
Nonetheless, I was amazed. My IQ is approximately 140 and I don’t know any calculus. He could be my tutor, if it were necessary.
IQ is important. It has strong predictive power, and it is very significant in today’s world. But a low or average IQ may principally serve to glorify your accomplishments even further if you spend your time and energy wisely.
You have no idea that, just by asking this question, you are really above the average.
So yeah, aim high.
Please?
I was fortunate enough in business where I was able to hire people a lot smarter than I am to do the work. There are many important traits that are not measured on an IQ test. The really smart people I know do tend to struggle with interacting. In our company the mutual benefit was me creating a situation where they could comfortably thrive and me having a bunch of loyal braniacs working for me.
I’ve associated and been close to people on the lowest end of the poverty scale all the way up to living large. If you exclude the people on the extreme edges of intelligence ratings in my experience you will not find people who are most successful financially to be any smarter than those who live in poverty. There are other traits that come into play, but intelligence-wise people are people.
I don’t care what your IQ is. You should aim high. If your IQ number limits you in any way you’re putting too much emphasis on it.
If you’re thinking about going into management and leadership get training. Management and leadership are like anything else. It’s much, much harder than it looks, especially if you want to be any good at it. If you just get put into the role with no training you won’t have a clue about what you’re trying to do much less doing it. Get management training regardless. It will help you more smoothly navigate your working career.
Yes. IQ is an average of different skills, several people with the same IQ would be different. IQ also includes skills that intellectual people wouldn’t be considered. There are test to suggest which careers you may match. Besides, perseverance, hard work, working with others, are also skills to be considered, not just intellectual ones. And, remember, many jobs does not hire people just for IQ, sometimes having a good social reference counts !!!
Start learning about national literacy concerns and the negative* affect of no child left behind on critical thinking and what generations that impacted and what jobs that impacts. Edit: clarification
My boss is a total idiot. She doesn’t know stuff you learn the second week working at the company. I think you’re severely underestimating how many low IQ people are in high level jobs
I don’t think IQ matters. What somebody excels in another will fail. It’s all about experience, your interests, and how you can learn your own way. You can have the highest IQ person failing at the easiest job ever because they lack experience. Book smarts doesn’t mean somebody has common sense or real life experience or even street smarts.
YES
your personality will take you far
People promote effort and hard work, but the truth is that you only succeed when others around you who are inherently gifted—more charming, bright, handsome, etc.—don’t try. When, however, do the innately gifted also put in a lot of effort?
If someone can think creatively, picks things up in half the time, and produces better outcomes more quickly than you can, you have absolutely no chance and will always be passed over for promotions, increases, and other opportunities.
Individuals who are inherently more skilled than you get greater outcomes faster because they are rewarded for results rather than effort.
Having high IQ have no equivalent to being successful. Average IQ’s tend to be more richer than someone with a high IQ. It’s skills, drive, ambition, goals, courage, personality, & guts that’ll take you far.
I have a buddy who is average at best. He works his ass off. He has a VERY nice career.
I know a certified genius who is completely struggling right now.
Many of the people you see in political office are shockingly stupid and they are doing well.
You are what you do.
This question really depends more on what your IQ is.
115 (typical IQ of a college grad) is not “high IQ” by any stretch of the imagination but you can be widely successful with that IQ.
People with higher EQ typically are more successful than people with higher IQ.
Look into growth mindset vs fixed mindset
Absolutely aim high, intelligence isn’t the only thing that determines success, dedication and resilience play huge parts as well.
IQ generally measures how well a student will do in the school grades of their country, in the United States, K through 12. It was meant for that and designed for it. It doesn’t measure much else very accurately.
Life lesson from a 160+ IQ “genius”:
High IQ geniuses work in academia and labs, high EQ geniuses work in boardrooms. IQ is overrated.
Every company is different but I’d say that generally, how you fit in with the team is more important than raw horsepower
IQ gets you GPA. EQ gets you up the corporate ladder.
Aim high. “Shoot for the stars. Even if you miss, you’ll still land in the heavens.”
Also, when at bat, you have no chance of hitting the ball if you don’t swing.