<strong data-start="295" data-end="323">IQ gets you in the room.</strong>
<strong data-start="326" data-end="366">EQ determines who actually succeeds.
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Above a certain threshold, most (not all 😉) leaders:
🔹 are smart
🔹 learn fast
🔹 understand complex ideas
At that point, IQ stops being rare.
Everyone in the room has it.
What differentiates people then is <strong data-start="587" data-end="593">EQ</strong> — because EQ governs what IQ doesn’t:
🔸 emotional self-control under pressure
🔸 reading social dynamics
🔸 handling criticism without lashing out
🔸 protecting values without going on the offensive
Two equally brilliant people:
⚠️ <strong data-start="838" data-end="848">Low EQ</strong>: one attacks, gangs up, or burns bridges
✅ <strong data-start="894" data-end="905">High EQ</strong>: the other stays calm, adaptive, and human
The second one wins long-term.
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