Ability Quote by Daniel Goleman
“What really matters for success, character, happiness and life long achievements is a definite set of emotional skills - your EQ - not just purely cognitive abilities that are measured by conventional IQ tests.”
About This Quote
Source Book: Emotional Intelligence, 1995
Success depends more on emotional skills than raw IQ.
In simple terms: EQ matters more than IQ for success.
Develop emotional intelligence.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- leadership
- relationships
- career growth
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you improve your empathy?
- What emotional skill is your weakest?
Emotional skills can be harder to measure and train than cognitive ones.