Importance of IQ and EQ in Life !!!

The concept of IQ is measured as a ratio. It measures the mathematical and logical powers of an individual. 
However, EQ measures the emotional quotient of an individual. It measures the ability of an individual to use his cognitive and emotional intelligence to get success in life - both personally and professionally. It measures concepts like intuition, empathy, stress management capacities, resilience and integrity. 
In an EQ test, the questions relate to emotions and different situations, not on logic and reasoning as in an IQ test.

It is said that while IQ ensures your success in school, EQ ensures your success in life. Suppose you find out about a problem at your office. You know the facts and the reason behind the failure. That is your IQ. When you use these to motivate your employees, that’s your EQ. 

If you know the facts, but are unable to empathize with your employees, berate and de motivate them, you have a low EQ. 
When you try to convince someone by facts alone, it shows your IQ, but when you appeal to his emotions and reason together with the use of facts, that’s your EQ!

So far as the technicalities are concerned, the results of an IQ test and an EQ test may be very different. For instance, children with autism tend to have a high IQ, but they usually have a low EQ count.

Your EQ decides how you interact with people in your life. It therefore has a profound bearing on both your success and your happiness. A person with a high EQ will know how to make an individual work by appealing to his emotions and reason. That is the secret of success behind every man.

The most important difference between the two is that while EQ can be learned, IQ is something that a person is born with. You cannot alter a person’s intelligence or reasoning powers. However, you can teach him to handle emotions and to make them work for him. That is the greatest difference between the two and perhaps the greatest advantage of EQ!

In short,
1. IQ refers to the analytical, mathematical and logical reasoning capabilities of a person. EQ measures his personal skills and power to use to emotions.
2. EQ can be improved upon and learned, however , IQ is something you are born with
3. EQ is more relevant to success and happiness in life, IQ determines whether you have the innate abilities for it
4. IQ decides your individual capacities and intelligence, EQ decides whether you are a team player or how well you will respond to a crisis

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How to: Raise smart kids

Parents are always under pressure of good parenting. They always have a concern of how to raise smart kids or build brain power in children.

Let’s understand simple ways to boost the child’s brain power and make them smart.

1. Nurture curiosity
Each child is different and so are interests. Some kids like to dance, sing, jump, draw, tell stories, mash up clay or simply play around. It is important to notice the interest of your child and encourage them to explore new ideas, discover, experiment and experience as much as possible. Support your child's hobbies and follow their lead. Teach them new skills and ask the children questions to develop intellectual curiosity.

Steps to do:

1. Expose your kid to a new sport or activity that they enjoy. Encourage imaginations. For instance you can ask kid to set up an imaginary business of any product that she would like to trade. Question her further on how she would arrange for funds? What would the office look like? What materials would she need to set up the business? What kind of people would she hire? and so on. 

2. For a toddler you can ask her make a tree out of clay and ask her questions about the color of the leaf, or color of the stem, does the tree have any fruits and if yes, which fruit, how does the fruit taste, what is the color of the fruit and many more. Your child would use her imagination to answer. Their answers may not always be right but it is important for the parent to be attentive and listen to their suggestion rather than commenting.

2. Make her observe and connect
The ability to observe and to make connection between separate objects is the sign of intelligence. Parents should use this ability to compare and evaluate a situation using the analytical ability will help the child become more observant and will connect well with other things.

Steps to do:

You can play games like I-Spy with your children. Ask them to notice, shapes and sizes while you walk or travel. You can also ask them to count the number of red buses that they see on the road. If you are in a queue waiting to buy a movie ticket or for an entry to an amusement park, ask her to see who is first? (Boy or a girl) who is second? Who is last in the queue? Count the number of people standing in the queue and many more questions that you can think of. Waiting would become a pleasure and it would stimulate their brains to think further.

3. Cultivate Emotional Intelligence - Teaching your child how to be compassionate and empathetic is as important as teaching her verbal skills. Kids who are generous and empathetic, are better equipped to learn and face the day.

Steps to do:

Ask your child to teach you how to draw her favorite cartoon character or how to play with the blocks or anything that she enjoys to do. Then ask her who else could learn from her good performance - her younger sibling or a friend. Being able to share her qualities would help become compassionate and empathetic.

4. Play mind gamesPlaying mind games trains the brain to perform mental exercise. Think how battle field tactics were developed from the game of chess.

Steps to do:

Playing games like chess, crosswords, riddles etc exercise the brain and stimulate their neuro cells. Games like Sudoku can be fun and at the same time enhances strategic thinking. Parents can also make jigsaw puzzles at home.

5. Develop the attitude -Think out of the boxWe have all heard this N number of times, but you would wonder how it applies to children. Yes, it is important to teach children to think out of the box to increase this thinking ability and boost their brain power. Children can develop this attitude during their early day's which would be helpful when they grow as adults.

Steps to do:

To develop this attitude, you can use simple techniques like, asking the child to draw anything she likes with a figure (for e.g. square). She can draw a house, or an envelope, a greeting card etc. let her think and you would understand that she has more ideas than you can think off. Expose your child to various settings and experiencing by making changes in your routine to enhance their thinking ability.

6. Cultivate a hobby - Cultivating a hobby will teach your kid responsibility about caring for their collectibles. They also learn to empathize with the cause and effects. They learn to start something and work towards it to bloom.

Steps to do:

Ask your child to collect stamps, buttons, coins for charity, etc. You can then help her make a necklace out of the buttons or stick the coins to make a picture. This act will make them more responsible and teach them to use simple things differently and creatively.

7. Praise honestly - Praise the good efforts of your child but do not dwell on the bad. Praise should be used correctly as too much praise is as damaging as too little.

If parents shrill over little things that the child does, there are chances that the child, may not be too sportive and may get upset or feel panicky if she does not win the contest or if the drawing does not come up really good.

It is important to teach children the importance of winning at the expense of learning or there are chances that they may refuse to participate in any activity that would not offer perfect scores.

Steps to do:

Develop a sense of humor about setbacks and mistakes that happened. You can also deliberately make mistakes by doing something that you are not good at – and then celebrate the effort of at least giving a try.

Though the above mentioned actions may sound very simple but like little drops of water make a mighty ocean, similarly little things will enhance their thinking ability, make them creative and smarter.

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8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary bosses

8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary bosses
Belief	Average bosses	Extraordinary bosses
1. Business is an ecosystem, not a battlefield.	Average bosses see business as a conflict between companies, departments and groups. They build huge armies of "troops" to order about, demonize competitors as "enemies," and treat customers as "territory" to be conquered.	Extraordinary bosses see business as a symbiosis where the most diverse firm is most likely to survive and thrive. They naturally create teams that adapt easily to new markets and can quickly form partnerships with other companies, customers ... and even competitors.
2. A company is a community, not a machine.	Average bosses consider their company to be a machine with employees as cogs. They create rigid structures with rigid rules and then try to maintain control by "pulling levers" and "steering the ship."	Extraordinary bosses see their company as a collection of individual hopes and dreams, all connected to a higher purpose. They inspire employees to dedicate themselves to the success of their peers and therefore to the community–and company–at large.
3. Management is service, not control.	Average bosses want employees to do exactly what they're told. They're hyper-aware of anything that smacks of insubordination and create environments where individual initiative is squelched by the "wait and see what the boss says" mentality.	Extraordinary bosses set a general direction and then commit themselves to obtaining the resources that their employees need to get the job done. They push decision making downward, allowing teams form their own rules and intervening only in emergencies.
4. My employees are my peers, not my children.	Average bosses see employees as inferior, immature beings who simply can't be trusted if not overseen by a patriarchal management. Employees take their cues from this attitude, expend energy on looking busy and covering their behinds.	Extraordinary bosses treat every employee as if he or she were the most important person in the firm. Excellence is expected everywhere, from the loading dock to the boardroom. As a result, employees at all levels take charge of their own destinies
5. Motivation comes from vision, not from fear.	Average bosses see fear--of getting fired, of ridicule, of loss of privilege--as a crucial way to motivate people.  As a result, employees and managers alike become paralyzed and unable to make risky decisions.	Extraordinary bosses inspire people to see a better future and how they'll be a part of it.  As a result, employees work harder because they believe in the organization's goals, truly enjoy what they're doing and (of course) know they'll share in the rewards.
6. Change equals growth, not pain.	Average bosses see change as both complicated and threatening, something to be endured only when a firm is in desperate shape. They subconsciously torpedo change ... until it's too late	Extraordinary bosses see change as an inevitable part of life. While they don't value change for its own sake, they know that success is only possible if employees and organization embrace new ideas and new ways of doing business
7. Technology offers empowerment, not automation.	Average bosses adhere to the old IT-centric view that technology is primarily a way to strengthen management control and increase predictability. They install centralized computer systems that dehumanize and antagonize employees.	Extraordinary bosses see technology as a way to free human beings to be creative and to build better relationships. They adapt their back-office systems to the tools, like smartphones and tablets, that people actually want to use.
8. Work should be fun, not mere toil.	Average bosses buy into the notion that work is, at best, a necessary evil. They fully expect employees to resent having to work, and therefore tend to subconsciously define themselves as oppressors and their employees as victims. Everyone then behaves accordingly.	Extraordinary bosses see work as something that should be inherently enjoyable–and believe therefore that the most important job of manager is, as far as possible, to put people in jobs that can and will make them truly happy.

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Learning, with online video tutorials

Specialist Websites Now Offer Focussed Training Material From Professionals
After having made endless videos on random things like grilling burgers and creating homebrewed shows, bloggers are now taking their commentary and advice to the next level by filming professional videos. Video blogs—also known by their shorter name, vlogs—are blogs which primarily feature video shots that were uploaded on sites like YouTube. These are now taking a more organized turn with pure play DIY video sites. Not that the YouTubes or Metacafe’s of the world didn’t already have DIY videos sections, but what’s different with these sites is that they sport a repository that is focused only DIY and how-to videos. These often got lost in the generalized sites under a pile of random videos of teenagers talking to webcams and people teaching you how to fry eggs on a heated footpath. Some of the well-known DIY video sites include Expert Village (www.expertvillage.com), VideoJug (www. videojug.com), 5min (www.5min.com) and TeacherTube ( www.teachertube.com). So instead of having to sieve through the riffraff what you get with these DIY video sites is focused user-generated clips directly from professionals. You find all kinds of professionals here under one roof, right from mechanics, software developers, fashion professionals, HR professionals and even doctors. Each giving you tips and trade secrets from their own specialized profession. So whether you are looking to update your software skills, seeking tips from HR professionals on secrets to success in a corporate world or looking for step-by-step films by professional doctors on curing a sty in the eye, these sites have it all. In addition to videos, most of these sites also bring you text version clips which you can download and save. Some sites like 5min even come with unique features like slow-motion and zooming, especially useful for learning new skills. The best part about learning from these DIY videos is the fact that most have a home-grown, experimental feel. “These aren’t some scripted teaching sessions, here people have actually captured moments in their everyday lives, this makes learning more fun,” says Ranjeet Malhotra an expert village buff who insists he landed into his new plum job only because he followed tips on how to prepare for an interview from expertvillage.com. If you don’t care for sifting through all these sites on a regular basis, you could even get yourself an aggregator like SuTree (www.sutree.com) which is specific to instructional videos that offer lessons and give advice. This one will collect all the visual knowledge available on the DIY video sites and distribute it from a central location. The video’s links are submitted by users, and come from all over the Internet, mainly sites like VideoJug and Expertvillage. On the other hand if you consider yourself an expert then these sites also offer you a quick buck. Thanks to the increasing demand for the DIY videos, sites have started looking for ways to attract higher-quality content by dangling remuneration for experts to create these videos. This cash usually comes as a cut to creators on the advertising revenue their work generates. Revver (www.revver.com) for instance shows a still-frame ad at the end of a video, and splits money with the creator every time a viewer clicks on the ad to visit the advertiser’s website. Similarly sites like Metacafe (www.metacafe.com) inserts ad in the DIY section at the end of a clip and pays creators $100 when their video has been viewed 20,000 times, and $5 for every 1,000 additional views. While other sites like ExpertVillage.com offer upfront payments for videos on assigned topics such as teaching the use of Adobe Photoshop, or an instructional video about skydiving. To make money most of the sites require that videos be uploaded to them, rather than sent on a DVD or a tape. When a video is viewed enough times to start generating revenue for its makers, the money is typically transferred to a PayPal account set up by the creator.

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To build trust, groom your digital identity

If you use the internet, chances are you already have an online trail. Don’t hide it—it’s better to manage your digital image so that people get the information you want them to find.
As the saying goes, on the internet, nobody knows you are a dog. In fact, for most netizens this is probably the best part of being in the virtual world. Losing yourself in the folds of trillion-odd pages is a very comforting idea. Shed an identity and don a brand new one, in a jiffy. Great, right? But hang on, have you googled yourself recently? “The last time I did it, I found a whopping 41,300 entries,” says Amit Malhotra, a marketing professional from Mumbai, “Not all of them were about me of course, but a fairly large amount of pages were dedicated to me, and that’s when I realized that there is no hiding on the internet.” So lets face it. Privacy on the internet has become a myth now. With data mining, search engines sending out trawlers and other crawling mechanisms adding pictures to connect the dots, just by logging on to the internet you have already done away with much of your “privacy” anyway. Whether you like it or not, if people are even slightly tech savvy, no matter how they come across your name—be it from a friend, a postcard, business card or email—the first step many people are going to take is go home and google you. So that means, if you are a marketing professional, your would-be clients probably already google you. If you are looking for a job, your prospective employers do the same. And if you are want to get married, that sweet girl you met is doing it too. “Earlier, when it was the paper trail, the piece of paper was all you could see,” says Raghu Raman, CEO, Mahindra Special Services Group. “With an electronic document, there’s potentially a lot more there which can be traced. And it’s not just from blogs or forums—the digital trail can also be traced from your emails and even documents you use such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint.” Which means that the internet certainly makes us vulnerable in a way we have never been before. Should you be scared? Well probably not, because it isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Malhotra insists that this might in fact be a good thing. “If people know information about you, they are likely to trust you more. So after I found out how powerful this medium could be at building relationships in real life, I have started taking my online identity very seriously.” How would this help, you ask? Well, say for instance, the same would-be clients were to google you and find that you have many other satisfied clients who have commented on your blogs, then getting the project might be easier. Your employer might find some interesting write-up on your company profile mentioning you, which might give you an edge. Similarly, if you were considering an arranged marriage, and you stumble upon a prospective groom’s profile on a social network and find that his friends think he is a warm person, it’s likely this would make you more comfortable. So instead of trying to erase your identity from the way, a better way of managing your digital trail is to make sure you’re giving people the information you want them to find. In fact you should try to groom your digital identity and show it off even. The first step at starting to manage your digital identity is of course googling yourself and checking what are the first few links that the search engine throws up on you. If you don’t like what you see there, don’t worry, you can fix it. Say for instance, the first link the search engine throws up is a picture taken at the last office party where you were sloshed crazy and doing bhangda, which you are most ashamed of. Here is what you do: Simply log on to some picture sites and upload a lot of flattering pictures of yourself—this way the party picture will get buried deep down in the results. To start grooming your reputation online, start a blog, even if it’s just a few pages worth. Have colleagues suggest you for wikipedia or make sure you are represented on http://www.Squidoo.com or write an article for sites like http://www.OhMyNews.com or http://www.ChangeThis.com . Then of course there are the social networking pages that give you the freedom to portray yourself in a flattering light. Try posting things that you would like the world to see. If you are feeling stretched thin by trying to deal with so many different profiles, log on to programs like http://www.Ziki.com, http://www.Wink.com, http://www.Rapleaf.com and http://www.Spock. com. They offer you an opportunity to reclaim editorial control on how your identity is constructed and represented online. Basically, these sites are aimed to become the central clearing house for all information about you on the internet. This can be like your own private wikipedia entry. You could begin with creating your profile into one of these sites, and then you add your feeds to your profile. You can pull any RSS feeds you currently publish and sites like Ziki will compile them together into an up-to-the-minute round-up of your own verbiage. Throw into the mix links to your profiles on other sites such as http://www.linkedin.com/, http://www.eBay.com, http://www.Amazon.com and others and this should help you create a fairly comprehensive profile of your online presence.

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