• Published on July 31, 2019Recently I had a very interesting discussion with one of my friends, where we were discussing the topic of how to ensure your self-development? I mean, there is a lot of help outside, starting from self-development courses, individual or group coaching, followed up by various mentoring sessions, supported with tons of digital applications to help. And still, there was a pivotal question on the plate – what do we want to get at the end? Not only like a goal of what to get, but rather is there any potential framework?

The hot discussion continued with definite understanding that we want to have a clear mind, now and in the future. And what can be best indicator of clear mind than IQ (intelligence quotient)? So, we have agreed, OK, there is an element we want to see in our framework for ‘to-be’ picture – IQ.

So, the question was is there anything else? We observe a lot of cases in our daily lives to understand that IQ is not enough, it is always not enough. And of course, how we can go further without our emotions, and have decided that EQ (emotional quotient), is for sure a part of our future. This was actually no debates element, fitting for our ‘perfect to-be framework’.

So, that’s it we have agreed on two elements at this stage: IQ + EQ = I am well rounded person.

Well, something wasn’t really cool with this equation, and we have decided to elaborate our discussion further, to see if there is anything else, that we are missing for our framework. Inviting some more people into discussion, we have found a next element that was fitting perfectly to our framework – PQ (Physical Quotient). Well, I mean, how can you enjoy your life in full if you would have poor health, and improper physical condition?

So, now the picture was a way better. Just imagine, you are healthy, smart and emotionally rich, isn’t it a nice picture of you? Definitely, we have nodded our heads, saying that we like the way it sounds. IQ + EQ + PQ = I am a well-rounded person.

But there was something missing in this picture. And we were investing our time to think, is there anything else we want to have as part of our ‘to-be personality’ framework. And, the answer was yes. And we have decided to include 2 more elements into our formula, that we think was a perfect fit for our future, like SQ (Spiritual Quotient) and AQ (Adversity Quotient).

So, now we thought that “IQ + EQ + PQ + SQ + AQ = I am a well-rounded person” seemed more interesting for us.