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Adversity Quotient-Book Summary
The document discusses Adversity Quotient (AQ), a measure of an individual's ability to handle life's challenges, highlighting its importance alongside Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and Emotional Quotient (EQ) for success. AQ has four dimensions: control, ownership, reach, and endurance, and can be improved through a process called LEAD (Listen, Explore, Analyze, Do). Key examples of successful individuals with high AQ, despite facing adversities, underscore the concept's relevance in overcoming obstacles.
Adversity Quotient-Book Summary
- 1. Adversity Quotient Turning Obstacles IntoOpportunities
- 2. Paul G. Stoltz,Ph.D. • Founder and CEO, PEAK Learning, Inc. • PhD from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities • Founded PEAK Learning in 1987 • Wrote “Adversity Quotient” in 1997 • Other books: • Adversity Quotient at Work (2000) • The Adversity Advantage (2007) • Put Your Mindset To Work (2011) – Co- Author • Grit (2015)
- 3. Adversity Quotient Is a Scorethat measure the ability of a person to deal with adversities in life Also known as ‘science of resilience’
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- 5. Variety of Adversities Congenital (something thatwe are born with) • Disabilities, intelligence Environmental • Upbringing, association Situational • Economic, trends, work challenges
- 6. AQ, IQ andEQ Intelligence Quotient A total score derived from several standardized tests designed to assess human intelligence Emotional Quotient Capability of individuals to recognize their own emotion and those of others … and adjust emotions to adapt to environment or achieve goals Adversity Quotient Is a Score that measure the ability of a person to deal with adversities in life
- 7. Global Predictor ofSuccess AQ EQ IQWhen there is little or no advantage in EQ and/or IQ, AQ is the determining factor that drives success.
- 8. People with HighAQ Albert Einstein was thought to be of low intelligence by his teachers Thomas Edison must deal with thousands of failures before coming up with a successful invention Richard Branson suffers from dyslexia and droped out from school Bill Gates failed in his earlier business ventures before he co- founded Microsoft
- 9. Building Blocks of AQ CognitivePsychology (Study of Mental Processes) • Learned Helplessness • Optimism vs Pessimism • Hardiness • Mastery of Life Psychoneuroimmunology • Direct relationship between thinking and health Neurophysiology (Science of the Brain) • How habits are formed in the brain
- 10. 4 Dimensions ofAQ Control The extent to which someone perceives they can influence whatever happens next Ownership The likelihood that someone will actually do anything to improve the situation, regardless of their formal responsibilities Reach The extent to which someone perceives an adversity will “reach into” and affect other aspects of the situation or beyond Endurance The length of time the individual perceives the situation / adversity will last, or endure
- 11. Increase AQ with LEAD Sequence • L= Listen to your response to Adversity • E = Explore all origins and ownership of the result • A = Analyze the Evidence • D = Do Something!
- 12. Listen to your Adversity Response Was ithigh or low on AQ response? On which dimension was it highest or lowest?
- 13. Explore all Origins and Your Ownership ofthe Result • What are the possible origins of this adversity? • Given the origins, what part is my fault? • What specifically could I have done better? Origins • What aspects of the result should I own? • Which I shouldn’t own? Ownership
- 14. Analyze the Evidence What evidence isthere that I have no control? What evidence is there that the adversity has reached to other areas of my life? What evidence is there that the adversity must last any longer than necessary?
- 15. Do Something! What additional informationdo I need? What could I do to gain even a little control over this situation? What could I do to limit the reach of this adversity? What could I do to limit how long the adversity endures in its current state?
- 16. Summary • AQ =Predictor of one’s ability to overcome adversity • AQ, IQ and EQ are needed for success • AQ has 4 dimensions • Control, Ownership, Reach, Endurance • Increase AQ with LEAD • Listen to your response to adversity • Explore all origins and ownership • Analyze the Evidence • Do Something
- 17. Copyright Notes • Summary madeby Stephen Siregar • All rights to content belong to Paul G. Stoltz, Ph.D. • Summary author makes no claim of the content in this material