But once you are in that field emotional intelligence emerges as a much stronger predictor of who will be most successful because it is how we handle ourselves in our relationships that determines how well we do once we are in a given job.
Successful organizations including the Military have learned that the higher the risk the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence.
Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.
Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.
The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments and is yet willing to learn more.
Put your heart mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.
Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success on the stage.
By going over your day in imagination before you begin it you can begin acting successfully at any moment.
A man to carry on a successful business must have imagination. He must see things as in a vision a dream of the whole thing.
I guess something that I've noticed from American acts who had success in touring is more of an explanation as to their music. Which is I think quite funny. I think British acts might like to leave more to the imagination - maybe a bit more obscure perhaps - a bit more shy.