“He can occasionally see to an enemy, she conceded.
If he manages to get his sword pointed in the right direction
and the enemy does him the favor of falling upon it… in precisely the right way.”
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― Lynn Kurland, Star of the Morning
You have what you believe are great ideas, helpful feedback or support to offer.
Sounds positive and you’re confident it’ll help others, your relationships, etc. So you intelligently share them while getting yourself engaged and invested with the intent to help others and organizations succeed. This can take place professionally or personally. You really want to see them excel!
What happens? Often… pretty much nothing changes significantly!
What went wrong? Bad idea? Weak implementation? Unclear communication?
Nope! The En-Lightenment Illusion was hard at work, and you missed something extremely important.
The receiving person, executive, company, Non-Profit, etc., lacked the capacity to comprehend and implement your potentially valuable contribution!
Where’d you go wrong? You underestimated their ability to be enlightened to a new way of seeing opportunities… that could have been extremely beneficial to them or their organization.
Q: How could they have missed it? This excellent
opportunity seems so obvious to you?
A: The En-Lightenment Illusion!
Try giving Executives round wheels… who love square wheels and lack the capacity to be enlightened… and the round wheels will just be thrown in their huge and growing piles of (what they believe to be) unneeded ideas!
Again… it isn’t the other person’s, executive’s, company’s, Non-Profit’s misstep… it is your misstep.
You’ve failed (as I’ve done numerous times) to accurately
assess their En-Lightenment Quotient (ELQ).
Solution: Align your investments of time and resources more accurately with the recipient’s ELQ! The higher their ELQ… the more you should invest. The lower their ELQ… the less you should invest. Key… calibration of your Personal ELQ Meter!
If your investments are unappreciated, not understood, taken advantage of, etc., change you!
Personally… look at the people who you invest your time and resources into, starting with your partner and Inner-Circle. What is their ELQ? The higher their ELQ, the more “We” decisions will be made and the more shared successes will be created. Unfortunately, self-Centeredness is the enemy of ELQ!
Professionally… look at the people who resonate with your fresh, effective ideas and talent contributions. Low collaboration and lack of support… equals Low-ELQ! If you’re extremely creative, in a world where traditional thinking and doing are wide and deep… just understand that Low-ELQ is abundant.
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Nonetheless… be a Catalyst for Positive Change by surrounding yourself with High-ELQ people!
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Not convinced? Just research the most amazing marriages, Disney, Walton, etc.
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Courteously jettison those in your life who demonstrate the attributes of Low-ELQ.
Are you a Top-7% Leader with High-ELQ, who’d love to intelligently create
$100K+ a month for Your Favorite Non-Profits?
If you believe you’re a Top-7%’er, let’s explore possible opportunities.
DM me on LinkedIn or directly jim.roncevich@ipgsocialimpact.com.
Get MAD! Get Making A Difference! ~ JR
