Are you the smartest person in your group?

Im definitely not the smartest, possibly one of the most productive, and in line with another current thread on here probably the most consistent too - these are more important than intelligence imo - intelligence can be wasted, consistency cant, at worst it would be a learning experience.

Oh, and I love Les Brown, watched a video on him recently about how he landed a job as a radio DJ - after a lot of persistence "You gotta be HUNGRY!"

I'm glad I'm not. I totally agree though, that's why I make note of it to seek out the best people I can find in the field and move up the ladder in terms of friendship with anyone who I admire. I even put a blurb about this technique in my new ebook that I'm about to release, "Unleash Your Creativity". Don't mind the shameless promotion >_>;;

This might sound a little arogant, but what if I'm the smartest person I've ever met? No jokes here, seriously.

I think we should make a smart person group : 0

I think you two are right on...being smart really messed with my motivation until I found business...it's actually a game worth playing and it's respectable!! YEAH!


I actually have a huge problem with the whole move on if your smarter concept though...

Don't get me wrong it's important to carefully choose who you're around but my girl is the exact opposite of me...she's not stupid but she's very arrogant...I have no clue how she grew beyond me : p....so intellectually she doesn't do a whole bunch for me but she really excels in friendships and kinda maybe happiness.

hmm...DA. I might take you up on that offer. How good are your brains cells because I'm on the verge of becoming a martyr. : p

DA,

We're quite the lucky group! I think we should get together once a week as a group and talk about biz yeah? Just a thought.

Masterminds are really good for us...you guys want to give it a shot?

Awe thanks DA!! That was a very awesome thing for you to say

i agree that im not smart?? why?

i've been a high level leader in an organization but you know what my staff talk bad about me. i try harder to have the organization active but when i make a meetings to ask for an activities they give NOTHING!! but keep mumbling to me as I do nothing. gosh!

Yes, being smart is relative, and it's not always about 'beeing smart how to make money', it's about being smart in general.
There are thousands of super smart people, like University professors, but are they rich?

You don't need to be smart to make money, you just need to follow a proven system, that's all.
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I've been told that I am smart since high school until I started 'seeing and believing' in it myself. Then few years ago I competed series of personality and career tests online and got some cool results.
I've been also told that I have to work from home and be my own boss (which I already knew), help people, teach others, or do analytical and creative work. And Internet Marketing is my dream come true

However, brains don't always come with other necessary skills (management, leadership) and I envy people who have those skills. Nobody has a 'whole package'.

(Ooops, in my previous post I said that AwesomePossum has got a complete package) I gues I have to change my name from DA to something like AwesomeBlossom, then I would be 'awesome' as well

Hello! I went to your web page (and left a comment) and your Twitter page, and now am following you. I enjoyed learning about Les Brown. I think an About Me page about you personally would be of interest to your readers. I am following you on Google Followers as well.

The very best of luck to you with your page!

I don't think anyone would argue you have to be smart to make money....look at all the rich idiots out there XD

I think what that saying means that if you're the smartest in your "group" it means you've got no one in that group to really learn from. That said, even if you're smart you can often learn things even from dumb people.

I really appreciate all the positivity, understanding and support for those who are not smart. So I'll be the jerk :p and say that over the years my tolerance for dumb people has dropped to almost zero and I've almost lost the ability to give the patient soothing platitudes that make people feel better about not being smart.

But I'm not a complete jerk, yet... at least I don't think so.

It's a heavy burden being the smartest person in your group. Now I understand human nature and that from time to time we all complete our private dummy missions.

But there are some people who are just dumb, are content being dumb and look for less dumb people to latch on to and suck the bone marrow clean out. ( I'm having issues today). I'm glad to have found this group because the people in my usual social circle are of absolutely no intellectual help at all.

Now I don't blame anyone but myself but sadly I am related to many of these people (in-laws) and to keep the peace I try to play nice. One of my in-laws actually thought I sold drugs because she couldn't understand how I made money without leaving the house. I tried to explain it but I suspect that she still thinks I'm lying. In her mind either you have a recognizable corporate job or you're selling drugs. There's nothing else.

Since I have no tolerance for explaining things more than 32 times, I don't visit often. Actually...I stay away and over the years I think I've had every 24 hour illness imaginable around the holidays. Since I'm the wife it's a lot easier to get out family functions than when you're the husband. Sorry guys it's the social order.

So I want to thank you all for giving me a place where the word entrepreneur still carries it traditional meaning and is not something jobless people say to make themselves feel good. A place and where people understand that you don't have to work at the factory or teach school to make good money. And a place where I'm NOT the smartest person in the group.

I read this topic title and thought "If I'm the smartest person in the group, I need to get into a new group"

In order to grow you surreound yourself with those who have something you lack or are seeking to improve upon.

I'm pretty sure I'm in a different league to most other people. It's very worrying for the future. I met a blogger the other day and told her about Hubpages. Her subject matter would make her a lot of money on Hubpages. She emailed me back to say she couldn't figure Hubpages out. I pray that this girl doesn't have a University education (but I suspect she has!)

I'm fairly intelligent, but more than anything I think perservering in a particular direction has had a much greater impact on certain areas of my life.

I agree with the Calvin Coolidge quote:

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan "press on" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race”


Andrea, The English Webmistress