Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: How to Unlock Your Full Potential for Success and Achievement

MATHEMATICAL INTELLIGENCE
The second intelligence used to measure IQ is 
mathematical
. This is
your ability to use numbers skillfully, to add, subtract, divide, and
multiply. In business, this is your ability to read financial statements
and develop financial projections. The more knowledgeable you are
about prices, costs, expenses, and financial ratios, the better deci-
sions you can make, and the more valuable you become.
Many people feel that they have no ability for numbers. They
therefore avoid any area or activity where financial fluency is 
necessary for success. This can be fatal if one of your goals is 
to achieve financial independence. Fortunately, you can learn to un-
derstand the critical numbers in your business with a little study
and application. As a result, you will be far more competent and ca-
pable of making good decisions for the rest of your business life.
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PHYSICAL INTELLIGENCE
Your third area of potential genius is 
physical
intelligence. This is
the kind of intelligence enjoyed by top athletes who have extraor-
dinary abilities of timing and coordination in the movement and
use of their bodies. A person could fail in school on verbal and
mathematical tests and still be an extraordinary success athleti-
cally, even though it would never show up on a report card.
Unleash Your Mental Powers
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