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Smarts: IQ Is Only The Beginning

“Some people are just better.” It’s one of our favorite sayings. It follows, too, that some folks are just, well, smarter than others. Does it matter? Of course: having a baseline of Smarts is an essential foundation for any career path. And if you possess that rare intelligence where you are truly among the very best (commonly dubbed genius), well, you will probably do well in any professional path.

But for most entrepreneurs and business-builders, a baseline level of Smarts suffices. Trust us when we say you do not need to be a genius to be a great business-builder. Chances are you already have the necessary ...

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