What’s the True Test of Intelligence?

About this episode

John and Kelly discuss the true test of intelligence and the importance of attention in achieving success in life.

In this episode of The Missing Secret Podcast , John and Kelly talk about what the true test of intelligence is. As John ultimately discloses, it’s getting what you want in life. Creating the life you want. Then the second question. What is the currency of life? Is it time or is it money? Or something else. It’s actually your attention. During this podcast John and Kelly talk about why people’s lives evolve like they do. Most people are just winging life. They don’t really have an actual way of doing life. And so to a significant degree, their outcomes in life come down to luck. Now keep in mind, genetics, upbringing and that type of thing are a factor. But luck has an outsized role if you’re not intentionally leading yourself. Buy John’s book, THE MISSING SECRET of the Legendary Book Think and Grow Rich : And a 12-minute-a-day technique to apply it here . About the Hosts: John Mitchell John’s story is pretty amazing. After spending 20 years as an entrepreneur, John was 50 years old but wasn’t as successful as he thought he should be. To rectify that, he decided to find the “top book in the world” on SUCCESS and apply that book literally Word for Word to his life. That Book is…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Mitchell, Kelly Hatfield

Topics covered

• intelligence
• success
• life outcomes
• attention
• luck
• personal development

Keywords

• intelligence
• success
• attention
• luck
• personal development
• life outcomes
• Think and Grow Rich

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Think and Grow Rich

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