Summary of Shirzad Chamine's Positive Intelligence

By IRB Media

Get the Summary of Shirzad Chamine's Positive Intelligence in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In his popular Stanford University lectures, Shirzad Chamine reveals how to achieve one's true potential for both professional success and personal fulfillment. His groundbreaking research exposes ten well-disguised mental Saboteurs. Nearly 95 percent of the executives in his Stanford lectures conclude that these Saboteurs cause "significant harm" to achieving their full potential. With Positive Intelligence, you can learn the secret to defeating these internal foes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Dec 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781669344476

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

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Insights from Chapter 5

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Insights from Chapter 8

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Insights from Chapter 11

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Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The author helped a CEO named Frank who had a company that had gone down in value. The author advised him to raise the positivity levels of himself and his team. They came up with a core question to refocus their efforts and mindsets: What can we do so that within three years we can say this current crisis was the best thing that could have happened to our company.

#2

Your Positive Intelligence Quotient, or P. Q. for short, is a measure of the relative strength of your mind’s positive and negative impulses. It is calculated by taking the percentage of time your mind acts as your friend rather than your enemy. The higher the P. , the stronger your mind’s positive impulses.

#3

Positive Intelligence is the ability to solve problems and complete tasks by applying your intelligence to achieve your goals. It is the ability to think positively, solve problems, and complete tasks. It is the ability to think and act intelligently.

#4

The author had a difficult childhood, and as a result he developed a protective cocoon of depression. He spent years trying to find happiness, but never really found it. The author eventually decided to focus on his career, and got a MBA.

#5

The second step, which is also the second lever, is Perception, which is your mindset. Your perception of something can either make you or break you. It is also the main reason why people are not able to see the good in others.

#6

The first step to becoming a high-performance individual