We all have a gift, something that we can do better the 90% of the people on this planet. It’s easy to see that Tiger Woods has a gift to play golf, Kobe Bryant to play basketball, Celine Dion to sing, and Edita Sliwinska to dance. The trick is to find and then capitalize on your gift. Bill Gates, Michael Dell and Steve Jobs serve as good examples of people who have made the most of their gifts. Just last week a 47 year old lady, Susan Boyle from Scotland, appeared on Britain’s Got Talent and within 24 hours 25 million people viewed her gift on You Tube. The question is “Will Susan Boyle be able to make the most of her gift now that she has been recognized?”
One of the gifts that often go unrecognized is intelligence. Think about it, “Who is the smartest person in the United States or the world? We know who the best swimmer is, and who the fastest man is; the Olympics help us determine this important information every four years.
Last week we were told that there is now an Intellectual Olympics to find the smartest people in the United States.
“It’s the intellectual Olympics, a chance for the geeks to take the podium,” says Kerry Grinkmeyer, founder of The Best of The U.S. SmartestofUS.com offers contestants the opportunity to test their intellectual skills, compare their scores with all other contestants, and possibly be named the 2009 Smartest of the U.S.
“We test seven distinct intellectual skills,” says Grinkmeyer, “In terms of mental ability, it’s like Michael Phelps winning eight gold medals” Grinkmeyer is already planning the 2010 SmartestofWorld Contest. “The Scripps National Spelling Bee drew over 4.6 million viewers last May 30,” he says, “So it’s not all about the Biggest Loser.”
Contestants tackle 50 questions over thirty minutes. A perfect SUS Score is 225. (Highest achieved SUS Score thus far = 184.5) The questions are drawn from a database of 3,000 brain teasers. Participants can purchase an Individual Intelligence Profile that analyzes their performance in each of the skill areas and gives them career suggestions according to their strengths and weaknesses.
Each month’s high scorer through December 2009 will be named a finalist in the 2009 Smartest of U.S. Contest. Finalists will participate in a test-off held in January 2010 to find the 2009 Smartest of the U.S.
I took the test, I won’t be getting any metals, but it was cool to see where I ranked against the other 650 people who took the test so far. I did purchase the profile, it only cost $9.95, and it showed me where I was weak and gave me samples of the questions that I missed. If you’d like to see where you rank check it out at SmartestofUS.com.
I took the test, I won’t be getting any metals, but it was cool to see where I ranked against the other 650 people who took the test so far. I did purchase the profile, it only cost $9.95, and it showed me where I was weak and gave me samples of the questions that I missed. If you’d like to see where you rank check it out at http://www.SmartestofUS.com.
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