: Learning and growing from mistakes, setbacks, and suffering.
Unlike IQ (logic) or EQ (empathy), SQ involves "reading the room" at a metaphysical level—understanding the big picture and how individual actions connect to a larger whole. The widely used identifies four core skills: Spiritual Intelligence
: Deriving purpose from every experience, whether good or bad. : Learning and growing from mistakes, setbacks, and
: Feeling a deep "suffering-with" others and acting to help. : Learning and growing from mistakes
: The courage to stand against the crowd for one’s own convictions. Spiritual Intelligence vs. Religion
People with high spiritual intelligence often display these "hallmarks of maturity":