Benefiting from his fine people skills, ambition, integrity, and likely intelligence, it is not surprising that Franklin Roosevelt was one of our most successful Presidents. His distant relative Theodore Roosevelt, as well as Abraham Lincoln, also stood out on all four of these success skills. As a result they too developed greatness as Presidents. In other fields too, people who similarly demonstrate real talent in all four areas are also bound to make a major impact - as with Benjamin Franklin or Cleopatra.

The Presidents since Franklin Roosevelt have not been outstanding in all four of his success qualities, yet most are considered to have been good leaders. Similarly, individuals in business, technology, and most other fields can be quite successful even if they don't possess all of the skills useful for a job. That's good news for high school students who study hard but don't get top grades. Ronald Reagan didn't get them either, nor did he go to a top ranked college. But Reagan got many more votes than bright Naval Academy graduate Carter, and most historians consider Reagan's presidency much more successful than Carter's.

Presidents with high SQ, IQ, and Integrity (but only above average Ambition): Truman, Eisenhower

Presidents with high SQ, IQ, and Ambition (but only above average Integrity): Clinton, Johnson

Presidents with high IQ, Ambition, and Integrity (but only above average SQ): Carter, both Adams'

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