Spiritual Intelligence

By

Cindy Wigglesworth

President, Deep ChangeAuthor, SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligencewww.SQ21book.com

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BA, MA Duke University 20 years in Human Resources

Management at ExxonMobil Founder/CEO of Deep Change,

Inc. Creator of SQ21™ Spiritual

Intelligence self-assessment Author of SQ21: The Twenty-

One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence

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Intelligence Defined• Innate potential

that is brought into form through practice

• Adeptness or appropriately reasoned behavior or choice

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Multiple IntelligencesHighly Developed

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Under Developed

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The SQ21 Spiritual Intelligence Model

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Spiritual Leaders• Name some people you admire

whom you would consider to be Spiritual Leaders– Can be alive or dead

• May never have met the person– Fictional or real– Don’t have to be perfect

• List the TRAITS of these Spiritual Leaders that cause you to admire them

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Typical list…• Major religious figures: Jesus, Buddha,

Mohammed, Moses, Abraham, Lord Krishna, saints (e.g. Mother Teresa), Dalai Lama

• Political leaders: Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jimmy Carter

• Relatives: Mom, Dad, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt, Uncle, children

• Teachers, local religious leaders, guidance counselors

• Authors/TV: Oprah, Dr. Phil, Deepak Chopra, others• Others: my co-worker, my neighbor, my patients,

my boss, animals/pets

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Common Traits of Spiritual Leaders

• Loving / Compassionate• Humble• Honesty/Integrity,

Authenticity• Wise• Courageous• Faithful• Forgiving• Accepting• Calm, centered

• Peaceful / nonviolent• Visionary• Outstanding teachers• Able to inspire others• Great leaders• Persistent• See the gifts inside

other people and develop them

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Spirituality: A DefinitionSpirituality is the innate human need to connect with something larger than ourselves (something sacred or Divine).

We care about this because we have:

• “Why” questions (Why is there suffering?)

• “What” questions (What should I be doing? Direction and Purpose for our lives)

• “How” questions (ethics, right action)

• And because we are sometimes in great pain…

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Definition of Spiritual Intelligence

“Spiritual Intelligence is the ability to behave with Wisdom and Compassion while maintaining inner and outer peace (Equanimity) regardless of the situation.”

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Higher Self & “Love one another”• The Golden Rule exists in all the major

faith traditions and in most philosophies of life (treat others as you wish to be treated)

• We want “Love.” But what is Love?

Compassion Wisdom

Love is a Bird with two wings…

So spiritual intelligence is acting with Love…

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Goal: Higher Self Drives, Ego “navigates”

Ego Higher Self

Think of your Ego as an important part of the whole. It can sometimes have good advice but shouldn’t be “behind the wheel”!

Good Partners

SQ21 - 21 Skills of Spiritual Intelligence

1. Self / self Awareness 2. Universal Awareness

3. Self/self Mastery 4. Social Mastery, Spiritual Presence

1. Awareness of own worldview

2. Awareness of Life Purpose

3. Awareness of Values Hierarchy

4. Complexity of inner thought

5. Awareness of Ego self / Higher Self

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6. Awareness of interconnectedness

7. Awareness of worldviews of others

8. Breadth of Time perception

9. Awareness of limitations / power of human perception

10. Awareness of Spiritual Laws

11. Experience of transcendent oneness

12. Commitment to spiritual growth

13. Keeping Higher Self in charge

14. Living your purpose and values

15. Sustaining faith

16. Seeking guidance from Spirit/Higher Self

17. Wise and effective teacher

18. Wise and effective change agent

19. Makes Compassionate & Wise decisions

20. Being a calming, healing presence

21. Aligned with the ebb and flow of life

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Benefits• Less stress, less drama

• More joy

• Able to see more perspectives

• More options for decision making

• A calming healing presence

• Better leadership

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Top, Breathe, Pray / Ask for help

Bserve yourself, get Mindful

Nderstand deeply – What are you ego’s concerns? Reframe, see Compassion

Oving response – loving to you and others

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For the full 9 Step Process:

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More information: www.SQ21book.com and www.deepchange.com