what really matters: IQ or passion ?

It is often suggested that people with high IQs are the ones who achieve success in life but the history is replete with cases where success was achieved by people who had tremendous zeal and passion to do something. There have been cases when people with superior IQs have failed on account of lack of passion to achieve something. The passion to do something come from interest level in one's profession and it motivates a person to acquire the necessary skill sets and with the passage of time the person become an expert due to multiplier effect between his interest and the effort exerted by him. The person begins to enjoy his work and an intuition gets developed which gives him new insights about the trade. This phenomena spurs innovation as people come up with new ideas which can only come in a free thinking , enthusiastic person.

On the other hand, being caught in a wrong profession which does not match with one's interest level is gateway to failure. It leads to boredom and lack of desire to achieve something. Ultimately,it often affects the personal lives of people who often find themselves at the wrong side of spectrum. Every person on this planet is capable of achieving great heights if he truly follows his heart and submerses himself in his area of interest. The idea of following others without checking one's own interest and skills can only lead to failure.