DEFINITIONS.

Definition

noun a person who uses heightened mental acuity, perception, and influence to achieve extraordinary results through understanding people and patterns rather than processes and protocols.

Someone who blends intuition, intelligence, and emotional awareness to anticipate, adapt, and act decisively in business or life.

(informal) A visionary thinker who appears to “read minds” not through magic, but through observation, empathy, and instinct sharpened by experience.

ENTREPRENEUR 

/' ontrapra'na: /

noun a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit: many entrepreneurs see potential in this market.

A promoter in the entertainment industry: the music entrepreneur pulled back from financing a screenplay Hopper had written.

DERIVATIVES

entrepreneurism noun

ORIGIN

mid 18th century (denoting a person who undertakes a project): from French, from entreprendre

'undertake' (see enterprise).

• A MENTALIST ENTREPRENEUR 

Combines creativity and logic, using imagination as a commercial weapon and emotion as a leadership tool.

DERIVATIVES

The mentalist entrepreneur [ME] mindset noun the practice of thinking differently, seeing connections others miss, and acting before others react.

mentalism noun — the art of leading with both heart and head.

ORIGIN

Late 19th century (in the sense ‘one who performs acts of mind-reading or mental feats’): from mental + -ist.

In modern use, redefined to describe an individual who operates at the intersection of EQ and IQ where insight becomes action and thought becomes enterprise.

AKA - A people & business "whisperer".

The Mentalist Entrepreneur Test   -

Turning Potential into Power

Want to know your "score" as a business leader, measuring the things that matter, (excluding profits that always skew and distort someone's real ability).

Here’s a simple, practical way to reflect on the theory surrounding the Mentalist Entrepreneur philosophy.

There’s no independent assessor or external validation here; it relies on your honest self-assessment.

Your weighting might change depending on your current pressures, your role, your circle of influence, or the environment you’re operating in but the truth in these numbers hold water.

At worst, it’s just good to know, a competitive exercise across the SLT  or a framework for personal development.

At best, it could change the way you lead, learn, and adapt forever.

Why This Exists

Most people overrate what they know and underrate what they apply.

The world doesn’t reward potential; it rewards performance in motion.

That’s why this model exists.

It’s not a test. It’s a mirror.

It helps you see how balanced, self-aware, and adaptable you really are and how your unique mix of intellect (smarts), empathy (people skills), and adaptability (bias for action) shapes your ability to lead, sell, and grow.

The Formula

ME = (IQ + EQ) × AQ

This is The Mentalist Entrepreneur Multiplier.

IQ (Intelligence Quotient)

Your logic, analysis, pattern recognition, and problem-solving power.

It’s your mental horsepower = how you understand complexity and make sense of it.

EQ (Emotional Quotient)

Your Emotional Inteligence = ability to read people, sense mood, build trust, and influence.

It’s your emotional radar = how you connect, communicate, and stay calm under pressure.

AQ (Adaptability Quotient)

Your ability to adjust, learn, and act when the landscape shifts.

It’s your execution intelligence = how you turn insight into action and progress.

Without AQ, IQ and EQ just sit there nice ideas, zero output.

AQ alone doesn’t add value; it multiplies it.

This isn’t a gimmick. It’s grounded in decades of behavioural research.

Daniel Goleman (Harvard) showed EQ accounts for up to 75 % of leadership performance, eclipsing IQ alone.

Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence linked EQ directly to decision quality, resilience, and wellbeing.

McKinsey & Co. (2020) found leaders high in adaptability (AQ) outperform peers by up to 4× in innovation and profitability.

MIT Sloan (2021) named AQ “the real measure of future readiness.”

World Economic Forum (2023) ranked adaptability, curiosity, and continuous learning as the most critical skills for the decade ahead.

IQ spots the opportunities and potential solutions.

EQ works out what will work, why, and how.

AQ makes you do it — and keep improving it.

The Self-Check (Honesty Required)

Score yourself 1–50 on each of the three elements (10 high 1 low per item)

Go with your gut,there’s no right or wrong, only truth.

IQ – How well and fast do you think and make decisions.

1. When information is incomplete, do I still make fast, high-quality calls?

2. Do I regularly simplify complexity so others can act immediately?

3. Do people defer to me when pressure peaks because I stay analytical, not emotional?

4. Do I challenge assumptions with logic snd research strong enough to shift opinions instantly?

5. Can I jump from strategic vision to fine operational detail without losing clarity or energy?

EQ – How well you read and lead people

1. Do I sense tension, energy changes or fatigue in a room before anyone mentions it?

2. Can I dial up or down my pace, tone, and body language to lead people where I need them to go?

3. Do I stay in control of my emotions when everyone else is losing theirs?

4. When conflict hits, do I turn it into productive movement, not lingering drama?

5. Do people trust me because I tell them the truth they need, not the comfort they want?

AQ – How well you adapt and execute

1. When plans collapse, do I pivot immediately with clarity and calm?

2. Do I get restless when things become too predictable constantly chasing the next edge or stretch?

3. Can I make confident big calls without perfect data and live with the consequences?

4. Do I deliberately unlearn habits, systems, or beliefs that no longer serve growth?

5. After a heavy hit, do I re-enter the game faster, sharper, and with a better plan than before?

How to Read The Score

30s: Low side — capable but inconsistent.

35s: Average — reliable but cautious.

40s: Strong — deliberate, composed, consistent.

45–50: Exceptional — instinctive, balanced, adaptable.

1,500–2,000: On your way => aware, evolving, improving.

2,000–3,000: Really strong => balanced, confident, fast in motion.

3,000 +: True Mentalist today => you see it, feel it, and move before others react.

The score only works if you answer without ego.

In testing, nearly half of people re-did this exercise once they realised they’d “played to win” the first time. The second run was the real one.

This is about self-awareness, not self-promotion.

What matters most isn’t the number, it’s what you notice about how you operate, and what you choose to do next.

You see it.

You feel it.

You move.

PS) This will become a standard very soon - get ahead of the curve.