For many decades, authors have written extensively about the importance of Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), and Social Quotient (SQ). Very little has been written about Adversity Quotient (AQ) till Paul Stoltz's ground breaking Book-Adversity Quotient: Turning Obstacles into Opportunities (1997). The current book takes the matter an octave higher by demonstrating how invaluable AQ is in the creation of resilient citizens, companies and economies.
The book uses contemporary difficult historical moments and how people should re-programme their mind sets to allow them to unlock and unleash the elasticity of their buoyant potential. The book embraces the notion that difficulties mastered are opportunities won. Adversity does not have to break you, but can actually strengthen you. Human nature is able, with strong positive thinking, to turn bitter lemons into lemonade.
