A Force to Be Reckoned with: LQ Love Intelligence

The idea of “Love Intelligence” (LQ) — meaning the capacity to lead, teach, and influence from a place of genuine care, alignment and deeper connection — is powerful for speakers and trainers. Below I explore how LQ can be a force to be reckoned with in the speaking/training world, grounded in research, practical implications, and some blunt realities.

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Why LQ matters

1. When leaders bring love as intelligent action, not soft-fluff but real care, listening, empathy, teams perform better, trust builds, and engagement deepens. Research shows that leadership which includes genuine concern for people’s well-being creates psychological safety and innovation. Cultivating Leadership+1

2. Training that centres on heart as well as head helps participants go beyond mechanics. For a speaker/trainer, moving someone’s mindset and state of being yields deeper transformation (and more word-of-mouth).

3. In our age of commoditised content, people crave authenticity. Love-based engagement (active listening, story, vulnerability) differentiates the message. For example, an article says: “Leading with love fosters a culture of empathy, connection and growth … love is a form of intelligence” leadernavigation.com

4. On your side (with your YAS / SuperME framing) LQ aligns beautifully: love is one of the core pillars (Purpose → Love → Gratitude). So adopting LQ in training means you live your message, not just deliver it.

How to integrate LQ in your speaking & training

Here are pragmatic ways you (as AndyTheCoach) can embed love intelligence into your programs:

• Start with presence: Before teaching, spend time connecting. Ask participants about real struggles, be genuinely curious. This builds trust.

• Use heart-based language: Not just “Here are three steps to profit” but “Here’s how you become the person worthy of higher profit and meaning.” That shifts tone from transactional to transformational.

• Design interactive emotional moments: Breakouts, sharing, reflection on values (not just skills). When people engage emotionally, retention and impact climb.

• Embed follow-through caring: After the session, check in (even via simple email) to show you care about their progress. That reinforces the love-intelligence dimension.

• Combine love with strategic edge: Training purely “feel-good” won’t cut it in corporate contexts. So align the love-based approach with concrete outcomes (KPIs, behavioural changes, ROI). That makes it credible.

The impact you can expect

• Higher engagement: Participants feel seen and heard — they show up more fully, ask deeper questions, commit to change.

• Stronger outcomes: Because love intelligence goes beyond surface behaviour to identity and values, changes tend to stick longer.

• Greater referrals / advocacy: People who feel genuinely transformed become ambassadors — they talk about you not just as the trainer but as the person who helped shift their life.

• Differentiation in a crowded market: Many trainers focus on technique; few integrate heart + strategy. Your LQ-leveraged offering stands out.

The blunt side (what you need to watch)

• Love doesn’t mean lack of boundaries: If you’re too “nice” you may lose authority. So love + clear structure + set expectations = essential.

• It takes more energy and emotional labour: Embedding LQ means you give more of yourself. Burn-out risk exists if you don’t self-care.

• Metrics can be harder: Love-based transformation is less easy to quantify than “sales increased by 20%.” You’ll still need measurable outcomes to satisfy corporate clients.

• Some audiences might resist it: Especially in hard-ROI cultures, talking about love may initially feel “fluffy.” You’ll need strong bridging language (“this love = high performance”) to pull them in.

Why LQ is a force for you

Because of your background: you bring 29 years of training experience, Sinology, heart-based frameworks, and you’re already combining ancient wisdom (YAS) with modern corporate context. That gives you credibility and depth.

When you say “Love Intelligence” you’re not just talking about “be nice”,  you’re talking about intelligent love: love that moves strategy, culture, performance.
That’s exactly the shift organisations are hungry for: more human, more sustainable, more impactful.