"Coming out of college, I just kind of assumed I'd have to be the smartest person in the office.
But in the real world, your emotional intelligence — sometimes called EQ — is every bit as essential, if not more so, he says.
"Your personality will get you 10 times richer than your intelligence," Adcock says.
Steve Adcock left his corporate job in 2016 at age 35, having saved about $900,000.
It could be the person whose career you aspire to have or the colleague you enjoy working with the most.
Persons:
Adcock, he's, Steve Adcock, That's what's, Vicki Salemi, Monster, Salemi
Organizations:
CNBC