Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (709 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001PI82BK |
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| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Xenon 6 said Never again is there an excuse to say to yourself "I don't have the talent, why should I try?". This is a really good book. Most of what we think of a talent is the result of earlier training and practice. This book gives hope to anyone who thought they were only ever going to be average. Just about anyone can pick themselves up and become a true ex. "This book changed the way I practice" according to Kindle Customer. This book changed the way I practiceand it's a lot harder now. The author's well-documented contention is that practicing separates the good from the great. And practice has to be in a way that stretches your abilities, but doesn't go too far beyond them.. Kindle Customer said Great book that explored the nature of talent. This was one of the best books that I have ever read on the topic on talent and skill development! It has a similar concept to "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell, but takes the concept a bit further. In this book, Geoff Colvin explores whether people with ext
Even the hardest decisions and interactions can be systematically improved. One of the most popular Fortune articles in many years was a cover story called What It Takes to Be Great. And not just plain old hard work, like your grandmother might have advocated, but a very specific kind of work. Greatness doesn't come from DNA but from practice and perseverance honed over decades. The key is how you practice, how you analyze the results of your progress and learn from your mistakes, that enables you to achieve greatness. Now Colvin has expanded his article with much more scientific background and real-world examples. This new mind-set, combined with Colvin's practical advice, will change the way you think about your job and career and will inspire you to achieve more in all you do.. Expanding on a landmark cover story in Fortune, a top journalist debunks the myths of exceptional performance. Geoff Colvin offered new evidence that top performers in any field--from Tiger Woods and Winston Churchill to Warren Buffett and Jack Welch--are not determined by their inborn talents. He shows that the skills of business, negotiating deals, evaluating financial statements, and all the rest obey the principles that lead to greatness, so that anyone can get better at them with the right kind of effort
He lives in Fairfield, Connecticut. He coanchored Wall Street Week on PBS for three years. A frequent television guest, Colvin also appears daily on the CBS Radio Network, reaching seven million listeners each week. He lectures widely and is the regular lead moderator for the Fortune Global Forum. Geoff Colvin, Fortune’s senior editor at large, is one of America’s most respected journalists.
This is the rare business book that will both prompt you to think and inspire you to act."-Daniel H. "Geoff Colvin has written a fascinating study of great achievers from Mozart to Tiger Woods, and he has brilliantly highlighted the fact that great effort equals great success.I agree, and Talent Is Overrated is not only inspiring but enlightening. Pink, author of A Whole New Mind. Then, drawing on an array of compelling stories and stacks of research, he reveals the true path to high performance-deliberate practice fueled by intrinsic motivation. With clarity and precision, Geoff Colvin exposes one of the fundamental misconceptions of modern life-that our ability to excel depends on innate qualities. It's a terrific read all the way throu