Description: Excellent. The Wall Street Journal Since its publication ten years ago businesspeople investors doctors parents students athletes and musicians at every level have adopted the maxims of Talent Is Overrated to get better at what they re passionate about. Now this classic has been updated and revised with new research and takeaways to help anyone achieve even greater performance. Why are certain people so incredibly great at what they do? Most of us think we know the answer but we re almost always wrong. That's important because if we re wrong on this crucial question then we have zero chance of getting significantly better at anything we care about. Happily the real source of great performance is no longer a mystery. Bringing together extensive scientific research bestselling author Geoff Colvin shows where we go wrong and what actually makes world - class performers so remarkable. It isn t specific innate talent nor is it plain old hard work. It's a very specific type of work that anyone can do but most people don t. What's more the principles of great performance apply to virtually any activity that matters to you. Readers worldwide have been inspired by this book's liberating message: You don t need a one - in - a - million natural gift. Better performance and maybe even world - class performance is closer than you think.
Title: Talent Is Overrated What Really Separates World - Class Performers From Everybody Else
Barcode: 9781591842941
Publication Date: 5/25/2010