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The designers who are great in the automobile industry just don't have some facility that the others lack, some genetic predisposition to draw and create in ways that others can't. No, they became great by deliberate practice. The same goes for engineers or executives. In their own ways, they fell on their backsides. But they kept striving, working, improving, and practicing. Then got up and did it again. This is how success is achieved. As author Geoff Colvin suggests, no matter how many steps on the road to great performance you choose to take, you will be better off than if you hadn't taken them. There is no hurdle to clear before the advantages start accruing. This is pure opportunity.
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Rise &Amp; Fall &Amp; Rise Again
If you readjust one book this year about what it takes to be successful, then it ought to be Talent Is Overrated by Geoff Colvin (Portfolio; $25.95). Forget about Malcolm Gladwell*. If you're going to readjust one book this year, then (...
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