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Geoff McDonald @BookRapper BookRapper.com
The Books




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The Book

Outliers : The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell


One Author...
The Book

Talent is Overrated
Geoff Colvin


Another Author...
Talent ≠ Success


The BIG Idea
Personal   Social




Speed RAP
Top Performer

Your Challenge : Are you up for it?
No shortcut

Book Rapper Says...
The Talent Myth




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Personal                            Social




Our notions of talent are distorted
Personal                  Social
             Talent
            Passion
              Effort




Personal qualities matter
Personal                    Social
             Talent           Hidden
                              Advantages
            Passion
              Effort           Extraordinary
                              Opportunities

                              Cultural Legacies




Social context matters too!
10,000 Hours




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The Beatles

Had played an estimated 1200 shows by 1964
Stars, Good, Unlikely

How much practice have you done?
Wolfgang and Tiger




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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Separating fantasy from fact
Tiger Woods

Acknowledges his success is due to practice
Hidden Advantages




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Ice Hockey Success
How to become a NHL player
Asians and Maths

Are Asians naturally better at maths?
Extraordinary Opportunity




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1831-1840
           1953-1956
         Being an Entrepreneur

What’s important about these dates?
Bill Gates

Why Bill dropped out of Harvard
Cultural Legacy




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Herdsman

Who are you from?
Farmer

Who are you from?
Rice Grower

Who are you from?
Deliberate Practice




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Deliberate Practice
Six Qualities of Specific Training and Skill Development
Deliberate Practice Examples




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Benjamin Franklin

How to Become a Great Writer
Case Study Method

How to Develop Your Business Acumen
Different.

What do you practice? How do you practice?
More...




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You and Others
Your success is based on your qualities and your social context
Buy Gladwell’s Books!

Gladwell.com
Buy Colvin’s Books!

Also... Book Rapper Issue : Glopportunity
Nobody does it alone

Success does not occur in a vacuum
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