Taking Time Out to Read Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” at Starbucks

Content with iced tea, highlighter, and Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers

Friday night I finally did something I’ve wanted to do for a long time. I went to Starbucks, bought my iced tea and then sat down there and read. Usually I just drop in, get my iced teas to go, and take off on my errands [...]

Do You Have the Sales Passion to Become Outstanding?

1/04/09 – In the chapter on “The 10,000-Hour Rule,” in his book, Outliers: The Story of Success, Gladwell makes the point that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve world-class performance, whether it’s with the violin, the piano, or programming – provided, of course, that you even have the basic aptitude to excel at that activity. To become a master salesperson, likewise, takes persistent practice. It takes passion to discipline yourself to pursue the knowledge and skills needed to get in 10,000 hours of persistent [...]

Resources

Curious about Knowing More? Sales & Marketing Resources

There are so many books and courses available today that figuring out which are good is daunting. I personally rely on people whose advice I’ve learned to trust to help me avoid wasting money and to point me towards wise investments. This page enables me to list books, [...]