>For lots of reasons, but particularly if you have children, I think you will gain a lot of insight from this book:
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>Talent Is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin
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>http://tinyurl.com/befdnx
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>Unlike what most of us believe, that talent is something we either have or not, it turns out that talent can actually be learned and developed, which will come as a surprise to many I'm sure. The author clearly explains and shows with extensive relevant research how it can be achieved and, amazingly, by most anyone. But the price for becoming truly talented, whether in sport, business, or any other field, is a high one.

Did you watch the auditions to the X-Factor (cf American Idol)?

There were some people who were not born with talent, had not achieved talent, and couldn't have talent thrust upon them by a bulldozer!