The Little Book of Talent: 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
Aug 2012 Ā· Sold by Bantam
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Build a faster brain and a better you with this invaluable handbook from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code.
āThe Little Book of Talent should be given to every graduate at commencement, every new parent in a delivery room, every executive on the first day of work. It is a guidebookābeautiful in its simplicity and backed by hard scienceāfor nurturing excellence.āāCharles Duhigg, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit
Whatever talent you set out to build, from golfing to learning a new language to playing guitar to managing a startup, be assured of one thing: You are born with the machinery to transform beginnersā clumsiness into fast, fluent action. That machinery is not controlled by genes, itās controlled by you.
The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skillsāyour skills, your kidsā skills, your organizationās skillsāin sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the worldās greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether youāre age 10 or 100, whether youāre on the sports field or the stage, in the classroom or the corner office, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, āHow do I get better?ā
āThe Little Book of Talent should be given to every graduate at commencement, every new parent in a delivery room, every executive on the first day of work. It is a guidebookābeautiful in its simplicity and backed by hard scienceāfor nurturing excellence.āāCharles Duhigg, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit
Whatever talent you set out to build, from golfing to learning a new language to playing guitar to managing a startup, be assured of one thing: You are born with the machinery to transform beginnersā clumsiness into fast, fluent action. That machinery is not controlled by genes, itās controlled by you.
The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skillsāyour skills, your kidsā skills, your organizationās skillsāin sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the worldās greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether youāre age 10 or 100, whether youāre on the sports field or the stage, in the classroom or the corner office, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, āHow do I get better?ā
Build a faster brain and a better you with this invaluable handbook from the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code.
āThe Little Book of Talent should be given to every graduate at commencement, every new parent in a delivery room, every executive on the first ...
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October 26, 2017
Handy tips!
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About the author
Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, which was named Best Business Book of the Year by Bloomberg, BookPal, and Business Insider. Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Cleveland Guardians. His other books include The Talent Code, The Secret Race, The Little Book of Talent, and Hardball: A Season in the Projects, which was made into a movie starring Keanu Reeves. Coyle was raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and now lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, during the school year and in Homer, Alaska, during the summer with his wife, Jenny, and their four children.
Daniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, which was named Best Business Book of the Year by Bloomberg, BookPal, and Business Insider. Coyle has served as an advisor to many high-performing organizations, including the Navy SEALs, Microsoft, Google, and the Clevela...
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