Talent is Cheaper than Table Salt
Guest Blog post by G. Shawn Hunter (Author of "Out-Think; How Innovative Leaders Drive Exceptional Outcomes") “ Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. ” - Stephen King, Author Carol Dweck led a fascinating study back in 1998 in which she and her colleagues worked with four hundred 5th graders and gave them a series of tests, mostly puzzles, and then praised them in two different ways with these six little words. With half of the group they said, “You must be smart at this.” With the other half of the group they said, “You must have tried really hard.” The first word set awarded intelligence, and innate talent, similar to how many parents and coaches (myself included) get trapped into talking about, and to, our kids. We say how smart they are, or how naturally gifted they are. The second word set praised effort, determination, preparation, grit. What the researchers...