The Entourage Blog

In the post, Talent is Overrated is overrated, I discussed that talent although it does exist, when it comes to achieving a level of greatness in business and life, it is indeed irrelevant. So what makes all the difference? Francis Galton, who authored the book Hereditary Genius in 1869 coined the term “nature versus nurture”. [...]

Yesterday I was about to buy Tim Ferris’ new book, ‘The Four Hour Body’ online. Before I ordered it, I figured I’d try Dymocks, which would mean not having to wait for postage. The book had been released two days earlier on 14th December, 2010 and had been enjoying incredible sales. I went into Dymocks [...]

Siimon Reynolds suggested I read Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin. The book goes into great performers from all fields, and examines how much of a part talent played in their success. In examining the greats, the book highlights that very few of them were born with any real degree of talent. Mozart was born [...]