Julie and Julia: A Friendship Made in Hollywood

Posted in: Life- Dec 20, 2009 3 Comments

** Spoiler Alert: This post is bet­ter read after you’ve watched the movie, prefer­ably right after. ** Yes­ter­day I watched the movie Julie and Julia. (It’s Christ­mas hol­i­days, don’t judge.) And it was rec­om­mended by my friend the diplo­mat, so I was watch­ing it for Queen and coun­try. For the most part it is a […]

The Talent Myth: 5 Essential Insights on Deliberate Practice

Posted in: Goals, Life, Work- Jun 21, 2009 6 Comments

Out­liers (by Mal­colm Glad­well) and Tal­ent is Over­rated (by Geoff Colvin) show us that it doesn’t mat­ter what you’re born with; out­stand­ing suc­cess is avail­able to any­one who will fol­low a few sim­ple tips, the ones you’ll find below.