Edison’s real gift may have been identifying things that could be improved.
Sometimes cause and effect are not what they seem. If you want to improve, it’s important to know the difference.
For great performers, close is not enough. They use passion, preparation, effort, focus and feedback to get it right.
If you’re going to improve in your line of work, your question can’t be, “How long is practice?” Your question must be “How deep is practice?”
The more you talk with people who really know what they’re doing, the more a theme emerges.Ego.Not how big theirs is (though that can often be true), but how much they try to put it aside during practice and performing.From stand-up comedians to author/poets to drama teachers, highly skilled people try to get themselves out […]
Your GPS has no ego. That makes it the perfect student and teacher.
Born in 1917 in Brooklyn, NY, this man grew up to be a civil engineer. At the age of 30 he went to work for Dade County, Fla., updating the local building code. Important work to be sure, but nothing glamorous or historic. But one thing would set this hidden gem apart. He had developed […]
You can bet that more than one Division I basketball coach would love a 6-foot-6 guard/forward with a scoring touch. Well, hundreds of coaches had a shot at just such a player — and passed. Meet Raiquan Clark of LIU Brooklyn, leading scorer in the Northeast Conference. He’s a star. Four years ago, in search […]
No matter how much talent is involved, making the Hall of Fame can also depend on pure chance.
The New York Giants could have had Bill Belichick as their coach. But George Young, the team general manager at the time, saw reasons not to hire the man who may be the greatest football coach in history.