Comments on: Talent, Born Or Made?

By: Aashish

Aashish — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:25:01 +0000

It is true that talent is in born we cna have various example the first example that micheal jackson

By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:05:04 +0000

Nature vs nurture always fascinated me. Talent, Born Or Made? http://bit.ly/bGu6Xx by @avilbeckford provides deep insight.

By: Meryl K Evans

Meryl K Evans — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:36:23 +0000

It is extreme — but at least, it was for research and they did something good with their learnings. Competition is a mix today. In the younger grades, everyone gets a trophy regardless. But then you have club sports where parents pay high fees for kids to play on elite and very competitive teams.

Competition is healthy when it’s balanced. Kids need to be motivated to do their best, but not at all costs.

By: Avil Beckford

Avil Beckford — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:30:02 +0000

Hi Meryl,

I hadn’t heard about the research before reading The Skinny on Success. I understand why the parents did what they did, all in the name of research, but it’s a little too radical for me. One of the daughters was beating her father at about four years old. It appears they are all doing well now.

An interesting question I have is should we be teaching our children to be that competitive? They were being schooled in chess 10 hrs a day.

I would like to read the book about them. It’s interesting that after all these years we haven’t come that far in terms of women’s rights. The sisters haven’t been able to compete in some competitions because of their gender.

Thanks for commenting! Avil

By: Meryl K Evans

Meryl K Evans — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:53:06 +0000

Thanks for sharing that research on the chess, Avil. I hadn’t heard about that. I think about the nature vs. nurture a lot. You can nurture a child to become a chess pro — but would you want to nurture the child who isn’t interested in chess? That would take more time and effort. Someone with a natural talent may be good with little practice, but could become primo with more practice.

Fascinating topic with lots of implications and applications.

By: Avil Beckford

Avil Beckford — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:16:52 +0000

New blog post, Is Talent Born on Made? http://bit.ly/aEoXHN Very fascinating story from The Skinny on Success

By: Avil Beckford

Avil Beckford — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:24:55 +0000

Talent, Born Or Made?: This post was inspired by a fascinating story I read in The Skinny On Success: Why Not You… http://bit.ly/aEoXHN

By: Business Coaching

Business Coaching — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:23:58 +0000

Talent, Born Or Made? http://bit.ly/bGu6Xx