Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
As Seligman explained to Fortune magazine, the people most likely to succeed are those who combine “reasonable talent with the ability to keep going in the face of defeat.”
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
- Greatness starts with superb people.
Patricia Ward Biederman • Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
StandOut: The Groundbreaking New Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution
amazon.com
In 1921, there was a psychologist at Stanford University named Lewis Terman who set out on a mission to conduct a research study unlike any before it.
James Clear • How Smart Do You Have to Be to Succeed?
used the Gallup Organization’s Web-based StrengthsFinder Instrument to pinpoint their five signature strengths,
Edward Hess • Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses
Many are based on the work of the Ball Foundation, founded by Carl and Vivian Elledge Ball. In 1981, the couple published a set of 16 ability tests designed to identify aptitudes across a range of domains, such as analytical reasoning, short-term memory, eye-hand coordination, and vocabulary. Aptitudes, in the Balls’ way of thinking, can be thought... See more
Education Next • First, Know Thyself. Then, Pick a Career Path
beware of mistaking past accomplishments and experience for future potential. Background and talent determine where people start, but character skills shape how far they can climb.