From Chapter 4: "Preparation: When the Wind Blows" in Ingredients of Outliers An Important Tool During my careers as a physician, attorney, and entrepreneur—and as a pilot—I’ve come to rely heavily on a relatively simple but highly effective tool to ensure that I’m thoroughly prepared to carry out my prescribed responsibilities, as well as to respond effectively should something unexpected occur. That tool is called a checklist—a significant asset, in a wide range of activities, to prepare to deliver positive results and prevent negative ones. A pioneer and a … [Read more...]
Is the Creative Gap Holding you Back? Master your craft and minimize your doubt with these tips.
Written by student outlier, Nicole Steiner Nicole Steiner is a junior at Legend High School in Parker, Colorado. Her dream is to write novels that captivate and inspire her readers. Nicole's other passions include running, writing songs, singing and playing her guitar. She also enjoys delivering games to those in need through her community service project A Game For You. Nicole is the recipient of multiple awards, including five CCIRA Writing Awards, In addition, she received the distinct honor, of joining 100 other teens, chosen from 10,000 applicants to attend the 2015 Disney … [Read more...]
Christine Jones: Showing Arizona What an Outlier Looks Like.
Author, physician and entrepreneur, Dr. John Shufeldt has a passion for studying extraordinary individuals to find the key ingredients of their character and success to share with others. The term he uses to describe these individuals can be found on the title pages of his books and are peppered throughout his everyday vernacular. The term is the title of a Malcom Gladwell book, Outliers. In Shufeldt’s Outlier Series, he takes the concept, revealed and studied by Gladwell, and seeks to make the key traits identified in various historical and contemporary figures applicable to readers, to help … [Read more...]