I was recently with a friend of mine from upstate Connecticut. My friend plays a lot of golf. He believes in leisure. He does not admire my work ethic. He had been receiving my e-letters and concluded that I spend too much time reading and writing. He felt the need to give me advice. "Randel, you spend too much time indoors ... you need
One of the hot topics in best-selling books these days is talent - the debate being around nature versus nurture. Are some people born with a gift? Or is talent the result of years of training and practice? Most scientists today seem to favor nurture over nature. Here is a study I recently came across that I thought was
One of the most thought-provoking books that I have ever read is Flow, written in 1992 by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, at the time Chairman of the Psychology Department at The University of Chicago. This small print, 300-page book is full of important thoughts. And it is with a lot of humility that I summarize Professor Csikszentmihalyi's main
I have always been fascinated by how some people rise to the top of their profession or endeavor ... and others do not. In certain activities - e.g., business, sports and entertainment - the word "talent" often comes up. An explanation for success almost always uses the word "talent." "That Roger Federer is amazingly talented." "I love
Jim Blasingame interviews Jim Randel about The Skinny On book series and the elements of the mortgage/housing bubble bursting, which was a key factor in the current recession. Click here to listen
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