If you haven't already read or heard about Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code, then you are missing out. This is a great read for anyone out there and especially for kids and adults who want to build their skills in their passion-whether it be sports or the arts.
Coyle writes about talent and how to maximize the potential within every person. This groundbreaking work shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a recently discovered brain mechanism. He detail the steps needed to find the talent within you to succeed.
This work reminded me that if I put in the time and practice the right way, anything is possible. His book also reminded me that at some point everyone fails, but it's the people who get back up and dive back into the work without fear of failure that truly succeed. "The staggering babies embody the deepest truth about deep practice: to get good, it's helpful to be willing, or even enthusiastic, about being bad. Baby steps are the royal road to skill." (pg 94, The Talent Code).
In short, everyone should grab this book and on a quiet afternoon curl up and read it in the cool shade this summer! Happy reading!!!!
-Courtney Dumas
