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It Takes a Community

June 24, 2009 •

Lately my friends and I have been talk­ing about how peo­ple suc­ceed, won­der­ing why some are more suc­cess­ful than oth­ers despite com­pa­ra­ble intel­lec­tual advan­tages or innate tal­ents. Most of us have read Mal­colm Gladwell’s Out­liers, and we’ve been com­par­ing his case stud­ies to our per­sonal expe­ri­ence and pon­der­ing the impli­ca­tions.

Our Own Stories, And Belated Thanks

We’re been telling sto­ries about how and when we got our lucky break, describ­ing the peo­ple or events that were trans­for­ma­tive in our lives. [Read more…]

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Semi-retired marketing exec, transitioning from a career in high tech. Now "managed" by two Tonkinese cats. Missing travel and friends on the West Coast. Avid reader and foodie. Staying active with long walks, biking, kayaking and yoga.

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