Key Points:

• Outliers are individuals with far above-average talents
• Becoming an outlier requires tremendous dedication - over 10,000 hours of hard work
• External factors (current events, ethnicity, family wealth levels, societal norms) also impact who outliers are

 

#1 Takeaway: Becoming an outlier requires balancing taking advantage of opportunities and investing personal effort.

 

Outliers (Malcolm Gladwell) - http://amzn.to/2fKnY18

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey) - http://amzn.to/2wZKQ2i