The Working Week 50: Myra White on Exceptional People
This week, Wayne talks to Harvard University psychologist and Management-Issues columnist, Myra White, about what it is that makes some people exceptional while others achieve only moderate success.
As Myra explains in her book
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: A Harvard Psychologist’s Guide to Becoming a Superstar, high-achievers have the same complex array of talents and weaknesses that everyone else has. But what sets them apart is that they know how to capitalize on their talents and minimize the potentially adverse effects of their weaknesses.
On top of this, they have a passionate commitment to their goals while understanding the process by which you build success. They know the right steps to take, and they are aware that no one achieves great success alone or overnight..
But as she also tells Wayne, being a superstar doesn’t necessarily mean making it big in business, sport or entertainment. It means excelling in whatever it is that you feel passionate about and realizing your own potential, in whatever field that may be.
