Talent Is Never Enough

By John C. Maxwell

Book Overview

New York Times best-selling author Dr. John C. Maxwell has a message for you, and for today's corporate culture fixated on talent above all else: TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH. People everywhere are proving him right. Read the headlines, watch the highlights, or just step out your front door: Some talented people reach their full potential, while others self-destruct or remain trapped in mediocrity. What makes the difference? Maxwell, the go-to guru for business professionals across the globe, insists that the choices people make-not merely the skills they inherit-propel them onto greatness. Among other truths, successful people know that: Belief lifts your talent. Initiative activates your talent. Focus directs your talent. Preparation positions your talent. Practice sharpens your talent. Perseverance sustains your talent. Character protects your talent. . . . and more It's what you add to your talent that makes the greatest difference. With authentic examples and time-tested wisdom, Maxwell shares thirteen attributes you need to maximize your potential and live the life of your dreams. You can have talent alone and fall short of your potential. Or you can have talent plus, and really stand out.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785214038
• ISBN13: 9780785214038
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Nelson Business
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

El Talento no es Suficiente

Cuantas veces haz pensado que solo con lo que sabes es suficiente para vivir hasta el final de la vida... Si eso crees es mejor que replantees tu visión y tambien que leas este libro. Citando una frase del mismo, lo mejor que se aprende y que vale es aquello que se aprende luego creer o saberlo todo, es alli donde empiezas lo mejor de tu vida !

How to become a "talent plus person"

I have read and then reviewed most of John Maxwell's previously published books and on occasion I became concerned that he was merely recycling some of the same core concepts he first examined years ago. In this volume, he asserts that "talent is never enough." If it were, "then the most effective and influential people would always be the most talented ones but that is often not the case...Clearly talent isn't everything."...

Talent is cheaper than table salt

PTSD: Pathways Through the Secret Door In John C. Maxwells book he gives very specific outlines and tools to maximize your talent. The stories and lessons learned here have assisted me greatly with breaking down barriers that have kept me from reaching my fullest potential

Find Your Highest Potential and Build on It

While the media likes to portray success as effortless, the reality is far different. Blood, sweat, and tears often accompany accomplishment. Dr. Maxwell does two unexpected things in this book that make it a valuable contribution to the success literature: 1. He points out that you may not know what your areas of greatest talent are and provides way to check out your thinking. 2. He provides many examples that powerfully...

More than Potential

Talent is Never Enough. John C. Maxwell has a wonderful book entitled, Talent is Never Enough. Maxwell outlines thirteen characteristics which must be coupled with intelligence and talent in order to reach long-term success. Belief. Passion. Initiative. Focus. Preparation. Practice. Perserverance. Courage. Teachability. Character. Relationships. Responsibility. Teamwork. "You see, people who neglect to make the right...