Posts Tagged ‘practice’

The Seven Essential “Stations” Every Home Should Have

When organizing our clients’ homes, we teach people there are some common “stations” that virtually every home should have. Here are the seven that we feel are most important:

1. Destination Station - This station belongs where you come in and out of the house. It’s where you put all of your things down when you come in, such as purses, keys, and backpacks. We often drill a… » Continue

March 27 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: clutter, homeoffice, organization, practice | 53 comments»

What it takes to be great

“Natural talent” vs “Practice makes perfect” always strikes me as a question when looking at career development and hiring. Geoffrey Colvin at Fortune Magazine writes a great article with set of real examples on targeted natural gifts doesn’t exist, but consistent practice is what makes people great:

What makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway (Charts) Chairman Warren Buffett the world’s premier investor? We think we know: Each was a… » Continue

October 24 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: development, practice, talent | 3 comments»

Talent vs. Practice

Practice makes perfect, or raw talent means everything? This is the question that pops up in my mind in a while when interviewing candidates, and look at the direction of my career.

A article called, Talent vs. Practice references couple of researches and experiments on topics of experts do they born with more natural talents, or they are just practice more than other average people?

K. Anders Ericsson found high level of… » Continue

October 6 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: expert, practice, talent | 4 comments»

Becoming an Expert: Mindful Practice, Constant Improvement, Again and Again

Anne Zelenka has written an inspiring post on everyone can be an expert on anything. She highlights the importance of practice and seeking for improvements. Experts are different to others because they always search for better and more efficient ways to do the tasks. Practice your skills mindfully by paying attention is the other key:

Is there something you wish you were expert at? Tennis or golf? Web design? Coding with… » Continue

May 29 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: expert, practice | 1 comment»