Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Drop a 🏈 if you agree that TALENT IS OVERRATED!

3 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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Nick Hutchison argues talent matters less than character. NFL fullback Alec Ingold returned from a severe knee injury to become one of the league's highest-paid at his position by reading personal-development books and building his mindset, a story from Ingold's book The Seven Crucibles.

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Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard. Talent is overrated. That's one of my favorite lessons from this book, The Seven Crucibles, by author and NFL fullback Alec Ingold. Alec reaches the NFL, has a devastating knee injury, comes back to become one of the highest-paid fullbacks in the league. Why? It wasn't because of his talent. It was because of the character traits that he developed by reading amazing personal development books and investing in his mindset. What separates unsuccessful from successful athletes and business people? Again, it's not talent. That's your floor. It's developing a strong character. So to learn about the character that he developed and all of the lessons that he's learned, check out this book, The 7 Crucibles. It's fantastic.