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Malcolm Gladwell

Steep Learning Curve for Standup Comedy (& Real Estate Sales)

Steven Martin’s “Overnight” Success “I did standup comedy for 18 years.  Ten years learning, four years refining, and then four years of success.” –Steve Martin; People Magazine (June 22, 2015). For an industry with practically non-existent entry barriers — a high school degree, a few weeks of coursework, then an exam does the trick — real...
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“He Who Negotiates Most, Negotiates Best”

Practice Makes Perfect Is it true that the best negotiators are the ones who’ve done it the most? If so, then the world’s best negotiators, bar none, are residential Realtors. While wheeler-dealers like Donald Trump or gambling mogul Steve Wynn may be involved in a couple dozen major deals in a career, it’s not uncommon...
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