Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement

10 hrs. 14 min.

Author Rich Karlgaard

Narrator Sergey Ganin

Description

If you weren’t a straight-A student, didn’t get into a prestigious university, and didn’t become rich and famous by 25… don’t despair and don’t write yourself off! A huge number of talented, successful, and even great people achieved success in adulthood: after 30, 40, 50, and even 70 years. Perhaps you are a “late bloomer,” and you simply need more time to unfold your potential—just like Henry Ford, Jack Ma, and Joan Rowling. Rich Karlgaard, a successful businessman and publisher of Forbes, investigated the phenomenon of “late bloomers” by talking to neurobiologists, psychologists, and well-known talented people from many professions, and by studying scientific discoveries of the past few years. He is convinced that obsession with early development only harms society: children and teenagers are put under enormous pressure, while adults often feel like failures. But real success stories prove that you can find your calling and “bloom” at any age.