Dan's latest TED talk reminded me a bit of one of his points in the Johnny Bunko book concerning motivation. So here are the slides just from that part of the Bunko book review slideshare deck I created last year.

1. Lesson 4

2. Persistence
trumps talent.
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3. Yes, talent is important ...
(which is why you must identify your strengths).
But talent alone
will not get it done.

4. e d people
ith talent
is filled w
T he world gave up...
e rsist, who
wh o didn’t p

5. e d people
ith talent
is filled w
T he world gave up...
e rsist, who
wh o didn’t p
...and were
passed by pe
talent but w ople with les
ith more grit s
and persiste
nce.
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ent.pp
pres

6. Think:
Continuous
improvement .

7. Continuous improvement (Kaizen)

8. Even small
improvements
matter...

9. Step by step...

10. Keep
moving
forward

11. How are you
motivated?

12. Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic
Motivation

13. The more intrinsic
motivation you have,
the more you are likely
to persist.
The more you
persist, the more
likely you are to
succeed.
Kaizen

14. Persistence
trumps talent.
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