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Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Why Talent Is Completely Overrated

Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman

Ramsey Network

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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The Ken Coleman Show is here to help answer your questions about career, passion and talent so you can maximize your potential and get closer to landing your dream job. Do you have a question for Ken? Call the show at 844-747-2577 or email ask@kencoleman.com. Helpful Resources: Free Guides & Resources The Proximity Principle Facebook Community Subscribe to The Newsletter Articles by Ken Learn more about your ad choices. https://megaphone.fm/adchoices Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

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0:00.0

Coming up why we as a culture are distracted by talent and what that means for us and

0:11.2

then is returning to the office costing you more money? We'll

0:15.0

break it down. Let's go. Helping you win at work is the aim of the Ken Coleman show. I'm Ken, I'm

0:28.8

glad you're with us. If you're winning in your work life, I've got good news for

0:31.8

you're winning in every other area of your life

0:35.2

so distracted by talent very interesting concept isn't it are we as a culture

0:50.0

distracted by talent? The answer is absolutely all caps yes. Now what do I mean by this? Well, for generations now, we have been focused by the system on test

1:00.4

scores and great.

1:05.0

Even before we had standardized testing,

1:07.0

the American education system was a series of quizzes and tests

1:12.0

and then a summary, if you will, of your output into a great.

1:18.9

And so, for decades, Americans have been distracted.

1:27.0

Whoa, whoa, whoa, look over here.

1:30.0

Focus on your grades, focus on your grades, your intellect, your knowledge, and can you regurgitate it?

1:40.0

That's been the distraction.

1:43.0

Here's what that looks like. We've been taught condition to sustain good grades.

1:51.0

Not sustain good effort.

1:55.0

We've been told to get great grades because that'll get you into a great school

2:01.0

and get your great degree so you can have a great life.

2:04.0

Blah!

2:05.0

Nobody believes that anyway.

2:06.0

What we haven't been taught is how to put forth

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