-
The Talent Code
- Greatness Isn't Born. It's Grown. Here's How.
- Narrated by: John Farrell
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy for $24.50
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Rejection Proof
- How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
- By: Jia Jiang
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. Despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed and spiraled into a period of deep self-doubt. But he realized that his fear of rejection was a bigger obstacle than any single rejection would ever be, and he needed to find a way to cope with being told no without letting it destroy him.
-
-
Never Waste A Rejection!
- By Gillian on 05-30-16
By: Jia Jiang
-
The Culture Code
- The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
- By: Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world's most successful organizations - including Pixar, the San Antonio Spurs, and the US Navy's SEAL Team Six - and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind.
-
-
Best book you’ll read as leader and follower
- By J. R. Dembeck on 08-10-18
By: Daniel Coyle
-
The Little Book of Talent
- 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
- By: Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills - your skills, your kids’ skills, your organization’s skills - in sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the world’s greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether you’re age 10 or 100, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, "How do I get better?"
-
-
buy book
- By Oscar Olivares on 04-25-20
By: Daniel Coyle
-
Believe It
- By: Jamie Kern Lima
- Narrated by: Jamie Kern Lima
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Believe It, Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, shares the wild but true story of how a once-struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international best-selling sensation, eventually selling the company for more than a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L’Oréal’s 100-plus-year history.
-
-
Weird
- By LOREN on 02-28-21
By: Jamie Kern Lima
-
The Culture Playbook
- 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed
- By: Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Daniel Coyle
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The ultimate handbook for fostering and cultivating a strong team culture, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code.
-
-
Full to the brim with nothing.
- By Cole on 05-12-22
By: Daniel Coyle
-
How to Win Friends & Influence People
- By: Dale Carnegie
- Narrated by: Andrew MacMillan
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!
-
-
This is well worth listening too! Main points are.
- By Ralph on 10-21-11
By: Dale Carnegie
-
Rejection Proof
- How I Beat Fear and Became Invincible Through 100 Days of Rejection
- By: Jia Jiang
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Jia Jiang came to the United States with the dream of being the next Bill Gates. Despite early success in the corporate world, his first attempt to pursue his entrepreneurial dream ended in rejection. Jia was crushed and spiraled into a period of deep self-doubt. But he realized that his fear of rejection was a bigger obstacle than any single rejection would ever be, and he needed to find a way to cope with being told no without letting it destroy him.
-
-
Never Waste A Rejection!
- By Gillian on 05-30-16
By: Jia Jiang
-
The Culture Code
- The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
- By: Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world's most successful organizations - including Pixar, the San Antonio Spurs, and the US Navy's SEAL Team Six - and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind.
-
-
Best book you’ll read as leader and follower
- By J. R. Dembeck on 08-10-18
By: Daniel Coyle
-
The Little Book of Talent
- 52 Tips for Improving Your Skills
- By: Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Little Book of Talent is an easy-to-use handbook of scientifically proven, field-tested methods to improve skills - your skills, your kids’ skills, your organization’s skills - in sports, music, art, math, and business. The product of five years of reporting from the world’s greatest talent hotbeds and interviews with successful master coaches, it distills the daunting complexity of skill development into 52 clear, concise directives. Whether you’re age 10 or 100, this is an essential guide for anyone who ever asked, "How do I get better?"
-
-
buy book
- By Oscar Olivares on 04-25-20
By: Daniel Coyle
-
Believe It
- By: Jamie Kern Lima
- Narrated by: Jamie Kern Lima
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In Believe It, Jamie Kern Lima, founder of IT Cosmetics, shares the wild but true story of how a once-struggling waitress turned her against-the-grain idea into an international best-selling sensation, eventually selling the company for more than a billion dollars and becoming the first female CEO of a brand in L’Oréal’s 100-plus-year history.
-
-
Weird
- By LOREN on 02-28-21
By: Jamie Kern Lima
-
The Culture Playbook
- 60 Highly Effective Actions to Help Your Group Succeed
- By: Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by: Daniel Coyle
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The ultimate handbook for fostering and cultivating a strong team culture, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Culture Code and The Talent Code.
-
-
Full to the brim with nothing.
- By Cole on 05-12-22
By: Daniel Coyle
-
How to Win Friends & Influence People
- By: Dale Carnegie
- Narrated by: Andrew MacMillan
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
You can go after the job you want...and get it! You can take the job you have...and improve it! You can take any situation you're in...and make it work for you!
-
-
This is well worth listening too! Main points are.
- By Ralph on 10-21-11
By: Dale Carnegie
-
Talent Is Overrated
- What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else
- By: Geoff Colvin
- Narrated by: Geoff Colvin
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Why are certain people so incredibly great at what they do? Most of us think we know the answer - but we’re almost always wrong. That’s important, because if we’re wrong on this crucial question, then we have zero chance of getting significantly better at anything we care about. Happily, the real source of great performance is no longer a mystery. Bringing together extensive scientific research, best-selling author Geoff Colvin shows where we go wrong and what actually makes world-class performers so remarkable.
-
-
Enlightening
- By Sly Flemming on 05-03-20
By: Geoff Colvin
-
The Rise of Superman
- Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
- By: Steven Kotler
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this groundbreaking book, New York Times bestselling author Steven Kotler decodes the mystery of ultimate human performance. Drawing on over a decade of research and first-hand reporting with dozens of top action and adventure sports athletes like big wave legend Laird Hamilton, big mountain snowboarder Jeremy Jones, and skateboarding pioneer Danny Way, Kotler explores the frontier science of “flow”, an optimal state of consciousness in which we perform and feel our best.
-
-
Not a very good practical guide
- By Varun on 06-13-16
By: Steven Kotler
-
Barking up the Wrong Tree
- The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
- By: Eric Barker
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
By looking at what separates the extremely successful from the rest of us, we learn what we can do to be more like them - and find out, in some cases, why it's good that we aren't. Barking up the Wrong Tree draws on startling statistics and surprising anecdotes to help you understand what works and what doesn't, so you can stop guessing at success and start living the life you want.
-
-
Unbelievable wisdom. I just wish I were the author
- By Celso Relvas on 03-21-18
By: Eric Barker
-
The Upward Spiral
- Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time
- By: Alex Korb PhD.
- Narrated by: David deVries
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Depression can feel like a downward spiral, pulling you down into a vortex of sadness, fatigue, and apathy. Based in the latest research in neuroscience, this audiobook offers dozens of little things you can do every day to rewire your brain and create an upward spiral towardsa happier, healthier life.
-
-
Over 20 years depressed
- By Holly Cechvala on 11-06-17
By: Alex Korb PhD.
-
Stealing Fire
- How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
- By: Steven Kotler, Jamie Wheal
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The authors of the best-selling Bold and The Rise of Superman explore altered states of consciousness and how they can ignite passion, fuel creativity, and accelerate problem solving, in this groundbreaking book in the vein of Daniel Pink's Drive and Charles Duhigg's Smarter Faster Better.
-
-
Terrible Book Don’t waste your Money! It’s all filler!
- By Amazon Customer on 12-27-17
By: Steven Kotler, and others
-
Ego, Authority, Failure
- Using Emotional Intelligence like a Hostage Negotiator to Succeed as a Leader
- By: Derek Gaunt
- Narrated by: Derek Gaunt
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A Gallup study found that 50 percent of resigning employees did so "to get away from their manager". The ones who don't quit become disengaged, creating a negative work environment costing US companies billions in lost productivity, each year. Leaders in the 21st century need to understand that technical skills are not enough to be an effective manager. They need to able to demonstrate tactical empathy to create a more productive environment.
-
-
would be great if there was less swearing in it
- By Amazon Customer on 12-14-20
By: Derek Gaunt
-
Outliers
- The Story of Success
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this stunning audiobook, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers" - the best and the brightest, the most famous, and the most successful. He asks the question: What makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: That is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing.
-
-
Not Really About Outliers.
- By Gaggleframpf on 09-30-19
By: Malcolm Gladwell
-
Mindset
- The New Psychology of Success
- By: Carol S. Dweck PhD
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she describes how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset.
-
-
terrible narrator
- By HeatherElizah on 07-09-19
-
The Sports Gene
- Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
- By: David Epstein
- Narrated by: David Epstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training? In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success, Sports Illustrated senior writer David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving this great riddle.
-
-
Epstein writes! He scores!
- By Cynthia on 08-17-13
By: David Epstein
-
Peak
- Secrets from the New Science of Expertise
- By: Robert Pool, Anders Ericsson
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Have you ever wanted to learn a language or pick up an instrument, only to become too daunted by the task at hand? Expert performance guru Anders Ericsson has made a career of studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak condenses three decades of original research to introduce an incredibly powerful approach to learning that is fundamentally different from the way people traditionally think about acquiring a skill.
-
-
Offers more wisdom than even intended
- By Tristan on 07-10-16
By: Robert Pool, and others
-
Bounce
- Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success
- By: Matthew Syed
- Narrated by: James Clamp
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Few things in life are more satisfying than beating a rival. We love to win and hate to lose, whether it's on the playing field or at the ballot box, in the office or in the classroom. In this bold new look at human behavior, award-winning journalist and Olympian Matthew Syed explores the truth about our competitive nature: why we win, why we don't, and how we really play the game of life.
-
-
takes us beyond Outliers
- By Andy on 05-25-10
By: Matthew Syed
-
Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
-
-
Author went overboard hawking his site
- By CHughes on 06-25-19
By: James Clear
Publisher's Summary
What is the secret of talent? How do we unlock it? This groundbreaking work provides listeners with tools they can use to maximize potential in themselves and others.
Whether you’re coaching soccer or teaching a child to play the piano, writing a novel or trying to improve your golf swing, this revolutionary book shows you how to grow talent by tapping into a newly discovered brain mechanism.
Drawing on cutting-edge neurology and firsthand research gathered on journeys to nine of the world’s talent hotbeds - from the baseball fields of the Caribbean to a classical-music academy in upstate New York - Coyle identifies the three key elements that will allow you to develop your gifts and optimize your performance in sports, art, music, math, or just about anything.
- Deep Practice. Everyone knows that practice is a key to success. What everyone doesn’t know is that specific kinds of practice can increase skill up to ten times faster than conventional practice.
- Ignition. We all need a little motivation to get started. But what separates truly high achievers from the rest of the pack? A higher level of commitment - call it passion - born out of our deepest unconscious desires and triggered by certain primal cues. Understanding how these signals work can help you ignite passion and catalyze skill development.
- Master Coaching. What are the secrets of the world’s most effective teachers, trainers, and coaches? Discover the four virtues that enable these “talent whisperers” to fuel passion, inspire deep practice, and bring out the best in their students.
These three elements work together within your brain to form myelin, a microscopic neural substance that adds vast amounts of speed and accuracy to your movements and thoughts. Scientists have discovered that myelin might just be the holy grail: the foundation of all forms of greatness, from Michelangelo’s to Michael Jordan’s. The good news about myelin is that it isn’t fixed at birth; to the contrary, it grows, and like anything that grows, it can be cultivated and nourished.
Combining revelatory analysis with illuminating examples of regular people who have achieved greatness, this book will not only change the way you think about talent, but equip you to reach your own highest potential.
Critic Reviews
"I only wish I'd never before used the words 'breakthrough' or 'breathtaking' or 'magisterial' or 'stunning achievement' or 'your world will never be the same after you read this book.' Then I could be using them for the first and only time as I describe my reaction to Daniel Coyle's The Talent Code. I am even willing to 'guarantee' that you will not read a more important and useful book in 2009, or pretty much any other year. And if all that's not enough, it's also 'a helluva good read'." (Tom Peters, author of In Search of Excellence)
"This is a remarkable - even inspiring - book. Daniel Coyle has woven observations from brain research, behavioral research, and real-world training into a conceptual tapestry of genuine importance. What emerges is both a testament to the remarkable potential we all have to learn and perform and an indictment of any idea that our individual capacities and limitations are fixed at birth." (Dr. Robert Bjork, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology, UCLA)
“Daniel Coyle digs deep into the core of the insatiable desire to become ‘better’. An amazing read with many practical applications for everyday life.” (Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist)
More from the same
What listeners say about The Talent Code
Average Customer RatingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Chad J Guidry
- 08-18-20
Okay read. Won’t read a second time
My opinion of the book: Long winded story with irrelevant pseudoscience to make a simple point that we can all learn and improve through focused, thoughtful doing.
Not 6 hours worth of relevance here.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Sarah
- 06-16-20
Great Coaching Book
I read this for a coaching class for graduate school. It was great for my first coaching book. I'm not sure what he said about neurons in this book is true. I was telling someone in the science field about this book and they didn't agree with that. That aside, I learned quite a bit about how to communicate with my coachees more effectively. I enjoyed listening to all of his stories about effective coaching. Maybe I would have played sports if coaches in my school had more of the attitude that this book describes.
4 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 05-20-20
informative and useful
I found this book to be insightful and interesting in an engaging way, and the reader does a great job. If you are looking for a thorough understanding of how and why some learn to excel and "have talent" while others struggle, this is a great look into the mechanics of building exceptional skill. Great information for those looking to master a craft or skill, be it carpentry, the piano, or a golf swing.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Anne C. Harvey
- 02-04-21
Narrator ruins this.
Slow down! You ruin the material with your speed & fake intonation. Annoying & distracting. He must get a flat fee.
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- 930TxTechEx
- 05-09-20
So Helpful!
I felt this book helped me grow regarding knowledge - how a person learns, how a person improves - and confidence. As a musician and a parent, I felt equipped to continually grow personally,’with my own talents, and to help my children with theirs. Excellent, helpful resource!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- RAFAEL E SUAZO
- 08-20-19
Simple and to the point!!
Loved it. straight up. good stories and practical tips. Recommending this book to my teams!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Brian A Grant
- 05-31-20
Great for Ballet Masters!
So many things that will help me become a better Ballet Master! i can't recommend this enough to aspiring dance instructors and ballet masters like myself!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- José Miguel Novelo
- 04-14-20
Do not buy this book, I repeat, do not buy this book.
Total waste of time. Everything in this book is bad, hope I can get my money back, that would be the only good thing about this experience.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Shahak
- 03-24-20
a bit repetative
struggled to finish. the storytelling was good, but all stories kind of returned to the same theory and reasearch
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Pablo espino
- 03-24-20
Educative
Learned a lot about how learning works, if that makes sense! Author explains well and breaks down information to make it chewable.
1 person found this helpful