Thursday, August 5, 2010

The Summer of Wiebe

Hello All - this is my very first post on my first and only blog (so far).  I thought I'd share my summer activities for my first post.  The summer of 2010 has been great.  I've had the opportunity to visit Mexico, play golf and read.  I am now looking forward to going back to school to begin preparing for the 2010/ 2011 school year.

I have read three books so far this summer - all by Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point, Blink and Outliers.  All three books are amazing.  I encourage all who read this blog to read these three books because the author will challenge you to view the world from a different perspective.

In his book, Outliers, Mr. Gladwell argues that success doesn't have to do so much with talent, but hard work and the culture in which one lives.  

I've included a link (top right corner) to a CNN interview of Malcolm Gladwell conducted by Fareed Zakaria. 

Please watch the interview and let me know what you think.