What it takes to be a maverick scientist
In Olympic running sports, it’s obvious that world-class sprinters and distance runners are born with different body types.  Sprinters have mesomorph or muscular upper bodies and strong legs that consist of 90% sprint muscle fiber for explosive speed at short distances.  Distance runners are born with very lean [...]

From Sputnik to Green Tech, Untapped Spatial Talents
In 1957 the National Science Foundation (NSF) published a report, Scientific Careers, to launch a nationwide search for people with the potential to become scientists.  The Russians were kicking our butts with Sputnik.   We needed to find people with aptitudes for hard science and technical subjects to compete in [...]

 
Part 3.  You Don’t Have to Fake it Anymore
The Great Recession of 2010 is wielding the axe, if you feel like a fraud—beware.  No matter what field you’re in, it’s getting harder to fake an interest in your work.   Bobbi knew for a decade that she wasn’t cut out for accounting. Her boss was even frank [...]

Why You Don’t Know That You Have Natural Talents
Let’s pick up where we left off in part 1 of this article series.  To recap, spatial ability is the little known, core talent that architects and surgeons need to mentally visualize in 3 dimensions.   Well educated mid-career professionals are bailing out of “successful” careers because they eventually hit [...]

Spatial Ability - Do You Have It or Not?
Greg is a bright and likable guy who worked his way into a large, prestigious law firm.   He despised the job but made due, the money was really good.  After a decade of grinding along he started to flame out.   His interest in mergers and acquisitions and [...]