On occasion, my son (3.5 years old) will want me to read Tiger Woods, How I Play Golf.
In one of the chapters, Tiger says, "Practice makes permanent."
In the book Talent is Overrated, Colvin brings up the concept of "deliberate practice."
I didn't do that and I've failed a case interview or two or three-- rather miserably.
It's the opposite of Allen Iverson's philosophy about practice.
In a previous post, I wrote about whether the shine of working at a big consulting firm can wear off. My opinion is that the shine may wear off, but the skills never go away.
The big BUT is that your marketable skills can go into hibernation if you aren't continuing to use those skills over time.
And it's hard to hone those skills, when you aren't in an environment to use them.
All of this is fairly obvious I know. But ask yourself this -- for where you want to go, are you in an environment that is giving you an opportunity to learn, use, and improve the skills that are needed for where you want to be?
If not, seek out that environment and those experiences quickly. Otherwise the existing skills that you do have may become obsolete.
In one of the chapters, Tiger says, "Practice makes permanent."
In the book Talent is Overrated, Colvin brings up the concept of "deliberate practice."
"...deliberate practice requires that one identify certain sharply defined elements of performance that need to be improved, and then work intently on them."For example, if you want to rock a case interview, you will practice many case interviews in an environment that reflects an actual case interview.
I didn't do that and I've failed a case interview or two or three-- rather miserably.
It's the opposite of Allen Iverson's philosophy about practice.
In a previous post, I wrote about whether the shine of working at a big consulting firm can wear off. My opinion is that the shine may wear off, but the skills never go away.
The big BUT is that your marketable skills can go into hibernation if you aren't continuing to use those skills over time.
And it's hard to hone those skills, when you aren't in an environment to use them.
All of this is fairly obvious I know. But ask yourself this -- for where you want to go, are you in an environment that is giving you an opportunity to learn, use, and improve the skills that are needed for where you want to be?
If not, seek out that environment and those experiences quickly. Otherwise the existing skills that you do have may become obsolete.
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