The advantage that talented people have.

AuthorRanadive, Vivek

From The Two-Second Advantage by Vivek Ranadive and Kevin Maney. Copyright [c]2011 by Tibco Software Inc. and Kevin Maney. Published by Crown Business (www.crownbusiness.com).

WAYNE GRETZKY truly was able to understand what was going to happen an instant or two before anyone else on the ice--and skate to where the puck was going to be. That was his famous line: He'd say that he doesn't skate to where the puck is--he skates to where it's going to be. Commentators would often say that Gretzky seemed to be two seconds ahead of everyone else. That capability drove Gretzky's phenomenal success in the NHL. Gretzky went on to lead the Edmonton Oilers to four Stanley Cup championships.

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Like Gretzky on ice, the most successful people in various fields make continual, accurate predictions just a little ahead of and a little better than everyone else. It is the one common denominator of almost all consistent success. Talented people don't need to have a vision of the future 10 years out or even 10 days out. They need a highly profitable prediction just far enough ahead to see an opening or opportunity an instant before the competition...

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