NATURE OR NURTURE?

Posted by Scott Robinson


Malcolm Gladwell, in Outliers: The Story of Success, talks about how the surroundings of a successful man or woman is just as important as the genes that are acquired at birth. Gladwell provides us with a quote that many biologists use when talking about ecology:

"The tallest oak in the forest is the tallest not just because it grew from the hardiest acorn; it is the tallest also because no other trees blocked its sunlight, the soil around it was deep and rich, no rabbit chewed through its bark as a sapling, and no lumberjack cut it down before it matured."

This phrase opened my eyes to the importance of surrounding one's self with people and an environment that is conducive to success. Make sure you limit the exposure to the people and the environments that hinder you from reaching your full potential.

 

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