The gold mine effect : crack the secrets of high performance

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How can we identiy and develop talent, both in ourselves and in others? Rasmus Ankersen, an ex-professional footballer and performance specialist, spent the last of his money on plane tickets, and for six intense months travelled the world, visiting 'Gold Mines' of talent; living and training with the planet's best athletes and their coaches in an attempt to answer this very question. Why have the world's best middle-distance runners grown up in the same Ethiopian village? Why are 137 of the world's 500 best female golfers from South Korea? How has one athletics club in Kingston, Jamaica, succ. Read more... Abstract: 'High Performance Anthropologist' Rasmus Ankersen brings his first-hand study of success to a mass audience for the first time. Read more... Content: The Simon Kjaer problem -- The eight Gold Mine concepts -- 1. The secret is not a secret -- 2. What you see is not what you get -- 3. Start early or die soon -- 4. We're all quitters -- 5. Success is about mindset, not facilities -- 6. The Godfathers -- 7. Not pushing your kids is irresponsible -- 8. Who wants it most -- Epilogue -- Notes.