About the book
Charles Garfield draws on his research into outstanding achievers in industry, science and entrepreneurship to identify the qualities that mark peak performers, illustrated with profiles of these unusually productive people. It was published in 1986.
Thom Singer, host of the Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do podcast, listed it in an interview among five books he would recommend to young people interested in his career path.
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Thom Singer (Podcaster/Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do)
Question: What five books would you recommend to young people interested in your career path & why?
Answer:
- 7 Habits Highly Effective People - life blueprint
- Swim with the Sharks - realize people and how you relate to them are key
- How to Win Friends and Influence People - a classic that matters a lot in our digital world
- A Curious Mind by Brian Grazier - we all need to put curiosity higher as a priority
- Peak Performers, by Charles Garfield - examples of greatness
Most of these books are 25 years old or more (Not A Curious Mind).... But the books you read when you are young set the patterns and habits that impact you. I read these when young and they had real impact on my succes
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