Overview
āWhat Yogi Berra observed about a baseball gameāit ain't over till it's overāis true about life,Ā and [Late Bloomers] is the ultimate proof of this. . . . Itās a keeper.āāForbes
We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebookāor even better, creating a start-up with the potential to be the next Google, Facebook or Uber. We see coders and entrepreneurs become millionaires or billionaires before age thirty, and feel we are failing if we are not one of them.
Late bloomers, on the other hand, are under-valuedāin popular culture, by educators and employers, and even unwittingly by parents. Yet the fact is, a lot of usāmost of usādo not explode out of the gates in life. We have to discover our passions and talents and gifts. That was true for author Rich Karlgaard, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke) and, after graduating, worked as a dishwasher and night watchman before finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to start up a high-tech magazine in Silicon Valley, and eventually to become the publisher ofĀ ForbesĀ magazine.
There is a scientific explanation for why so many of us bloom later in life. The executive function of our brains doesnāt mature until age twenty-five, and later for some. In fact, our brainās capabilities peak at different ages. We actually experience multiple periods of blooming in our lives. Moreover, late bloomers enjoy hidden strengths because they take their time to discoverĀ their way in lifeāstrengths coveted by many employers and partnersāincluding curiosity, insight, compassion, resilience, and wisdom.
Based on years of research, personal experience, interviews with neuroscientists, psychologists, and countless people at different stages of their careers,Ā Late BloomersĀ reveals how and when we achieve our full potential.
Praise for Late Bloomers
āThe underlying message that we should āconsider a kinder clock for human developmentā is a compelling one.āāFinancial Times
āLate Bloomers spoke to me deeply as a parent of two millennials and as a coach to many new college grads (the children of my friends and associates). Itās a bracing tonic for the anxiety they are swimming through, with a facts-based approach to help us all calm down.āāRobin Wolaner, founder of Parenting magazine
This book title, Late Bloomers (The Hidden Strengths of Learning and Succeeding at Your Own Pace), ISBN: 9781524759773, by Rich Karlgaard, published by Crown (January 19, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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