Gladwell has opened my eyes to a new way of thinking towards success. I am still a firm believer of hard work and talent, but he has showed that sometimes it can be how fast you mature. He proves in his passage that those hockey players were succeeding because they were introduced at an early age. His point is because they were born at that time makes it easier for them to develop key skills and at least have a couple months to enhance. His strongest point in my opinion is that the older children always seem to stand out a little better then those born after the cutoff date. It makes so much sense though, because those that are older actually mature quicker. They are able to grasp concepts a lot faster then their peers. They have the advantage of working hard and also getting better amenities that come along with early talent development. The only reason that Gladwell's analysis doesn't fully convince that it is solely based on maturity, is because it doesn't cover the world that I am studying now, the business world where success thrives off of hard work and the talents that one has. Success stories from this area are quite different, in this realm one has to "make your own luck." Nothing is given away easily, one must earn their spot. Which is where hard work comes into play, this method has stuck around so long because it is credible. It is proven that if you work hard at what you want then you will get it. Even if you do fail, it shows that you must do something different to get what you want. Although, I do agree that those who show talent earlier should have some type of elite opportunity, they have earned that part. Gladwell's reasoning doesn't fully eliminate "hard work" method, it merely shows combined with maturity your success can grow quickly.
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