Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code joins us to talk about the common threads of people who perform at the highest levels., HighlightsAssignments that sparked Dan’s interest talentWays to develop a tendency to challenge the status quoThe power of immersing yourself in multiple domains Lessons in developing talent from a skateboard parkPaying attention to the moments when lightning strikes Why struggle makes us smarter Developing a process for achieving mastery QuotesYou need to have the right conditions for lightning to form You don’t get better by listening. You get better by doingStruggle makes you smarter. When you look across high performers, they all have a huge variety of things they did.When you do deep practice, you grow thicker layers of myelin SponsorsHostgatorHostgator is offering 30% of all hosting packages for Unmistakable creative listeners. Visit Hostgator.com/creative and use the promo code CREATIVETruecarTrueCar users save an average of $3,221 off MSRP.No hassles or headaches. It’s how car buying was always meant to be.Over two million cars have been sold by the TrueCar Certified Dealer network. Visit TrueCar.com or download the TrueCar app and start saving. TrueCar. Never Overpay.Books and ResourcesThe Talent Code by Daniel CoyleThe Right Stuff by Tom WolfeGuitar Zero by Gary MarcusDaniel Coyle is the New York Times bestselling author of The Little Book of Talent, The Talent Code, Lance Armstrong’s War, and Hardball: A Season in Projects.