All the greats seem to have in common a great facility at a very young age...
Astute. Howard Gardner would agree with this. Not to get off topic here, but it is interesting,
at least to me.
The recipe follows these guidelines;
1. start early...rapid learning curve compared to peers (usually playing with others, wide variety of experiences most learn in the 20's)
big help is if a parent is in the "biz" while living in the culture daily w/a heavy does of sacrificing the personal for the professional
2. develop a reservoir or database that will serve you the rest of your career
3. there is a 10 year incubation period (first learning experience to success)
4. medium age for the first level of success is 20
5. significant flow at 28
6. major contribution at 37
Other
* strong sense of self--not afraid to be different, to be exposed, to be criticized, resilient, motivated by insecurity to overcome
* characterized by both excessive optimism and overwhelming fear of failure creating a dynamic equilibrium
* strong intuition
* leap before you look characteristic...dive in and learn to swim
Not all exclusive, but some of the commonalities
The boys in TOTO (Porcaro, Paich, Lukather) were breed in this world
Joe Porcaro, Marty Paich (musical director for TV shows Ironside & Sony & Cher), Bill Lukather (asst director/prod manager)
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