ABSTRACT
Bloom, in his study of 120 adults who achieved excellence in cognitive, artistic and athletic fields, identified three characteristics as critical to success:
1 an unusual willingness to undertake a remarkably high workload in order to achieve at a high level;
2 a determination to reach the highest standards of which one is capable; and 3 the ability to learn new techniques, ideas or processes in the talent field more
rapidly than the average (Bloom, 1985).
