Outliers: Middle Class and Hard Work
Outliers
In life, all individuals want to stand out. They want to be the diamond in the rough, but only a few of them can ever be such a thing. According to Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, he asserts that individuals who are granted opportunities and advantages, which not everybody is given by fate, are more successful. He implicates that opportunity, hard work, birthdate, 10,000 hours rule, and the background of the person are essential factors when being an outlier. Out of these aspects, working hard would have to be the one factor that surpasses the rest in this scenario. Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes many characteristics on what being an outlier is. The most important is hard work, “... [for] if you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires”(151). Without hard work, nothing will ever be accomplishable. Tonina Hoang, a McDonald’s franchisee, writes, “I work hard to ensure that they stay motivated and develop their careers…” Nothing ever comes without having to work for it. Everyone who is famous, or a doctor, or a lawyer has gotten through the baby steps and have overcome many obstacles to reach where they are now. Gladwell states that, “No one who can rise before the dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich”(137), further emphasizing that success is achievable if hard work is put in. Hard work will eventually pay off in the end.“A Success Story” an article in the Infotrac Newsstand claims that “hard work, patience and dedication helped [Muhammad Ayub of Wasa] become assistant director (legal) from a junior pump operator.” Always have optimism because one may think people do not notice what one does, but in fact, everyone notices whether one is putting effort or just going through the motions. Gladwell touches on how “We overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't”(33).
In life, all individuals want to stand out. They want to be the diamond in the rough, but only a few of them can ever be such a thing. According to Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers, he asserts that individuals who are granted opportunities and advantages, which not everybody is given by fate, are more successful. He implicates that opportunity, hard work, birthdate, 10,000 hours rule, and the background of the person are essential factors when being an outlier. Out of these aspects, working hard would have to be the one factor that surpasses the rest in this scenario. Malcolm Gladwell emphasizes many characteristics on what being an outlier is. The most important is hard work, “... [for] if you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires”(151). Without hard work, nothing will ever be accomplishable. Tonina Hoang, a McDonald’s franchisee, writes, “I work hard to ensure that they stay motivated and develop their careers…” Nothing ever comes without having to work for it. Everyone who is famous, or a doctor, or a lawyer has gotten through the baby steps and have overcome many obstacles to reach where they are now. Gladwell states that, “No one who can rise before the dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich”(137), further emphasizing that success is achievable if hard work is put in. Hard work will eventually pay off in the end.“A Success Story” an article in the Infotrac Newsstand claims that “hard work, patience and dedication helped [Muhammad Ayub of Wasa] become assistant director (legal) from a junior pump operator.” Always have optimism because one may think people do not notice what one does, but in fact, everyone notices whether one is putting effort or just going through the motions. Gladwell touches on how “We overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't”(33).