In the book Outliers,  there seems to be to themes that arise every time that I read the book.
1. People do not achieve success on their own.  It depends on when they were born, were they were from and  the family that they lived in.  People are given special opportunities, that they might not recognize, that lead to them being very successful at what they do.
Quote: "They had to look beyond the individual.  They had to understand the culture he or she was apart of, who their friends and family were and what town their families came from.  They had to appreciate the idea that the value of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with, have profound effect on who we are."
2. Another reason that people, become successful, is their family history, were they grew up, what customs they shared with their family, and basically their whole world around them.
Quote: "Their world- their culture and generation and family history- gave them the greatest opportunities."

Going further......
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=10246894n?tag=bnetdomain
The reason why, that i picked this link, is because Malcolm Gladwell, is talking about how some people have lots of potential, and what they do with that potential, and how they capitalize on that, can determine how successful they are. The main point of this video, is capitalization on potential.

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-achieve-success-2
The reason that I picked this video, was because this is how a typical person, would view success.  In his book, Malcolm Gladwell, wants us to think of success in a different way. Instead of some one that is a hard worker, and some one who sets goals, doesn't mean they will be successful, but where they were born, or the date of their birthday, might have more to do with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C8Rtmqofas&feature=fvwrel
 The reason that I picked this as my last and final video, is because this is an actual interview, of Malcolm Gladwell, talking about his book.  This interview, basically sums up the book in a nut shell, and I think that he does a very good job, of explaining his book.  This is a great interview, and I thought that it was a very good way to end my Blog.