WEEKEND DIET: TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH

Believe it or not,talent is highly overrated.Not because it doesn't have value,but because talent alone isn't enough to take a person through the multiple mishaps and failures that life brings.Most successful people are successful not because of their talent but because of their drive,determination,and focus towards a predetermined and specific target. Adding focused energy,resolve to talent is like pouring petrol on a fire. It's explosive.

Even at best,talent remains a constant,and those who rely upon that gift alone,without developing further,peak quickly and soon fade to obscurity. The media love to print stories about five-year-old musical prodigies giving solo recitals,but you rarely read about one going on to become a Mozart(at least in Nigeria). The point here is that,whatever his initial gift,Mozart was also an artist who learned to work on his talent, and thereby improved..In that respect,he shares common ground with the rest of us.

The greater your talent,the more likely you are to lean heavily on it and skip the hard day-to-day work on improving it. If this sounds like you need this advice so that you can make the most of your natural gifts and talent,then take it. Have a great weekend!


Yours inspiredly.

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