Posted: March 9th, 2010 | Author: josh | Filed under: grab bag | Tags: motivation, talent | No Comments »
I’ve been doing some reading over at www.drawspace.com and I came across a few lines from Brenda Hoddinott:
Talent is actually the self-discovery and acknowledgment that you possess the interest and motivation needed to become exceptional in a specific area.
Sadly, the world is full of “talented” people who never pursue that which they love, because they understand talent to be some magical elusive quality. Many people arrive at the conclusion that talent is only available to individuals who were born with it.
I, like Brenda, strongly disagree, no one is born an (insert talent name here). I do agree that some folk have more of an inclination towards some things then others, but to not even try to do something because you think you have no talent, is wasteful, self degrading and a missed opportunity for joy.
We all possess talent.