Talent is never enough!

So here I am thinking that my talent will get me all the money that I need, and then I stumble upon a book at my aunt’s house boldly calling to me; TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH (aunty I will bring it back as soon as I am done). Imagine how distraught I was and even started reading it not because I really wanted to know why talent is never enough, but because I simply wanted to prove John Maxwell wrong. (Yeah right). I was so shocked at how much sense he was making and this is just as I was reading the foreword!

Fred Smith says, “ The giftedness is usually greater than the person”. I see you saying HUH? By that he meant that the talent of some people is greater than other important personal attributes such as character and commitment. Resultantly these other attributes fail to rise to the level of their talent. They want others to recognize their skill but overlook their deficiencies and this is what really needs to be worked on.

I watch a lot of E! News mainly because I like to know what others in our entertainment industry are doing out there and see where we are going wrong. The toughest thing about success is that you have to keep on being a success and out there, just like anywhere else, there is a lot of pressure to remain on top. Talent is only a starting point in business. You’ve got to keep working that talent. (Irving Berlin). Stephen King also asserts that what separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work. Maxwell even provides 3 steps, which I will definitely take into consideration:

1. discover your strengths and work on them.
2. Develop the talent that you have and not the one you want
3. Make choices that will add value to the talent

The key choices you make, apart from the natural talent that you have will set you apart from others who have talent alone. So already I am retracing a lot of things that I have done wrong in a bid to be successful, as I have realized that I have neglected a lot of things that could make me stand out and make the most out of my talent. Talent is a given, but you must earn success!

When someone is pursuing their dream they will go far beyond what seems to be their limitations. The potential that exists within us is limitless and largely untapped. When you think of limits you create them. ( Robert J. Kriegel and Louis Patler). Having confidence in what you are doing gives you the power to achieve it. So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable! (Christopher Reeve).

And believe it or not I am still in the first chapter of the book! Yoh!