Identify Your Natural Talent
Stop developing skills until you identify your natural talent. Everybody has a God-given gift or talent. Often, it is hard to see your own talents because they feel completely normal to you. You notice the effort others put in, but you don't notice your own. As the saying goes: I can make you look, but I can’t make you see. Other people are often the ones who discover your talents for you. Seeing is a choice. A Story About Barbra Streisand Barbra Streisand originally wanted to become an actor. But when her boyfriend heard her singing, he was shocked—he had never heard such a beautiful voice before. He told her, "You have to become a singer." Would you agree? Talent vs. Skill If you invest 10,000 hours in your talent, your talent will manifest. But first, you need to discover it—and then work hard to develop it. Without deliberate practice and excellence, no talent is truly accessible. Talent is domain-dependent. A domain is an area of control, knowledge, interest, or ac...