Make Your Talent Feed You

There is no greater life advantage than the ability that sticks with a person from the cradle to the grave. I believe that nature intended every person and other creatures, to live by their strengths. It did not intend anyone to live through imitation, forgery, incompetence or unfitted endeavors. That is the main reason you and me were born with our talents and gift to act as our life compass. Your talent is your north star. You can hardly get lost or failed by it. It speaks within your nature; it constantly calls to you. It is your most certain saving grace.

We all know that the journey through life is dotted by stiff and suffocating competition for position and income. Your talent is your competitive advantage. See, everyone is born with a competitive advantage. Some people just neglect their advantage. The challenge for most people is whether they can identify their talent or if they are willing to live by it. Living by your talent implies commercializing your talents and gifts to make them fund your livelihood and grant you a position among men and/or women. Indeed all work in the world calls for some talent or gift. There is no talent or gift that is not called for in one career of another. But whether the talent owner will respond to the call is the decision of the hour.

Talent undeveloped is raw ability. It is always present but stunted by the lack of attention in major utilization. Your natural talent is a very loyal servant and never departs its master to the grave. Think about that wasted potential and opportunity to make it feed you. Your talent is always willing to pay its rent when called upon.

Let me give you five reasons why you should make your talent feed you;

1. 1.       It is inborn – you don’t have to acquire it

Whether you give your talent attention or not, you have it. It is stuck with you. Even when you don’t know what talent you exactly have; it stays alive within you. It is one with and only death will do you part – it only dies when you die. Your talent is just like your shadow. You don’t have to gamble to acquire it, it is inherent in you. It is your natural expression.  It is your natural bent. Ignoring your talent is a deliberate choice to live life on your weaker and artificial qualities than to live by your robust and natural power.

1. 2.       It doesn’t struggle to shine – it is your natural expression

There is no better way to reveal the genius in you than through following your bend. As others are busy learning and fumbling to acquire the talent you already have, you will just be polishing it to shine brighter.

I didn’t say it won’t need some hard work; I said that any effort in the direction of your talent is sure to take you to a higher level. Your other body faculties are designed and shaped to support your talent. Your brain has more active cells that could serve the mastery of your talent than any other life endeavor.

1. 3.       Your talent horns your passion

Have you noticed how people struggle to love what they do if it is not natural to them? Have you observed how the tormenting it is to be assigned a task which is out of your ability to excel at? When your best effort produces fair results? Can you ever say the worker is passionate about work which always exposes them as second best?

Your talent is the easiest thing to cultivate passion for. You love it. It makes sense to you. With each attempt you notice massive improvement. Your esteem is high when demonstrating it. And because of your passion, you are easily employable in that line of work because your enthusiasm and positive attitude shines throw. You like the challenges in that area of work because you know that there is nothing you can’t do regarding that task … you will be convinced that you can master anything you want if you get a good teacher or source of knowledge.

1. 4.       It has value – People are willing to pay for it

Every talent can help solve a problem. And we all know that the most common reward for solving a problem is money. And besides solving a problem, it can be a source of giving pleasure. It is one of the best ways of demonstrating that you are useful to the world.

In today’s dollar infested world, we all pay for whatever we value. We pay story tellers, singers, physicians, lawyers, painters, designers, thinkers, writers, teachers, coaches, babysitters, cooks, farmers and all the rest. Why? Because of the value and comfort that their work adds to our lives.

However, who is willing and happy to pay bad or mediocre story tellers, singers, physicians, lawyers, painters, designers, thinkers, writers, teachers, coaches, babysitters, cooks, farmers and all the rest? Not me and most probably not you too. This means that the value of your talent is in direct proportion to the degree of polish it demonstrates. The finer the more valuable; the reverse is true.

1. 5.       You don’t mind getting more money and more happiness – do you?

Even if you already hooked to some line of work that you consider more paying, the fact is that you wouldn’t mind any additional or side income that the use of you talent could generate. Every line of talent will offer you lots of openings to participate. There are active and passive roles in every talent depending on how much time you have to dedicate to it and the level of energy left in your limbs to express it.

Any way you participate will earn you lots depending on the results you are committed to produce. Develop that confidence and explore the power of being unique.

If you enjoyed reading this article, then you will as well like more tips on How to Commercialize Your Talent which I am writing and sure to post here soon.

Please feel free to leave your comments or insights about this subject. I will sure respond to all your observations.