Have you read Outliers? The book by Malcolm Gladwell. It doesn’t abolish the need for Talent, but it does say that Hardwork, continously working on the fine parts of the craft and not talent is the reason people succeed in the things they do. This doesn’t mean you can have no aptitude for the craft, you have to, just as he puts IQ at a reasonable level to be smart at. But whether your IQ is 120 or 160, it’s the hardwork, dedication, discipline and the followup that puts you ahead of the pack. The secret in numbers? 10,000 hours or roughly 10 years of writing. He takes examples of himself, Bill Gates, Mozart and Tiger Woods as examples to prove his point. This gives a lot many of us hope where you think you cannot achieve, you just have to stick to it harder than most. This post also demands that the last posting I do of stuff from Gym Jones about the misconception of Talent.
I have been inspired by these guys to work it out. At the same time I realised that there is much truth in not announcing your goals, here’s another look at the transformation that Gerald Butler went through.
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