everyone has the potential to succeed and that they can approve their abilities with hard…
Talent and Luck on the other hand are not as important in reaching the top. Of course having talent is necessary, but it is not sufficient in being able to succeed. Not everyone has talent or even luck. In Gladwell’s book he mentions that because of the way a certain athletes birthday is, he’s able to rise to the top, but that's not the only thing helping him to get there. You can’t base success solely on talent and luck because you will inevitably never reach the top. Without opportunity and time, you can’t get very…
In his book The Talent Code, Daniel Coyle argues that “deep practice” accelerates skill devel-opment. Coyle states that the quickest way Individuals can achieve talent is through deep prac-tice.…
Annie Dillard is an amazing author and writes about her experience of working hard and how it pays off. I 100% agree with Dillard’s beliefs about talent and if you work hard towards your goal to achieve it, then it will be much more rewarding in the end. Now a day’s people in society feel like ones’ talent just comes naturally without really having to work for them at all. This is exactly the opposite of what Annie’s perspective was on talents. Society today wants the easy way out and they don’t want to work hard to achieve their goal. If one is not born with a talent and it is not natural to them then they feel as if the talent wasn’t meant for them. In Dillard’s writings, she tries her best to relate to her readers to help them understand the message she is trying to convey.…
Those are the reasons why I agree with this quote, and also how i interpreted it. The quote applies to many famous people and athletes that gave up their own time to try and become great at something they…
precisely on hard work, there is a saying that “hard work beats talent, when talent fails to work…
People born with natural talent hardly ever face challenges regarding the category they are proficient in. Imagine an academically gifted child, who decides to learn how to play the cello. This child quickly becomes frustrated with the advanced techniques and skills they are required to learn but cannot grasp, and quits altogether. Nothing was learned from this failure, the child did not retain any information they were taught regarding the cello. In the first paragraph of “Adversity: An Opportunity to Choose Growth” a nonfiction article by Camille Preston, Ph.D, PCC, it asks the rhetorical question:”What will [someone] do to turn adversity into a learning opportunity?” Few people turn mistakes into opportunities to grow as a person. Instead, they turn from one thing to the next, giving up every time they fail. Isn’t it best for people to stick to what they’re good at, in order to avoid getting hurt? Of course, some people claim to be “untalented”, but everyone enjoys doing something important to them - perfect at it or not. Being content with life is the end goal, and if someone has failed often enough to be dissatisfied with their life, it was not a happy life they lived. To quote Thomas Edison: “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” Obviously, if someone does not succeed, they…
Success can be measured in so many ways so it is so fitting that success ties into the American Dream. Hochschild uses a quote from Bill Clinton in her essay “The American Dream that we were all raised on is a simple but powerful one—if you work hard and play by the rules you should be given a chance to go as far as your God-given ability will take you” (Hochschild pg 5). Clinton may have done some shady things while in office, but he really hit the nail on the head with this one. I like the use of the words “God-given ability” because in reality, most people tend to follow a path in life that lets them use their natural talents and abilities, such as musical geniuses pursuing a career in music, or someone that is good with numbers pursuing a career in finance or mathematics. Success to a musician may not come in the form of money or some kind of monetary gain, but in knowing that something that they have created has affected peoples lives. I have a deep respect for musicians and music, which is why I am choosing my favorite band to demonstrate the…
Some people do not agree with this concept. They say, “I was born naturally talented.” People can be born with talent, but that does not mean they are masters by no means. You have to constantly work at your specialty to get to the next level. Hard work is what shapes a person.…
Both dedication and hard work will allow you achieve many of your goals throughout life. Throughout life, there will be many challenges and setbacks, but if you keep motivated you overcome the setbacks conquer what you never thought you could. Although natural talent is helpful, I have seen in my life that hard work and determination leads to success. “Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing It.” by John…
Few people are truly great at what they do. But why aren’t they? Why don’t they manage businesses like Jack Welch or play golf like Tiger Woods? Asked to explain why a few people truly excel, most of us offer one of two answers. The first is hard work. Yet hard workers aren’t always great. The other possibility is that the elite possess an innate talent for excelling in their field. The trouble is, scientific evidence doesn’t support the notion that specific natural talents make great performers. So what’s the real solution to the mystery of high performance? According to author Geoff Colvin, both the hard work and natural talent camps are wrong. What really makes all the difference is a highly specific kind of effort called “deliberate practice.” Based on extensive research, Talent Is Overrated shares the secrets of extraordinary performance and how to apply these principles to our lives and work. Colvin explains cutting-edge research and eye-opening facts that debunk the myth of innate talent. Most profoundly, Colvin shows that great performance isn’t reserved for a preordained few. The price may be high — but it is available to us all. by Geoff Colvin…
In Malcolm book, The Story of Success, he makes a very important point in the book regarding hard work and success. He argues that 10,000 hours of practice of a certain skill will allow someone to be a professional at that skill. However, in an article in response to Malcolm's argument, Temple's argues that a person must not only practice for 10,000 hours, but also be naturally gifted, or “wired”, to master that particular skill. Temple's argument is correct for a number of reasons.…
Maybe you do not have any talent that you are aware of, and you have always struggled to succeed in anything, but that does not mean you are not talented. That means that you are a fighter. Things do not come easy to you, but you have worked your whole life to perform as well as you do now. And it is crazy to think that you have more willpower inside of you than that jock who is naturally gifted at basketball for instance.…
Introduction: Nowadays everyone wants to do everything better to found success in a easier way, we want to find perfection by improving our selves. Daniel Cloyne defends that talent is not a mysterious gift that respond to the law of chance or genetics it can be developed, How? Are we born with that magic power?…
“Music is all around; all you have to do is listen.” Quoted Evan Taylor in the ending scene of August Rush. August Rush was a boy who discovered the power of music in his journey to find his parents. His giftedness was a useful tool in his accomplishments, that can be seen throughout the movie. His giftedness did not guarantee success in that he would need the right resources, motivation, and a little hardwork obtain it.…