Discover
Your Unique Talent
A 10-Minute Self-Test
Discover Your Unique Talent
A 10-Minute Self-Test
by Dr Jill Ammon-Wexler
http://www.quantum-self.com
© 2004 All Rights Reserved
Since our unique talents are so natural, we often assume anyone
can do them. Not true! Follow your passion into a more fulfilling
life.
One of my best friends is a brilliant black and white photographer.
When we got together for lunch recently, my photographer friend
described the way she can glance at something and instantly see,
in her mind's eye, the scene as a b/w photo.
She just takes in the overall scene, "frames" the best
possible pictures, then automatically selects the one that will
produce the finest photograph.
It's amazing to see her do this. It seems totally instantaneous
and effortless. She just "sees it."
Most photographers concentrate on the technical aspects of their
art: the "f stop" setting, the light, the angle of the
sun, and so on. While all of this is obviously important, my friend
seems to just magically "know" without analyzing.
Another friend of mine down in California has an amazing musical
ability. He can hear a song once, and sit down with his guitar and
play it perfectly.
Yet another woman I know is a truly remarkable gardener - she created
a virtual paradise in what was once a chicken yard. Her friends
are now hiring her to create their gardens and ponds.
These people say the same thing about their remarkable talents:
"It's so easy, it just seems normal."
It seems to me that everyone has a natural talent. But many of us
share a common mistake: It's so easy, we tend to undervalue it,
assuming anyone could do what we do so well.
Wrong!
We each have totally unique natural talents
- just as we have totally unique fingerprints.
Your gift may be training dogs (I couldn't do this if you offered
me a cool million.) Or maybe you have developed a hot bookkeeping
method, are gifted at reading stories to children, or are an outrageous
organizer or breeder of rare orchids.
Your special talent might tend toward sports, writing, art, pottery,
communication - the list is endless. But my bet is -- you don't
recognize your own special talent. It's "so easy" for
you, you assume anyone could do it!
And since our natural talents are so easy to "put down,"
often that's just what happens in early life. The artistic child
is told to "forget drawing" and study something "serious."
Or a young avid reader on his way to becoming a gifted writer is
told to "get his head out of the books" and go play baseball
with the other boys.
While expanding ourselves by learning new subjects is always a good
thing to do - turning away from our native talents to seek "a
better balance" isn't necessarily the smartest or most rewarding
thing to do.
Imagine if Beethoven, Albert Einstein, or Bob Hope or Katherine
Hepburn had turned away from their natural talents to "go play
with the other kids."
Instead these remarkable super achievers devoted their lives to
developing their natural talents. As a result, they excelled.
Throughout history the world's most successful entrepreneurs, artists,
writers, entertainers, inventors, scientists, athletes and entertainers
have been those that pursued their natural talents.
**Discover your natural talents**
First, note what you do that seems especially easy and natural.
This is an indication of a special talent, or the aptitude for developing
such a talent.
Also begin to notice what you're doing when time just seems to "fly
by." Such "time distortion" often occurs when we
are engaged in an activity we have a passionate and natural love
for.
Finally, notice the activities you do just for the sensation of
fulfillment and satisfaction.
These activities are clues to your unique natural talent. Your greatest
personal potential lies here.
**Here's a Possible Strategy**
Imagine if you could spend your time just doing something that's
easy, makes time fly, and makes you feel happy and fulfilled.
Does that sound like a more satisfying life than struggling to become
an accountant if you're naturally an artist? Or struggling to become
an artist if you're really a natural mechanical engineer or inventor?
Why not consider refocusing your life -- and get the immense satisfaction
that comes with being superb at something you love?
Even if this requires sometimes settling for "less money"
or "less prestige" -- having a happy, fulfilling life
might be an even greater reward.
And who knows - your passion might take you soaring to the top doing
something you truly and naturally love.
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