As the week winds down, Friday Cogitations invites you to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and shape your future through the lens of faith, hope, and your unique journey.
Who Is Naturally Gifted?
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Hi Reader! I remember having secondary school classmates who knew how to draw so well. I mean, my drawing wasn’t so horrible, but it was far from great. Even though it was for biology class, not art class, I bet they got extra points for their perfect skeleton diagram. Anyway, thanks be to God, I’m not pursuing, nor do I intend to pursue, a career in fine arts, amen?😂 But that experience and many others made me believe that people are naturally gifted at certain things - it just comes easily to them. And while that’s a thing (arguable), I’d have learned how to draw decently if I cared about it or felt like I needed (or wanted) that ability. What really shows someone’s talent is that they relish spending so much time doing a thing they love until they become exceptional at it, and even then, they don’t stop. Someone on Reddit described talent as passion, and I kinda agree. When you have a passion for something, you don’t mind investing hours in it to attain mastery because you enjoy the process. So, when someone seems like a ‘natural’ at something, just know that they are passionate about that skill, kept practicing until they became better, and you can replicate that for skills that you want to adopt, whether it's public speaking, writing, negotiation, drawing, coding, etc. Don’t write yourself off because you don’t seem like a ‘natural’ at something. You have the ability to learn, because even ‘naturals' have to train hard to become excellent, so what choice do you have? Alright, that'll be all for now, until next Friday. Light & Increase, Osose Christabel. To share this newsletter, please copy and paste this link: https://osose-friday-cogitations.kit.com/4541619a80
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Friday Cogitations
As the week winds down, Friday Cogitations invites you to reflect on the past, embrace the present, and shape your future through the lens of faith, hope, and your unique journey.
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