5 Signs You Are Really Talented at Something
And you can build a fortune out of it
Talent is not about what you can do. It is not about what you think you are good at. Instead, it is about what other people are wowed that you can do with ease. The only way to know you are talented at something is feedback. If you don’t get feedback on the things you try, you are probably never going to find what you are talented at.
And sometimes it takes a coach to see it. If you are involved in a competitive space (whether in business, sports, or creativity), the feedback of a coach is priceless. You can’t be a world champion in anything without a coach. And your coach doesn’t have to be an expert in your field. (The expert in your field is a mentor).
If you want to be the best at anything, I highly recommend finding someone with a meticulous eye for detail drenched in constructive feedback to be your coach. They don’t have to be professional or certified. It could be your mom’s friend. It could be a cool person you just met. Pay them to give you constructive feedback. When you meet someone who can be your coach, you know it deep down.
Here are 5 signs you are really talented at something:
1. You Eagerly Want to Try Again
People often think that they are talented at something because they get it right the first time. And it doesn’t work that way. In many cases, you fail woefully at something you have a natural talent for the first time. This is why feedback matters.
Someone meticulous about details would look at the way you approached it and your eagerness to try again even if the first attempt wasn’t good. Your lack of shame and eagerness to give it another try is a sign that you have the talent.
Talent comes from belief. Talent doesn’t come from training. Something in you says you can, and you go along with it.
It is like the little kid on the piano. All the other kids are playing with toys, but this little kid is on the piano throughout. And the kid is playing rubbish. But the kid keeps trying and takes pleasure in trying. That is talent.
You are talented at what you are eager to try again. That is proof that there is something inside you pushing you into it. That is a true talent.
2. You Believe It is Easy
For some reason, you look at a world champion and believe that you can do the same (or even better) with ease. Sometimes you can’t explain it. But you just know you can do that even though you’ve not tried it before.
This belief about ease is not that the experts or champions of the craft are not hardworking. It is acknowledging that they are hardworking and also knowing that it is easy for you (for some reason).
For some people, this shows up in an awkward way. They realize they can do something and find it so easy. But then they think everybody can do it too. So, they thought nothing special about it.
Life goes on normally until they see someone who is well accomplished based on this thing they are good at. And then, other people start talking about it only for them to realize that everybody can’t do it.
What you think everybody can do (because you can do it with ease), is a sign that you are talented at that thing.
3. You Have a Deep Appreciation for It
Let’s say you walk into an art gallery with a friend. And the friend is asking for the meaning of the artwork. For some reason, you can explain the mood and emotion portrayed by each artwork even though you are seeing it for the first time. That is a big sign.
That doesn’t mean you should be a sculptor or an artist that uses paint. But it does mean that you have a talent for the art business. You may not be able to tell what part of art you have talent for, but there is something there for you.
What you have deep appreciation for is a sign of talent. And the illustration here is to show you an example of deep appreciation. It’s not the fancy “Ohh, that’s nice” kind of appreciation. It is a deep one.
If you have a deep appreciation for it in a way that people don’t understand or even notice, you have talent in that direction. And you should let it find expression.
4. You Want to Learn More About It
What you are eager to learn more about is deeply connected to your natural talent. It says a lot when everybody else is disinterested and you still want to dig in deeper.
Talent is not a substitute for practice. And if there is one thing you need to get from here, it is that you don’t have to be awesome at what you are talented at initially. You just have to be obsessed with getting better at it.
When what you know is never enough and you always want to know more, it is a sign of talent. Talent is that which breeds an insatiable desire to improve. You hear that there is something else to know about it and you are already going to find out.
If you are driven from within to always learn more about it, you have a talent for it.
5. You Want to Talk About or Teach It
If you want to teach it or talk about it all the time, you clearly have a talent for it. There are a lot of people who teach what they hate. There are many who teach what they are really indifferent about.
But when you find someone who is always in the mood to teach or talk about something, they clearly have a talent for it. If you always take your conversations in a particular direction every time without forcing it, that might be your talent creeping up.
The current school system is not designed to make people discover and build on their talents. It was designed to pressure people to go work for money. And that is why so many people are unhappy today.
The knowledge and skills school impact are important (and necessary) for society. But the issue is — are the people studying what they should be studying?
In my opinion, colleges and universities should be a self-study. I once met a colleague in our 2nd year in the university and he regrettably said that based on what he has found out in the 2 years we’ve spent, he ought to be in another department. But he can’t switch because he has come too far now.
The number one cause of unhappiness is doing work you have no feelings for. This is not to say you must quit your job to be happy. It means you must find something else to do along with your work that will make you happy.
Something you are excited to teach and talk about every time is a sign that you will be happy doing. If you are never bored of talking about it, you are going to be good at doing it (even if you totally suck on your first try).
Conclusion
Talent doesn’t mean you are good at it the first time you try it. For most people, talent is not manifested like that. There are 5 signs that show you have a talent for something. If you find yourself ticking all 5 with regard to something, start taking it seriously:
- You eagerly want to try again
- You believe it is easy
- You have a deep appreciation for it
- You want to learn more about it
- You want to talk about it (all the time) or teach it
There are 2 other things that are important to raise your talent to the level of success. The first is feedback (which you can get from a coach). The second is practice (which is a gift you give to yourself).
Think about these.
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