UNTAPPED TALENT

Have you ever wondered if you have a hidden talent? Many of us have talents that we don’t know about because we haven’t been exposed to it yet. 

I was recently having a conversation about all of the untapped talent in the world. It made me wonder how many people that I know are natural athletes, or entrepreneurs and they have no idea.

We were discussing Olympic athletes, and how so many kids never had a chance to try things like fencing, swimming, badminton, or even gymnastics because of their socio-economic status, family values, or culture. Maybe they only played football at an average level at best, but due to their size they could have been an amazing gymnast. Perhaps traditional gender-roles are very strict in their culture so gymnastics isn’t an option for male children in their family. Perhaps they don’t have enough money to participate in a sport that requires year round travel for tournaments. 

This applies to career talents as well. Perhaps your parents were afraid that if you didn’t go to college straight away you wouldn't be successful so you were forced to choose a major that doesn’t suit you now. Had you used a career coach out of high school things could be very different for you now.

Of course our parents are doing their best for us. I believe that everyone is doing the best they can at that moment in their given circumstances. But that doesn’t change the fact that our cultures and socio-economic status can prevent us from exploring ourselves deeply enough to find our natural talents. 

I find myself talking about these kinds of things because I’m genuinely curious about people and helping them find a strategy to have the most exciting and rewarding lives possible. If you are curious about any of these things for yourself just click the link and schedule a call.