Opinions of Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Columnist: Araba Sey

Araba Sey writes about discovering your talent for personal growth and career development

Author, Araba Sey Author, Araba Sey

The reality and interesting thing is everyone has a talent. The knowledge lacking in the minds and thoughts of people is how they define it and how to find or discover it.

Talent is when you are exceptionally good at something or have the natural ability to flow or do something deftly. Ordinarily when we mention talent what promptly comes to mind are singing, acting, dancing, rapping, sporting and drawing. The mindset of most people is that, if you don't possess any of these then you aren't gifted or talented.

Talent is actually that gift you possess that gives you the mastery to do things effortlessly where others find it difficult to apply the little knowledge they hold in those areas. The reason why most people think they don't have any talent or find it difficult to realize their talent is because their thoughts are narrowed to only a certain category of abilities they tag as talents.

Talent in actuality extends over a wide area of which most people are eminently ignorant about. The propensity with which you become expertly inventive or original in a particular field makes you talented. Talent is associated with creativity, originality, uniqueness, doing things out of the ordinary and a facile flow of idea generation or skills.

In situations where you instantaneously display, apply or give off your best, that becomes the field or area that defines your talent. There are different kinds or forms of talent. In areas where you debate issues or incidents expertly without grooming, that is your field of talent.

Being able to influence or convince people to buy into an idea, project or product becomes your talent sphere. That makes you naturally talented in marketing or selling. When you are particularly skilful, experimental or contribute immensely and easily with great interest and credence over others in a particular domain, that makes you talented in that domain.

Besides that, occasionally something needs to also stir up that talent in you. Sometimes, when realizing your talent becomes strenuous, your passion also helps you in discovering a talent in you. Passion is that drive that sparks that trigger in unleashing that talent in you. When you develop a passion for something, you realize it propels you to do things out of the ordinary and makes you flow assertively in that distinct field. It is usually that mystery to unveiling or uncovering a talent in you.

Many a time, people repeatedly say they do not have any talent or do not know what their talent is. Each and everyone possesses something unique. It's not only about being able to sing, dance, act, draw or being skilful in a particular sport. Your talent is or your talents are the things you do effortlessly without any struggle or training.

Some are able to discover their talents beforehand or easily. Other talent discoveries come with being adventurous or exploring. Trying your hands on different things can help you to identify or discover your talent sphere. Talents can be unveiled during your educational experience in relation to the courses you study in school, the extracurricular activities you participate in, some of your interests and various work experiences.