The One Thing That’s Far Worse Than Having Limited Talent
Many people have said it many times, many different ways that talent is important, but it’s not the most important factor for success. Grit, coaching, pain tolerance, and confidence are all factors that with all other things being equal will beat out talent more often than not.
However, there is one other factor above all others that will beat talent 100% of the time with no exceptions. That factor is opportunity. If given the choice between talent and opportunity which would you choose?
All the talent in the world with no opportunity to use that talent is a waste. The only thing that will lead you to is frustration. On the other hand, it’s possible to seize an opportunity when lacking talent if you bring grit, coaching, pain tolerance, and confidence to that opportunity.
With that said, there is hardly ever a reason to fear that you don’t have enough talent to reach your goals. But there is a reason to fear that you are not working hard enough to find and seize the opportunities you need to reach your goals.