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10/01/2024

CHAPTER EIGHT

(Courage test your talent)

People think of courage as a quality required only in times of extreme danger or stress, such as during war or disaster. But it is much larger than that and more ordinary than we think. Courage is an everyday virtue. Professor, writer, and apologist C. S. Lewis wrote, “courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at its testing point.” You can do nothing worthwhile without courage. The person who exhibits courage is often able to live without regrets.

Our courage will be tested…when change is needed but inactivity is more comfortable.

Our courage will be tested…when our convictions once expressed, are challenged.

Our courage will be tested…when learning and growing will display our weaknesses.

Our courage will be tested…when we take the high raod even as others treat us badly.

Our courage will be tested…when being “out front” makes us an easy target.

Our courage will be tested…whenever we face obstacles to our progress.

10/01/2024

CHAPTER SEVEN

(Preserverance sharpens you talent)

Perseverance is not an issue of talent. It is not an issue of time. It is about finishing. Talent provides hope for accomplishment, but perseverance guarantees it, playwright Noel Coward commented, “thousands of people have talent. I might as well congratulate you for having eyes in your head. The one and only thing that count is: Do you have staying power?

Principles of perseverance

Perseverance means succeeding because you are determined to, not destined to.

Perseverance recognizes life is not a long race, but many short ones in succession.

Perseverance is needed to release most of life's rewards.

Perseverance draws sweetness out of adversity.

Perseverance has a compounding effect on life.

Perseverance means stopping not because you're tired but because the task is done.

Perseverance doesn't demand more than we have but all that we have.

The Five enemies of perseverance

A lifestyle of giving up.

A wrong belief that life should be easy.

A wrong belief that success is destination.

A lack of resilience.

A lack of vision.

02/01/2024

CHAPTER SIX

(Practice Sharpens your talents)

It is a fact: you play at the level at which you practice. Consistently good practice leads to consistently good play. It sharpens your talent. Successful people understand this. They value practice and develop the discipline to do it.

If you want to sum up what lifts most successful individuals above the crowd, you could do it with four words: a little bit more. Successful people pay their dues and do all that is expected of them_plus a little bit more.

The Power Of Practice

There's a myth about highly talented people, it's that they are simply born that way. But the truth is that no people reach their potential unless they are willing to practice their way there.

Before we go any further there are three things you need to know about practice.

Practice enables development.
Practice leads to discovery.
Practice demands discipline.

The Five Pillars Of Practice

Pillar 1: An excellent teacher or coach.
Pillar 2: Your best effort.
Pillar 3: A clear purpose.
Pillar 4: The greatest potential.
Pillar 5: The right resources.

Here is what it takes for someone to become a talent-plus person in the area of practice:
A little extra effort.
A little extra time.
A little extra help.
A little extra change.

If you don't strive for excellence, then you are soon settling for acceptable. The next step is mediocrity, and nobody pays for mediocrity! If you want to reach your potential and remain a talent-plus person, you have to keep practicing with excellence.

Quote: “He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.” _Johann Von Schiller.

02/01/2024

CHAPTER FIVE

(Preparation Positions Your Talent)

What happens when you don't prepare? Things you hoped wouldn't happen do happen, and they occur with greater frequency than the things you hoped would happen.

The reason is simple: being unprepared puts you out of position. Preparation Positions people correctly, and it is often the separation between winning and losing.

Talent-plus people who prepare well live by this motto: “All's well that begins well.”

Why People Fail To Prepare

A spectacular achievement indeed comes from unspectacular preparation. Talent-plus preparation often leads to success. Talent-minus preparation often leads to disaster.

So why do people fail to prepare?

They fail to see the value of preparation before the action.

They fail to appreciate the value of discipline.

Preparation principles

Preparation allows you to tap into your talent.

Preparation is a process not an event.

Preparation precedes opportunity.

Preparation for tomorrow begins with the right use of today.

Preparation requires continually good perspectives.

Good preparation leads to action.

Quote: “No plan is worth the paper it is printed on unless it starts you going.”. _.William Danforth

02/01/2024

CHAPTER FOUR

(Focus Directs Your Talent)

The Power Of Focus

Focus can bring tremendous power. Without it, you will often feel drained and unable to accomplish much. With it, you will find that your talents and abilities gain direction and intentionality. And those qualities pay off by producing results.

Hare are some facts you need to know about focus:

Focus does not come naturally to most people.

Focus increases your energy.

Focus lifts you.

Focus expands your life

Focus must be intentionally sustained.

If you desire to become a talent-plus person, you need to make focus your friend. Here's how;

Be intentional_Make Every Action Count.

Challenge your excuses.

Don't let yesterday hijack your attention.

Focus on the present.

Stay focused on results.

Develop and follow your priorities.

Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Delay reward until the job is done.

01/01/2024

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28/12/2023

CHAPTER THREE

(Initiative activates your talent)

It's a cliche to say that every journey begins with the first step, yet it is still true. Talent-plus people don't wait for everything to be perfect to move forward. They don't wait for all the problems or obstacles to disappear. They don't wait until their fear subsides.

They take initiative. They know the secret that good leaders understand: momentum is their friend. If the momentum gets strong enough, many of the problems take care of themselves and talent can tak over.

But it only starts after you've taken those first steps.

QUOTE: Where you finish in life isn't determined so much by where you start as by whether you start.

Insight on initiative

Initiative is the first step to anywhere you are not to go.

Initiative closes the door of fear.

Initiative opens the door to opportunity.

Initiative eases life's difficulties.

Initiative is often the difference success and failure.

When it comes to initiative, there are really only four kinds of people;

People who do the right thing without being told.

People who do the right thing when told.

People who do the right thing when told more than once.

People who never do the right thing, no matter what.

Anyone who wants to to become a talent-plus person needs to become the first kind of person.

Suggestions to help you as you strive to become a talent-plus person in this area:

Accept responsibility for your life.

Examine your reasons for not initiating.

Focus on the benefits of completing a task.

Share your goal with your friend who will help you.

Break large task down into smaller ones.

Allocate specific times to tasks you might procrastinate.

Remember, preparation includes doing.

QUOTE: “The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” _ Louis L'Amour.

28/12/2023

CHAPTER TWO

(Passion energizes your talent)

What carries people to the top? What makes them take risks, go extra mile, and do whatever it takes to achieve their goals? It's isn't a talent, it's passion. Passion is more important than a plan. Passion creates fire. It provides fuel.

I have yet to meet a passionate person who lacked energy. As long as passion is there, it doesn't matter if they fail, how many times they fall down, if others are against them, if people say they cannot succeed…

They keep going and make the most of whatever talent they possess. They are talent-plus people and do not stop until they succeed.

Your passion can empower you

Passion can energize every aspect of a person's life - including his talent. Have you ever known a person with great passion who lacked the energy to act on what mattered to her? I doubt it.

A passionate person with limited talent will outperform a passive person who possesses greater talent. Why? Because passionate people act with boundless enthusiasm, and they keep on going! Talent plus person energizes.

The power of passion

Take a look at what passion can do for you:

Passion is the first step to achievement

Loving what you do is the key that opens the door for achievement. When you don't like what you're doing, it really shows, no matter how hard you try to pretend it doesn't.

Passion increases willpower

What we accomplish in life is based less on what we want and more on how much we want it. The secret to willpower is what someone once called wantpower. People who want some enough usually find the willpower to achieve it.

You can't help people become winners unless they want to win. Champions become champions from within, not without.

Passion produces energy

When you have passion you become energized. You don't have to produce perseverance; it is naturally present in you. It helps you to enjoy the journey as much as reaching the destination.

28/12/2023

CHAPTER ONE

(Belief lifts your talent)

The first and greatest obstacle to success for the most people is their beliefs in themselves. Once people figure out where their sweet spot is, what often hinders them isn't their lack of talent. It's a lack of trust in themselves, which is self-imposed limitation. Lack of belief can act as a ceiling on talent.

However, when people belief in themselves, they unleash power in themselves and resources around them that almost immediately take them to a higher level.

Beliefs worth buying into

I don't know what your talent is, but I do know this: it will not be lifted to it's highest level unless you also have belief. Talent Alone is never enough. If you want to become your best,you need to believe your best, you need to…

Believe in your potential
Your potential is a picture of what you become. Inventor Thomas Edison remarked, “if we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astonish ourselves.”

Believe in yourself
It's one thing to believe that you possess remarkable potential. It's another thing to have enough faith in yourself that you think you can fulfill it.

Believe in your mission
What else is necessary to lift a person's talent? Believing in what you are doing. In fact, even the odds are against your accomplishing what you desire, confidence will help you. William James asserted, “the one thing that will guarantee the successful conclusion of a doubtful undertaking is faith in the beginning that you can do it.”

Belief determines expectations

If you want your talent to be lifted to it's highest level, then you don't begin by focusing on your talent. You begin by harnessing the power of your mind. Your beliefs control everything you do. Accomplishments is more than a matter of working harder or smarter. It is also a matter of believing positively.

25/12/2023

INTRODUCTION

[WHEN IS TALENT ALONE ENOUGH?]

Talent is often overrated and frequently misunderstood. French poet and dramatist Edouard Pailleton pointed, “ Have success and there will always be fools to say that you have talent. “ When people achieve great things, others often explain their accomplishments by simply attributing everything to talent. But that is a false and misleading way of looking at success. If talent alone is enough, then why do you and I know highly talented people who are not highly successful?

“ This ‘talent mindset’ is the new orthodoxy of American management”.

Talent is never enough. Peter Drucker, the father of modern management said, “ There seems to be little correlation between a man’s effectiveness and his intelligence, his imagination, or his knowledge…intelligence, imagination, and knowledge are essential resources, but only effectiveness converts them into results.

If talents were enough, then the most effective and influential people would always be the most talented ones.

HIGH JUMP PRINCIPLE

A wonderful, simple illustration of the importance of talent can be seen in a sports event like the high jump. Winning the high jump requires one person who can jump seven feet, not seven people who can jump one foot. Such an example may seem obvious, yet don’t we often believe that we can accomplish more by throwing more people at a task?

PUTTING TALENT INTO PERSPECTIVE

I don’t mean to minimize the importance of talent. Talent is a God’s given gift that should be celebrated. When we observe talented people…

1] We should marvel at their giftedness.

2] We should recognize their contribution to society.

3] We should separate what they can do from what they are.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

1] Everyone has talent.

2] Develop the talent you have, not the one you want.

3] Anyone can make choices that will add value to talent.

I’ve discovered thirteen key choices that can be made to maximize any

25/12/2023

This will be my very first book review. I'll be reviewing it by chapters and it's a total of 13 chapters. Stay tuned and always comment your key takeaway. 😊

Love y'all! ❤️

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas y'all ❤️😘

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