The Debate (no.21); Talent Vs Hard work

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Talent Vs Hardwork

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Talent is a person's special or natural ability, skill or endowment. A talent could be referred to a gift as it's often a natural ability. Hard work on the other hand is putting in dedication and consistency on a particular thing in order to understand it, know it, master it as the case may apply. A talented person already has an advantage as the natural abilities inherent form a foundation for the person to build on, however, in recent times, a person who has worked so hard and perfected a particular thing is said to be talented and a talented person who puts in effort becomes polished and shines.
It would be wrong to assume that a person who is talented isn't hardworking or isn't willing to improve their skill set, this is where hard work plays a more vital role in success.

It is said that Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard, this is to say that talent alone doesn't ensue success. Hard work in it self has so many benefits, some of them are:

• Hard work helps one to learn and develop their skills (both inborn skills and acquired skills).
• Hard work builds character and makes one more resilient.
• Hard work keeps one prepared for opportunities.

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As beautiful as hard work helping us develop amazing attitude, it's interesting to note that the things people put in the work to learn are a product of someone's skill or ability which is talent. When a person with talent handles a thing regardless of the field, there's a flair and an attitude that brings enjoyment. Talent makes related tasks easier. However, to sustain success, talent isn't enough.

A person who depends solely on talent would not necessarily get certain opportunities as they may fall complacent not preparing towards the opportunity seeing they know what to do. While a person who has been preparing for a long time and is given to consistency usually meets the bar.

Seneca, a Roma philosopher once said that Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. So a lucky person is one who has given time to prepare for a particular thing.

On the Steemit platform, being a skilled writer doesn't necessarily give you success, there's hard parts to it. Engaging with others is quite a demanding task. And engagement helps launch a person.

Usian Bolt once said a lot of hours had been put into preparation before he launched into the world scene and achieved so much success. There's been so many skilled persons who have gotten the light, but the once who work hard always compete with them as is the case of the legendary battle between Ronaldo and Messi. Working hard would give you the edge and enable you win.

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Talent is a raw material that has the potential to succeed but requires hard work to become transformed and make a difference. As hard work can also compensate for lact of initial talent.

I'll stop here, I appreciate your efforts is keeping up with my post to the end.

I'll like to invite @ibesso @wakeupkitty @kidi40 @aspiya to leave their thoughts on this debate.

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