9 Things that Require ‘Zero Talent'

Angel Joy
ILLUMINATION
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4 min readJul 11, 2020

Stop complaining that ‘I don’t have a talent.’

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You need to understand, there’re things out there which require zero talent. Many people didn’t acknowledge the fact that these things do exist.

Before reading, you need to understand what’s the difference between talent and skill.

Talent refers to the natural ability to do something, Skill refers to the ability which is acquired by training, learning and practising.

I’m quoting, "Every man is not born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Not everybody is born to wealth.”

- Peter Motteux

I think you’re familiar with this well-known impression. This illustrates, everyone isn’t born with all talents and prosperity, but there do exist oddity. For instance, some are good at teaching from birth but some aren’t, meanwhile they can acquire that skill through continuous learning and hard work.

Here I’m trying to explain 9 things that require ‘Zero talent' not ‘zero skill’. So here we go.

1.Being on time

Being on time needs correct planning; it’s not a talent, it’s a skill.

Sometimes, a random thought will pass across our mind “hey, it’s okay to be late”, without knowing that we want to pay a huge price.

Be on time requires no money, no lessons to learn and nothing to lose, everything you have is gain like a win-win.

Keep in mind that, it’s an indirect way to show that you care.

2.Attitude

Your attitude is like a price tag, it shows how valuable you are.

The above sentence explains itself that you define yourself and you depict how valuable you are.

You can show your attitude by became certain in times of uncertainty, by became hope in times of despair, by became happiness in the middle of sadness.

You need to develop an attitude which other’s want to become envious about, want to work with, want to live with and want to hope for.

3.Work ethically

The basic principle to work ethically is to do what is right than to do what is easy.

Most of them are fond of doing stuff which is easy, cause, no one wants to do hard work.

To be honest or to work ethically requires no talent, it requires moral values. Our actions affect not only ourselves but also those around us. Many of our professional decisions involve ethics. If we tell a lie, we can lose someone’s trust and undermine our own integrity.

4.Effort

I’m quoting “effort is the best indicator of interest”.

The more effort you put to achieve something, the more will be the result. The rate of effort is directly proportional to the rate of interest. If you’re interested in doing a certain task, you want to put a greater amount of effort to grab it, even though it seems far. That’s what the effort is.

There is a significant difference in effort when you do thing’s by your own wish and by other’s desire. Therefore make sure, you’re the controller of your life. Don’t give that magical power to anyone. Because it can change your life.

Don’t forget to put your whole effort to achieve forlorn dreams.

5. Doing extra

Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between ‘ordinary' and ‘extraordinary’?

The difference between those lies in that word ‘extra’.

I can sum up the above thought, if your life’s schedule is identical to a normal person, you are ordinary. Meanwhile, if you’re performing something extra, you are extraordinary.

If you are doing something extra, it’s a +(plus), otherwise, your life will be =(equals).

6. Be prepared

I’m quoting “ By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail” -Benjamin Franklin

This one requires no talent and people are failing to prepare. We don’t know what will happen next, so the foremost rule is to take the necessary steps and actions to encounter any hurdles in life. May be life can hit like waves, no one predict anything, no one can say I’ll see the sunrise tomorrow.

The best preparation is to prepare for the worst.

7.Practice

People used to say that each person becomes better at something if they do it often.

If you want to be a good writer, you should write every day. Remember, practice makes perfect.

8.Passion

All have something they are passionate about, it can be their dream, their life purpose, their leading factor.

Passion helps to live, moreover, it helps to create a purpose to live and eventually it can turn out to be your profession.

The most important thing is to find your passion, work for it, live for it then earn from it. Till now if you have nothing to passionate about, you’re wasting time and freezing to death.

Die with Passion, not with boredom.

9. Be quiet

It can be helpful in many situations, it could be an answer to so many questions, it can avoid various disputes and it can create a matter of doubt in other’s head.

Be careful to keep quiet about theses things:- your big plan, your next move, your love life, your income and about your family issues.

Sometimes staying quiet is better than keep talking.

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Angel Joy
ILLUMINATION

Inspiring the world through personal development and entrepreneurship |Blogger| . Writer in 7+ publication. Reach me on 👉 my account:ajcmedium@gmail.com