Your natural talents

[kk2004]

How would you go about finding your natural talents in life ...other than trying everything there is to try and seeing what your good at.

Is there some test you can take that can tell you what you natural talents are.

 

[CLOONEY]

I once saw a test, where you put in a lot of info about yourself, and it tells you what sport you should take up. That however, IMHO, does not mean sh*t! Only people I have seen that work for, was a real tall guy (over 7 foot), who took up basketball and just because of his height, was selected in the top sporting program for basketball in Australia (AIS).

Other than that, its not easy to tell, Muhammad Ali looked goofy at boxing for his first year, nobody thought anything of him. Only way I think is to try your hand at every sport, not just a once off, but seriuosly try at it, and see if you excell. Other way I can see, is your natural talent is simply that which you enjoy most, if you really love doing it, you will become better and spend more time becoming better as your motivation will have increased.

Badly written, but my brain is fried and I think you get what I mean.

 

[Doc73]

Honestly, there is no such thing as 'natural' talent. The people you see who seem to have natural talent (I.E. Michael Jordan, Elton John, and a whole slew of other people which I wont name), actually had a lot of failures before their successes. The only difference is that they found something they were passionate about and they stuck with it.

A certain motivational speaker said that if you put 100% of your time to a certain skill you will get good at it.

 

[CLOONEY]

Originally posted by Doc73
Honestly, there is no such thing as 'natural' talent. The people you see who seem to have natural talent (I.E. Michael Jordan, Elton John, and a whole slew of other people which I wont name), actually had a lot of failures before their successes. The only difference is that they found something they were passionate about and they stuck with it.

A certain motivational speaker said that if you put 100% of your time to a certain skill you will get good at it.

The second point is obvious, but there is definately such a thing as "natural talent". Jordan was not great at first, but once his body developed and he grew, he was obviously talented. I am sure there were plenty of other guys who trained just as hard as he did and werent nearly as good!

 

[h2o]

I think it's about finding what you love first...and then you will naturally find what it is that you are naturally good at, because often they will be the same thing.

So, actually, I would say go out and try many different things, and don't devote too much to any of them.

The thing you are a 'natural' at will be something that you put time and effort into, regardless of success or failure, because you have a passion, and winning/losing is arbitrary to that passion.

I think I've fortunately found my love in life, but it will still take a lifetimes to elaborate, build on, and sharpen.

Sure, you can get very good at something you weren't born with natural talent for, but everyone does have potential to achieve greatness, but not in the same field or subject area, etc.

Just be patient, you'll find it. And even when you think you've found it, like I think I have, keep trying new things, because you can never be 100% sure that this is it. Always be trying new things, because you have nothing to lose and everything to gain from it.

 

[diplomatic_lies]

There IS such thing as natural talent, BUT it means very little.

Put a "natural" basketball player with no training against a "unnatural" basketball player with heavy training, and the player with no natural talent will win.

Similarly, someone with an IQ of 200 and a mind for business will not beat an experienced businessman like Bill Gates, even if they both start with no money.

So yes, while you can be "natural" at something, the effect is very little. Even many ugly people are far more liked than good-looking people.

 

[Bible_Belt]

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

This can be a start.

 

[kk2004]

ic

I took that test I came out as an ISTP.

 

[C00L]

im an ENFP

 

[Brian20o2]

that sites analysis didnt tell me anything usefull, that i didnt already know

 

[S-lemond]

well sorry then man!