Dee D. Flint wrote:
"Larry Roll K3LT" wrote in message
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In article , "Dee D.

Flint"

writes:


"Larry Roll K3LT" wrote in message
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All of the above makes my point about attutude.


Attitude is the key in almost every endeavor. I've succeeded in a number

of

things for which I had no talent but had sufficient reason to pursue.

These

include Morse code, music, and karate. I had no talent for any of them

but

did quite well simply because I wanted to.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

Dee:

Well said. I can say the same with regard to Morse code, music,
cooking, photography, shooting, and any of my other interests. My
"talent" seemed to increase in direct proportion to the amount of
effort I was willing to apply to learning and mastering techniques used
by these activities. A lot of people think that "talent" makes it easy
for people to make certain achievements in their life, whereas, what
they are really seeing is the simple result of strong desire to achieve.
In fact, a lot of people with true, pure "talent" tend to become bored,
jaded, and detached from whatever it is for which they have this talent.
It was that way for me with music. I started on the clarinet, but
quickly learned how to play over 20 different instruments. Therefore,
I must have had some kind of "talent," but the fact that it was easy
for me didn't mean I had any particularly overwhelming desire to become
a performance-grade artist in any of the instruments I could play.
Therefore, I didn't. Had I picked one, stuck with it, and became it's
true master, perhaps I'd be sitting in a symphony orchestra instead
of driving a bus. But sitting in my high school and college bands and
orchestras didn't inspire me to do that for a living. Go figure.

73 de Larry, K3LT



I have seen much the same thing. The talented find it too easy and drop by
the wayside. I particularly saw this in the martial arts. I saw several
students, including some of my own, who could have, if they continue,
dramatically overshadowed me and the other instructors. Yet after a few
months, they dropped out. It was us untalented but hardworking people who
went on to the national tournaments and brought home the medals.

It's called DRIVE, Dee, and without it, all the talent in the world
means nothing. I'd hire a driven person before a talented person any day.

- Mike KB3EIA -