Apple, One of the world’s largest multinational technology corporations, originally operated out of a basic home garage. That’s right, and look at them now!
Steve Jobs, expressed a very insightful truth, when he stated ““Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you”.”
Take a minute to let this statement sink in, and whist you’re doing so, start to look around your environment and really appreciate everything in your sight.
From the simple; Pens, Cutlery, Clothing, even the bracelets you’re wearing. To the complex; Medicine, science, technology, mechanics. This was all created by the human race. Someone just like you and I.
Think of your idols, from super athletes to superstars, they were once children. And yes, they are somebody’s relatives and siblings as well. We are all faced with the same struggles on a daily basis, because at the end of the day, were all humans.
Explain to me, how these specific individuals can do something amazing and you can’t?
When we start to embrace Steve jobs teaching, it begins to ignite a spark of hope and intrigue within us. That we are all made from the same fabric, see we all have a mind, body and soul, we all feel emotions and process thoughts, don’t we. No one is truly smarter or better than another. It is how we choose to use our time that really come to show!
See we are not born with talent, talent is created once one becomes aware and intrigued by a certain skill. Then by continuous understanding, practice and willingness to learn. The skill is then developed into talent. Talent is what a skill becomes after its mastered!
There is such a misconception around talent. Many of us tend to use it as an excuse, instead of trying to understand what it’s all about, and recognize how to utilize its power. It’s easier to disregard something, when it seems hard and confusing. But if we only knew it was this easy all along!
We cultivate our own skills to create talent, by becoming aware and honing in on all its minuet skills and elements that are generally not noticed so evidently. It’s only when one starts to consciously notice and actively pays attention to it, do the patterns start to surface.
With continuous practice, we generally start to create our own unique style towards that skill, and that’s when things start to become fun. When we really start to focus and put all our energy into our desires, do we reach to achieve greatness! After all, the effort is always put in, behind the curtains, the presentation that is revealed to all, is only the celebration of our achievements.
One may say, if we can master talents, then there must be a way to advantage this resource we possess? And this absolutely correct, Let me explain.
When one want to learn a desired skill, we must understand the knowledge and basis of it first. That there is never one way to skin a cat, as they say! You must simply understand what suits you.
Many times, you can take the time to seek an understanding from others, to help you recognize their process. However there will be times that you don’t agree with them, which is fine. If something doesn’t work for you, don’t be discouraged, this is only their process that works for them, not you.
Remember, that you know yourself better than anyone else. Trust me!
One way to utilize your prior knowledge, is to think of a skill you have already mastered in the past and see how it had served you. This will give you a head start.
See when one earns a degree, they did not just learn the knowledge of that subject, No! They learnt a range of useful skills within its process. They learnt, Patience, how effort pays off, being on time and the consequence. They learnt sacrifice, talking in front of large crowds during presentations, being social, etc. These elements are all important within our success. There is never one element that creates success, there a many! And how you choose to integrate them, is all up to you. We create our own flawless approach, all on our own.
Once you understand this, you can continue to advantage your situations. That there is never lost time, only time used poorly and time used efficiently.
We learn something every moment of our existence, how much we learn and obtain, is up to us!
Let’s say you are a mother and you want to work in the corporate world, now that your children are grown up. You can use your skills that you learnt during motherhood, to advantage your position within the organization, by altering your learning style to suit yourself.
It’s the way we choose to process and retain the information that can serve real benefit to us. You can process the information in a way you have already mastered in the past, by relating it towards an already acquired skills.
See during motherhood, you would have learnt a wide range of skills that you can incorporate into your corporate position. Such as; scheduling re-occurring activities for the kids, bed times, keeping the house hold clean, managing young kids and tutoring. All these skills can be transitioned into the corporate world as well, such as scheduling meetings, managing activity’s, introducing processes to keep the workplace safe and neat, etc.
Now let’s take it to another extreme, say you were an auto mechanic learning to become a doctor. You could relate certain parts of the body to an engine. This may help you remember the concept of how the body works. “Humans drink water to keep hydrated, as a car requires water to avoid overheating.” See how we can integrate our past skills to advantage us in the now, in all we do. And see how you made your own style of it.
If you relate a complex subject into something you have already mastered you are sure to have it remembered easier. Remember, It’s not the smartest individuals that change the world, it’s the most Driven and persistent. Or as Charles Darwin said, the most adaptable.
So always remember that the odds are truly in our favour 1 to over 7 billion, the evidence is right in front of us all, and it always has been.
Use these teachings as a constant reminder of truth. That we are all connected through, the six degrees of separation, or should I say the 3 degrees of separation, all we have to do is Ask, Seek and Knock, because, Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.
Please feel free, to leave any comments you may have, Take care for now.
Persistent is the key to anybody success .
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That it is 🙂 Thank you
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[J] Many of the cleverest yet simplest, the most enduring things in human life, which we all take for granted, were developed by simple but observant, patient folk. I didn’t like Steve Jobs, and not keen on Apple as a business, but I have to respect that the success they demonstrate is based on learning step by step how to do something that’s needed in a new and better way, and to it very well. That’s why their products seem to be less troublesome than those of competitors, who are content to cook something up and shove it out the door, and let others find the faults for them.
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Very true, Thank you so much for your insights 🙂
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Just the encouragement I needed to read on a rainy Tuesday morning to get me out of bed! Good read 🙂
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Thank you so much 🙂 im so glad you enjoyed it 😀
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An absolutely perfectly timed and put into words how and why I teach, live, breathe, and play the way I do!! Thank you for taking the time to write this out and share it! You are so appreciated!
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Cat
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Thank you Cat, your kind words are truly appriciated 🙂
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This post was pure gold. You’ve given me a lot of food for though. Thanks! 🙂
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My pleasure, i am so glad you have enjoyed it 😀
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This was surprisingly encouraging, thanks for posting! And also, thanks for the follow! It means a lot. Also, how did you find my blog? Just curious.
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you are welcome, and thank you.
i stumbled upon it through wordpress 🙂
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Ah, that makes sense. But thanks for following me!
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My pleasure 🙂
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Great post! Even Apple built themselves from nothing.
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That is true 🙂 thank you
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Your write up reminds me of a Nobel prize winner scientist who rejected the idea that he was a genius. His replied that was just crazy on certain thing more than the others.
A great post!
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Haha, your comments are truly appreciated, Thank you for your feedback 🙂
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For me Success is ….’non acceptance’….. of Failure.
LFC (Luck, Fate, Circumstances )…..is also important. It may give you many failures.
But even LFC can not make you… accept…. Failure.
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That is true, thank you so much for your insights 🙂
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Wonderful post! Thank you for sharing your unique take on this great big beautiful world of ours. Connection is everything. 💙 🌎
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My pleasure, thank you for reading 🙂
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Great advice especially for Mums returning to the workforce
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i am so glad you enjoyed it 😀 thank you
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I love this quote : Remember, It’s not the smartest individuals that change the world, it’s the most Driven and persistent. Or as Charles Darwin said, the most adaptable.
A pleasure meeting you. Hope to read more of your posts.
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Thank you so much for your feedback 😀 i am so glad you have enjoyed my post 🙂
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When people come to me and ask how they can find their path or their calling I say “If there was no such thing as money, what would you do”? “Do that”. Some go on making careers out of it.
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I Absolutely love that 😀 thank you for your insights 😀
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You are welcome. 😊
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That is definitely a motivation bar to a lot of strugglers out there! 👍🏻
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i hope ot helps give some insight, to everyone 🙂 thank you so much 🙂
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hi
it is a pleasure to read your text,by the way, i dont want to learns the ways to skin a cat ( it not so nice to skin a cat), i wanna learn the ways to get contented und to create a better world with all of you and yourtext is really good.
Thanks a lot, best wishes out of europe, out of germany to you
love
frank
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Thank you so much my friend 😦 your kindness honestly has touched me deeply, thank you for your generosity and kind words 😀
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I totally enjoyed this post… so inspiring.. 😊😊👌
Thank you!
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My plesure, thank you very much 🙂
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Needed this today! Thank you!
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My pleasure 🙂 ❤
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Thanks for the encouraging post! Makes me feel like, “Why, yes, I can do this!” about a current issue. Thanks again!
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i am so glad, you have found the value in my posts 🙂 thank you so much 😀
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Inspiration personified in this one post! Loved it! Thank you for sharing. Also, thank you for visiting my space and leaving your feedback! Good day!
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My pleasure, tjank you so much for your feedback 🙂 it means alot thank you 🙂
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