Sometime back a leading job portal would run a very interesting
ad on TV showing job seekers who wanted to do something else in life, whereas forced
to do a work they didn’t like. Somebody wanted to be a chef, but ended up being
an accountant, another wanted to be a cricketer but ended up being a floor
manager at a mall, still another, a hair dresser but ended up in an altogether
different role. Through that ad, they were asking people to look out for jobs
that they had talent and love for.
That brings me to ask, what else are we born with besides the skin, hair and eye
colours? Am I inherently talented to be
a writer? Do I have a flair for music? Can I imagine objects like in a
kaleidoscope? Do I have a flair for the arts – languages, theatre, movie making? Do I
feel good working with a machine or with people? Does playing with spread
sheets and numbers interest me or do such things wear me down? Am I a dreamer
who can put those dreams into practice even though I may not have all the
resources within me? What are those qualities that I am born with and am I “converting
them to skills” to achieve success?
Doing something that is not part of an aptitude within usually
makes most people unhappy. Like in the ad, such people sense they are in the wrong
field, or that they are in the right field, yet a wrong place within it. And
there are people who suddenly seem to realize that they never wanted to do what
they are doing now. These people perhaps made their career decision too soon, sooner
than they tried to discover themselves.
An aptitude that comes from within is a belief that provides the fuel for the skills to power your success!!
Cheers,
The Future Ready Prep School team.
