How Do You Know If You Have A Musical Talent?
Posted by RogerW
Interesting word “talent.” One dictionary describes it as, a special natural ability or aptitude and a capacity for achievement or success; ability. If that is true then the good news is everybody has talent. How come? Because everybody is special, everybody is natural, everybody has ability, and everybody has a capacity for achievement. Success? Well what’s that? How do you measure success anyway? It’s a subjective word. Who’s to say who’s successful and who’s not?
Most people fail to see talent within them. They see it in others, but not in themselves. So that’s the first reality that must be settled. You have talent. I have talent. We all have talent. Do we all have musical talent? Probably not. If there is no real natural interest showing up in that area of our thinking and if other interests consume our time and thoughts, it may well be that musical talent is not within us.
But here’s one sign that you may have a hidden musical talent. It goes something like, “I would love to play the piano but I guess I don’t have that talent.” That word “but” is the great enemy of hidden talent. The word “guess” is no good either. All that guessing does, is stop people from following through on, “I would love to….”
How about the person with a possible hidden musical talent who’s been lulled into believing, “I must have been hiding behind the door when musical talents were given out.” Such a person is strongly encouraged to come out from hiding behind the door and find out the truth about the situation. Talents can never be exposed when one hides.
Anyhow, let’s forget about that word “talent” for a moment and concentrate on words, like: “enthusiasm,” “desire,” and “passion.” Why? Because these are not just mere words, these are emotions and if we will allow ourselves to freely express those emotions, something begins to show up for us. Regardless of whether it is in music or anything else, they will push us on in our pursuits in spite of everything that seeks to come against us. These are far more powerful than mere talent.
History is replete with talented people who started well, but they didn’t finish well and this applies to multitudes of musicians. It was not “talent” that shut them down it was allowing those emotions to cool down by focusing too much on, “but” and “I guess…..” Whether it’s for good or bad, negative or positive, each of us becomes what we think. Everything begins with a thought.
What’s your talent? Is it musical? Follow it through…..and forget about success or failure. Is it non-musical? Do the same…..and the same.
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