Does it take real talent to be successful in your chosen career field? (jobs, company)

[Weekend Traveler]

Some career fields are kind of easy to be successful, all you need is an education and to work hard, no real talent is needed. Others are extremely challenging where someone can study and work really hard but still be a failure. I think teaching is such a field. To be a really good teacher you need special talents and a gift in interpersonal skills, patience and public speaking. Just studying hard to be a teacher does not make you good. Acting or music is another career field where talent is needed and hard work will only get you part of the way.

How about your career field, does it require a special talent or just an education and hard work?

[annerk]

A good deal of my job as well as the freelance jobs I pick up requires artistic and creative ability. While you can learn to better your craft, if you don't have the raw talent to begin with you won't succeed.

[nicet4]

Originally Posted by Weekend Traveler

Some career fields are kind of easy to be successful, all you need is an education and to work hard, no real talent is needed. Others are extremely challenging where someone can study and work really hard but still be a failure. I think teaching is such a field. To be a really good teacher you need special talents and a gift in interpersonal skills, patience and public speaking. Just studying hard to be a teacher does not make you good. Acting or music is another career field where talent is needed and hard work will only get you part of the way.

How about your career field, does it require a special talent or just an education and hard work?

Some jobs require a certain level of education as a prerequisite to being hired but don't mistake education as any sort of guarantee of success.

Teachers are a perfect example and while an education is needed what is even more important is a burning desire to teach.

On Sunday evening do you actually look forward to going to work on Monday morning? If your answer to this is yes then you will be successfull in whatever it is you do.

I think I am one of the luckiest people in the world because I honestly look forward to Monday morning at least 90% of the time.

This morning I purchased a Fire pump handbook for $218 of my own money because it is something I do for a living and I am real excited about getting it. Maybe the company will reimburse me (I haven't asked yet) but I am getting it anyway because to me it is exciting reading. As far as the subject goes I know a lot about it but here's hoping I learn even more.

I practically live and breath what I do. If I didn't have a job I'd have to do it as a hobby.

I don't care what your educational level is if you get into the field and don't love and breath it like I do I will always run circles around you because I can say I honestly strive to be the very best every single day. Not just do the best but be the best.

An education is nothing more than the price of admission.