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Skill (Not Talent) Is The Currency of a Successful Life
Your next career move depends on your level of skill
Talent is rare, but it’s not the key to your success.
Unnutrured talent is the reason why there are more unsuccessful but talented people in the world.
Skill (repeated set of behaviors that can guarantee mastery), on the other hand, is paramount to your success.
“What looks like skill is often persistent revision,” says James Clear.
If you have talent, you can use it to build skills. Talent can be nurtured.
But you don’t need talent to become skillful.
Anyone can build new skills over time. But it requires effort and commitment.
If you are willing to work hard for it, you can become skillful in anything you choose, despite your present skill level.
Lack of skill is the reason people lose careers or get stuck in life. It’s also the reason many people are not successful.
You can become a good writer over time. You can learn to become a better investor. Your sales skills can improve if you want it bad enough and invest in your selling ability.
