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If You Don't Have Talent It Does Not Matter

Very often we ascribe someone’s success to their being talented. That in some senses takes away the person’s contribution to the result. The hours of hard work and what is called deliberate practice actually help us to achieve the results that many successful people have. Malcolm Gladwell speaks of 10,000 hours of practice needed to attain mastery in any area. Chess Grandmasters put in those hours. Pro cyclists put about 20,000 miles of training and racing each year.
Geoff Colvin’s book Talent Is Overrated shows us that research actually undermines the impact of innate talent or genius in the debate of nature versus nurture. Being born talented is in no way a good predictor of future achievements. Hard work matters much more than IQ says Colvin’s research. Even if someone is born with innate talent as a singer, it is the one who puts in hours of “deliberate practice” who will be more successful as a singer. So we all have an equal chance to be successful – the difference is the extent of planned, consistent effort and feedback.
Deliberate practice involves defining a clear goal, analyzing the elements of success and designing a program for becoming excellent in each element. You can raise your level of innovation and attainment with deliberate practice. The amount of time you practice is the best indicator of your probable success. The highest achievers seek feedback consistently to help them do better work. Great performance is based on deliberate practice energized by intrinsic passion.
Using “Deliberate Practice”
1. Define a clear goal and breakup the task into small steps.
2. Practice improving each small step and get feedback from someone who does this well.
3. Create a routine that you can stick to throughout the year.



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Abhijit Bhaduri works as the Chief Learning Officer for the Wipro group. He lives in Bangalore, India. Prior to this he led HR teams at Microsoft, PepsiCo, Colgate and Tata Steel and worked in India, SE Asia and US. He is on the Advisory Board of Wharton’s prestigious program for Chief Learning Officers that is run by the Univ of Pennsylvania. He is an adviser on Social Media usage for SHRM in India. Know More