Tag: talent

Don’t confuse talent with purpose

You may have the talent to sing, but that doesn’t mean you should strive to be the next Celine Dion.  Only do so if it’s your purpose.

My niece has a wonderful ear for music.  When she was a young child, she could listen to a song, then duplicate the melody on a piano.  When she attended high school, her music teacher would repeatedly tell me what a pleasure it was to work with such a talented student.  But, after high school, no matter how much I begged and pleaded, she refused to continue her lessons.  She wasn’t the least bit interested in pursuing a career in music.  It wasn’t my niece’s passion or her purpose.  I was wrong to try to force her to pursue something she had no interest in doing.  I learned a very important lesson from this experience.  Talent doesn’t always equal purpose.  But, purpose always equals passion.