In the elaboration of a life project it is necessary that it go according to our particularity. This means that it is compatible with our personal interests, our passions, our personality, our previous experiences, and of course, with our talents and abilities. This is a fundamental piece, because if we do not live a project according to our way of being, it is likely that it will become a burden and that we will end up more boring and with stress, instead of living a full and satisfactory life.
The subject of talents and skills is very relevant. It is not enough to work with personal interests. We may have dozens of interests, but not all of them are going to serve when drawing up a life project. We may have personality traits, but this indicates how we are going to accomplish our mission. It is the talents and abilities that will finally tell us where to go, which way to go, and what is the best option when establishing a mission.
However, many do not distinguish well the difference between talents and abilities. This difference is vital, since for the life project to be successful and powerful, the first step is self-knowledge, and if we do not know the basic definitions, the exercise of knowing oneself becomes more difficult and unclear, which affects the time to make decisions about the mission and the action plan.
Let's start with the talents. A gift or talent refers to the ability to easily carry out an activity, which is outstanding when compared to the way others do it. This gift is innate, you are born with it, it is not learned over time, but is given to you by the mere fact of being human. Of course, over time it develops, but when you do, you run it naturally and smoothly, without much effort. What's more, even if you don't develop it, it's notorious compared to the way others do that activity.
Talents usually have a lot to do with types of intelligence, and are visible to others. Everyone usually notices it when you use a talent. And these talents, contrary to what many think, do not only refer to artistic themes. There are countless talents, and there are almost dozens of them for every type of intelligence. It is true, you are born with dozens of talents, only you usually recognize a few, the ones you have used or are more notorious.
Unlike talents, abilities are not innate but acquired. A skill or skill is an activity you learn through observation and practice. It is true that they go hand in hand, because one learns better the activities that are based on talents, but I am referring to concepts, knowledge, strategies, techniques and learning that are acquired.
For example, you can be born with the artistic gift of painting, but you love only working with pencils, and you do it well so you do not receive any class. However, without wanting to work in oil, you do have to learn from teachers, or at least they will teach you techniques, tricks and sophistication so that you use the technique in the best possible way. These are already abilities or skills, and you are not born with them, but you develop them if it is in your interest to do so.
Knowing these skills or abilities is also vital for a life project. Of course, in the course of your life you have learned many things, and most are not going to be very useful for your life plan, although perhaps they are for other things. Therefore, it is important that you also define what things you know or know how to do well, so that you put them into service of your life project, since it is very valuable information, and they are techniques that you have learned that cannot be left aside. With this I also include profession or trades.
For this reason, it is necessary that you make a count of the skills and talents, since these are going to be vital in the process of developing a life project.
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Guillermo Mendoza Vélez www.SaludMentalyEmocional.com
