TALENT IS NEVER ENOUGH
A PRESENTATION AT MICA ABUJA
ANNUAL RETREAT 1430 A.H,
BY
ARC. MUFADIL O. BAKARE
TALENT IS NEVER
ENOUGH
BY
JOHN C. MAXWELL
TALENT?
1.
2.
endowment: natural abilities or qualities.
a person who possesses unusual
innate ability in some field or activity.
It points you out at the beginning
It is a God-given gift
INTRODUCTION
1.0 WHEN TALENT ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH
Obafemi awolowo
Onagoruwa
Arc. Ovredjo
Ustaz AbdulMalik Nurudeen
2.0
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
?
a. EVERYONE HAS A TALENT
It does not matter how you feel about yourself, or whether you had previously achieved success. You definitely have Talent and you can develop it.
b. Develop your given Talent not the Desired one. The
20% principle of growth
c. Anyone Can Make choices That Will Add Value to
Talent. THE
KEY CHOICES
YOU MAKE, APART
FROM THE NATURAL TALENT YOU ALREADY HAVE , WILL
SET YOU APART FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE TALENT
ALONE.
3.0
YOU CAN DO IT!
MUHAMMAD
BILAAL
DREAM TEAM 4, 1996 OLYMPICS
GEORGE OPONG WEAH
OBAMA BARACK
YOU – Have to make Choices, every choice you make makes You.
Choice about Marriage, Education, Leisure, Pleasure , Accommodation, etc. Most importantly, who will you become in life and where will you be for ETERNITY?
TALENT + RIGHT CHOICES
“ You have brain in your head
You have feet in your shoes
You can steer yourself
Any direction you choose”
Talent + Right choices =
A talent-Plus Person
A talent- Plus Person must discover, adapt adopt and live with the following 13 Key choices:
1. BELIEF LIFTS YOUR TALENT.
2. PASSION ENERGIZES YOUR TALENT.
3. INITIATIVE ACTIVATES YOUR TALENT
4. FOCUS DIRECTS YOUR TALENT
5. PREPARATION POSITIONS YOUR TALENT
6. PRACTICE SHARPENS YOUR TALENT
7. PERSEVERANCE SUSTAINS YOUR TALENT
8. COURAGE TESTS YOUR TALENT
9. TEACHABILITY EXPANDS YOUR TALENT
10.CHARACTER PROTECTS YOUR TALENT
11. RELATIONSHIPS INFLUENCE YOUR TALENT
12. RESPONSIBILITY STRENGTHENS YOUR TALENT
13. TEAMWORK MULTIPLIESYOUR TALENT
BELIEF LIFTS YOUR TALENT
Wa man youmin biLlah yahdi qalbah
Aaminul biLlah wa rasulih, yutiikum kiflain min rahmatih
Belief in your Potentials “ The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing can solve the world’s problems” Ghandi
Belief in Your Mission – It will empower you, it will propel you. And it will encourage you. Arc. Frank Lloyd
Wright noted “ the thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing make it happen. Example restoration of Abuja Masterplan- El Rufai. Prof and Exam
WRITE A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF
YOURSELF
WHAT ARE 5 TOP TALENTS? GET HELP IF
YOU DONT KNOW, READ BOOKS, ASK
FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND FAMILY
LIST 3 ACTIVITIES YOU ARE MOST
PASSIONATE ABOUT
EXERCISE 1
What is the greatest threat to your talent? Lack of resources? Training?
Opportunity?
It is Lack of
Character!
Components of Character
Self discipline – the ability to do what is right even when you don’t feel like doing it. Greek philosopher Plato said
“The first and best victory is to conquer self ”
Core values – the principles we live by everyday. They define what we believe and how we live. Ideally we should write out our core values so that they become a clear beacon we can always use to guide us
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A sense of identity – who am I?
“No one can for any considerable time wear one face to himself and another to the multitude without finally getting bewildered s to which is the true one” – Nathaniel
Hawthorne
No matter how hard you try, you cannot consistently behave in a way that is inconsistent with how you see yourself
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Integrity – alignment of values, thoughts, feelings and actions.
In his book American Scandal, Pat Williams tells the story of
Mahatma Ghandi’s trip to England before Parliament. The british government had opposed Indian independence, and
Ghandi, one of its most vocal proponents, had often been arrested, threatened, and jailed as a result
Ghandi spoke eloquently and passionately for nearly two hours, after which the packed hall gave him a standing ovation.
Afterward a reporter asked Ghandi’s assistant, Mahadev
Desai, how the Indian statesman had been able to deliver such a speech without any notes
“You don’t understand Ghandi,” Desai responded. “You see, what he thinks is what he feels. What he feels is what he says.
What he says is what he does. What Ghandi feels, what he thinks, what he says, and what he does are all the same. He does not need notes.”
Do you know there are many people with less talent who go the farthest because they care more about character and integrity and all the other positive life traits that support that talent.
It comes down to commitment to your talent. Developing it means caring enough about it to make right decisions in all the areas of your life so your talent isn't sidetracked or put on hold.
Reflect on who you are for some minutes. What are your core values?
Write it on the piece of paper provided
What is it that thing you are so passionate and talented in, you consider it a natural gift?
What have you done to develop this area of gifting.
WA BILLAHI
TAOFEEQ.
o KAM MIN FIATIN QALILLATIN,
GALABATIN KATHEERATIN BI ITHNI
LLAH.
