Talent Development
Yesterday I played softball with some gals and fellows from my church - a good bunch, if you ask me.
I'm not very good at softball, and as I profoundly stated to my dad, "I don't like to be bad at things." I require practice to become good at most "things," and there are a number of such "things" I'd like to work on.
See, here's part of the problem with my life heretofore: I've been so focused on school that I haven't really done much else (oh, great, now you all know what a boring person I am! :) ). I mean, I've done a few things but I haven't developed any expertise to speak of.
A plan of action is in order. How shall I combat my sad lack of talent?
Hmmm... I'd like to take voice, violin, and piano lessons; hone my writing skills and publish a book (even illustrate it myself - no Poser characters, Dad :)); write a meaningful and harmonious song. Maybe I should join a quartet, a classical-singing choir, an intramural softball team.
I don't want to become more self-centered, but I do think it's good for people to be able to "do things."
I'm not very good at softball, and as I profoundly stated to my dad, "I don't like to be bad at things." I require practice to become good at most "things," and there are a number of such "things" I'd like to work on.
See, here's part of the problem with my life heretofore: I've been so focused on school that I haven't really done much else (oh, great, now you all know what a boring person I am! :) ). I mean, I've done a few things but I haven't developed any expertise to speak of.
A plan of action is in order. How shall I combat my sad lack of talent?
Hmmm... I'd like to take voice, violin, and piano lessons; hone my writing skills and publish a book (even illustrate it myself - no Poser characters, Dad :)); write a meaningful and harmonious song. Maybe I should join a quartet, a classical-singing choir, an intramural softball team.
I don't want to become more self-centered, but I do think it's good for people to be able to "do things."
posted by Claire at 18:18
1 Comments:
Hi Claire,
Nice seeing you yesterday. I just looked up your blogger, this evening. Very nice! I am enjoying reading it a lot. On talent development... I smiled when I read your quote, "I don't like to be bad at things." I'm that way myself. The problem is, one usually is bad at something before they can get to the place where they are good at it :) Like typing for instance. Right now, I'm doing the "one-handed method" (right hand doing all the typing, left hand pressing the shift key). I've been trying to learn proper typing on a CD Rom typing proram, so my brain is saying "stop! type properly!" It's still easier this way, but it isn't the way to improve! :)
Your plan of action sounds good. (although, I don't know if you really need voice lessons. You seemed to be doing fairly well yesterday :) Just don't try to take voice, violin, and piano lessons, write a book, etc. all at once! I'd hate to think what might happen :)
On a more serious note, although I don't know you extemely well, I think you have a really neat personality, and a way of making people feel at home with you. That's a very good talent to have, and I'm sure you have many more.
-Hannah Champagne
hannahchampagne@hotmail.com
P.S. I'd love to hear from you, via email, if you want. I'm SLIGHTLY better at maintaining email correspondence than snail mail:)
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