You Must Put Your Talents to Use
You must make full use of your talents.
Only by putting your abilities to the test can you arrive at a balanced and objective assessment
of your true potential. Those who fail to evaluate themselves honestly often overestimate or
underestimate their capabilities.
Intelligence does not necessarily translate into competence. Many people possess considerable
intelligence yet fail to demonstrate their abilities because they conceal their intellectual potential
rather than put it into practice. Such individuals repeatedly allow valuable opportunities to pass
them by.
Some people possess remarkable talents but lack sound judgment and practical wisdom. As a
result, their actions may cause significant losses or serious setbacks for others. People may
readily describe them as intelligent, and they may mistake such remarks for genuine praise of
their capabilities. However, hard work alone is not enough; one must also understand the
circumstances and act with discernment.
Others believe that talent is something inherited by birth, often citing the achievements of their
ancestors as evidence of their own abilities. In doing so, they may belittle or undermine the
talents demonstrated by others. Such an attitude ultimately diminishes their own worth and
limits their personal growth.
There are also those who occupy the opposite extreme when it comes to assessing their
abilities realistically. They, too, must abandon such distorted perceptions.
1. Break free from your foolish and limiting beliefs.
2. Determine whether your thinking contributes to meaningful outcomes or creates
unnecessary difficulties.
3. Take deliberate steps to strengthen your mental resilience.
4. Explore whether certain abilities can be developed and whether particular pursuits are
genuinely within your reach.
5. Recognise your limitations and avoid undertaking tasks that exceed your present
capabilities. In doing so, you can minimise unnecessary disappointment and prevent
avoidable failures.
6. Put your genuine, inherent talents to meaningful use.

7. If your efforts do not succeed, be willing to seek advice, consider the opinions of others,
and accept the support and encouragement they offer.
Learn to acknowledge that your friends and relatives may possess abilities that are either
greater or lesser than your own in certain areas. Do not allow these differences to influence your
relationships adversely. Instead, maintain sincere, wholehearted relationships with your friends
and relatives, free from unnecessary comparisons and judgments.
Never regard your talents or the plans you develop to put them into action as shortcomings.
Recognise them as valuable assets that, when wisely applied, can contribute to your growth and
success.
N. Mahesan
Canada