Why Should Development Focus on Existing Talents?

People achieve the most growth by developing their existing talents, as human development is best built on who you already are rather than who you wish to be.

Metaphor

Focusing on existing talents is like watering the plants that are already thriving in your garden. They’ll absorb the nourishment faster and produce stronger blooms than trying to coax life from a wilted patch.

Growth comes easier when you build on who you already are, not on who you wish you could be.

Works Consulted

In addition to any sources cited above, the following works informed my thinking:(1)

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Rath T. Strength Finder 2.0 [Internet]. Available from: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56454.Strengths_Finder_2_0?ac=1