We are all unique beings with different talents endowed in us by our maker. A lot of people discover their talents as early as their childhood stage and begin to nurture them, while some discover theirs later in life. Whichever your case, the most important thing is the discovery and taking action.
Discovering one's talent takes effort sometimes, one might keep admiring the talent of others and wishing to be like them whereas, deep down, the person has a hidden talent embedded inside of him or her. I have seen some people who were helped by others to discover their talents and they become happy seeing what they can do to make a living for themselves. A lot of unemployed graduates out there are toiling in search of one job or the other even with a very good certificate, yet haven't secured any job. Trace most of them, they have some hidden talents which when nurtured, they will be earning to live comfortably for themselves without necessarily working for a company.
As for me, I discovered a talent within me when I am 15 years old and that talent is teaching. I found myself always eager to impart knowledge to others even without requesting that. I once volunteered to be the children's ministry teacher in my home church and I did it for many years. Back then in my high school days, I thought lots of my classmates, especially on subjects they found it difficult to understand by the teacher. I can go the simplest way just to ensure they grab what I know. Even though I didn't take teaching as my first course in the university, I later did a post-graduate study on teaching to nurture this talent of mine and I have worked in some schools as a part-time teacher. A lot of students I came across wouldn't want me to leave their class due to the way I approach teaching jobs. I have made a living through this talent but then, I discovered another amazing talent in me which I paid a lot of attention to nurturing and still nurturing and that's CRAFT
Craft is a talent I discovered in my adulthood, it started like a joke getting my hands to manipulate some little things for home use. Some of the things I did before joining hive, I didn't deem it necessary to snap them. However joining hive and seeing how people unleash their talents here, I decided to nurture this craft in me and so far, these are the craft and knitting jobs I have made.
A small market bag
Pen/pencil holder
A teddy bear
A keychain
Pom pom rug
Jewelry holder
So far, this particular talent I discovered has saved me money on some occasions. As you can see, all the crafts I have done so far are for my family's use. Recently, I received an order from a client to make a similar teddy bear for her baby though I haven't thought of monetizing it. I still have some work in progress on this talent and I hope to keep grooming it.
A work in progress (knitting)
This post was inspired by the #hivelearners community contest on the second topic titled TALENT DISCOVERY
PLEASE NOTE, ALL PICTURES ARE MINE TAKEN WITH MY CELL PHONE