"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it"
Published on Nov 05, 2015
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"The person born with a talent they are meant to use will find their greatest happiness in using it"
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What is talent?
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The “Got Talent” TV format, screens in 58 countries and allows anyone of any age to audition for the show and compete for the title of Winner in their country’s Got Talent program. The world’s most successful reality TV format, along with its siblings, Idol and X Factor showcase talent that otherwise might never see to light of day.
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She was a contestant on Britain's Got Talent in 2009. She walked on stage, no make-up, untidy hair, unfashionable dress, an unattractive, unemployed, overweight woman, seemingly past her prime.
It took enormous courage for a shy, introverted person like her. Perhaps that’s why judge, Simon Cowell, was polite in the onstage interview but you could see he was unimpressed.
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There was bravado in her banter – when asked her age, she replied “47” adding with a hip-shimmy “and that’s just one side of me”. Everyone but her looked embarrassed.
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Asked about her goal, she said she wanted to become a professional singer. The audience laughed and Simon asked: “Why hasn’t it worked out so far?” “I’ve never been given the chance before, here’s hoping it’ll change,” was her reply.
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There was eye-rolling and more laughter from the audience when she confessed her dream was to be as successful as Elaine Page, Britain’s undisputed first lady of musical theatre, who starred in dozens of West End shows including Evita, Cats, Chess and Jesus Christ Superstar.
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“What are you going to sing tonight?” The judge asked. Her choice was startling, “I Dreamed A Dream” from Les Miserables, a demanding song, clearly an over-reach for an amateur.
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Yet, she stood her ground. The audience tittered. Simon sighed, clearly expecting 3 minutes of cringe-worthy spectacle and gave her the nod. The music began. People held their breath. She gave a little smile.
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And then, Susan Boyle opened her mouth and sang.
In seconds, people were on their feet, clapping, amazed, delighted. Her clear, strong mezzo-soprano voice soared, her powerful expression of the song, taking them with her on a spine-tingling flight of inspiration.
The faces of the judges told the story, during one of the most stunning performances you could ever hear, literally jaw-dropping. At the end, the entire audience erupted in a standing ovation.
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Judge Piers Morgan said it was “the biggest surprise in three years on this show … everyone was laughing at you; no one’s laughing now”. The female judge Amanda Holden, moist-eyed, said she was thrilled, “Everybody was against you, I honestly think we were all being very cynical and it was the biggest wake-up call ever … it was a complete privilege listening to that.” A yes vote from all three judges sent her on to the next round.
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Susan Boyle eventually came second in Britain’s Got Talent but judge Simon Cowley worked with her and her first album became the UK’s first, best-selling debut album ever. It was the second best selling album of 2009 in USA.
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By 2013 she’d made three more albums, sold 19 million albums worldwide, been only the third act ever to top both UK & US charts twice in the same year, performed before the queen and with her idol Elaine Page, wowed audiences in a solo tour, received several Grammy award nominations and accumulated a personal worth estimated at over £22 million.
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Britain’s Got Talent provided Susan Boyle with an opportunity. She took it and the world is a better place for that.
We’re not all going to sing with a voice that rocks the world but each of us has, as yet unrealized, potential of some kind. We all have unique talents that will enable us to soar and bring people with us.
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It’s never been more important to identify and develop talent in the workplace.
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An unprecedented rate of change, means 40% of jobs will disappear, replaced by new and different roles.
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70% of students are being educated for roles that will not exist in 10 years.
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People are living and working longer and we all will need to learn, unlearn and relearn skills in order to thrive.
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Learning is more efficient when it builds on natural talent.
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Innate talent – a natural predisposition to enjoy and excel in some areas more than others, allows us to learn quickly and easily and develop capability.
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Just as some are naturally gifted in singing, sports or art and if given the opportunity to develop can excel, all of us have talent that can be unlocked and utilized in the workplace.
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There is evidence that those who have the opportunity to use their talents in the workplace are more engaged, more productive and have a better quality of life than those who don’t
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The cost of disengagement in Australia is $33.5 billion p.a. and the personal impact includes social and health issues
How do we develop it? How do we give people the opportunity to use it to do what they do best at work, so that they are engaged?
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