Born Gifted

When we think of people who were born gifted, we most often think of famous people, artists or world leaders. They are definitely gifted, but I have a surprise for you. You, too, are gifted. We are all born gifted and it really doesn't matter what gifts we were born with. What matters most is what we do with our gifts.

When we use the gifts we were born with, we will go farther and be happier in life. It is only when we ignore those gifts that we can feel unfulfilled. Often, what happens is that we do not recognize our gifts for what they are. We think that because we are good at something everyone must be good at it too, or we think because we are good at it the gift has no value. Not true. We all have special gifts that are unique to us. Perhaps we are great communicators, or good nurturers, or have a green thumb. Gifts come in all varieties.

The task of life is to determine what your gifts are and then decide how to use them. We may want to turn our gifts into our profession, or use our gifts in our volunteer work, or in a hobby. We don't have to make money with our gifts to have them be of value. Using them to make our lives and others richer is priceless.

Coaching
Gifts come in all shapes and sizes. We all have many gifts. The gift really isn't the important thing. What is important is how we use it. An unused gift is a terrible waste.

The trouble is that we don't always recognize our gifts for what they are. The first step in putting our gifts to use is to discover what gifts we have. Once we become aware of and appreciate our gifts we can begin to use them for our own benefit and the benefit of others.

Make a list of all the gifts you have. If you are having trouble coming up with ideas, have someone close to you help you. Often, others can see our gifts more readily than we can.

Coaching Question
What gift would you most like to develop?

Quotes
"I've always known I was gifted, which is not the easiest thing in the world for a person to know, because you're not responsible for your gift, only for what you do with it." Hazel Scott


Excerpt from Coach Rachelle Lee, www.365daysofcoaching.com

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