Should I follow my talent or my passion?

The first is that your talents are more likely than your passions to actually pay the bills. By pursuing your talent, in an environment that allows your talents to blossom, you’re likely to develop new interests (because they’re always changing, remember?) and find passion in doing something you were already good at.

Does passion beat talent?

The key is to be able to accept not being talented at a skill, but not letting that dull your passion of doing it anyway. Art isn’t the only passion worth pursuing. Too often we stick to our talents and never try something we might end up loving. And in the end, passion beats talent.

Is interest a talent?

Talent is defined as potential or special ability, the innate factor that become the strengths and characteristics of an individual. Meanwhile, interest is related to passion, things that you like or are enthusiastic about. Interest is often identified with a hobby, even though it is different.

What is the difference between talent and passion?

Firstly, here’s how I personally define “talent” and “passion”, in the context of “life decisions”: “talent” is what “you are good at” (or what you “have become good at”), and “passion” is “something you really like” or “enjoy doing”. The first step would be to analyze where your talent lies…

Do you have to have a passion to succeed?

And there’s the other side of the coin which is this: When you have a passion or excitement for something, then you will try hard. And when you try hard and enjoy something, you are a 1000\% more likely to succeed at it, whether you have innate talent or not.

Why do recruiters look for passion and talent?

Being passionate about what you are doing provides certain level of comfort to recruiters, employers and clients that you will be performing your tasks to best possible manner. Being talented gives assurance to the employers and clients that you will be able to solve their problems effectively and more efficiently as compared to the next guy.

What is your passion?

Let us look at passion first. In simplest terms, passion is something that you love doing. Generally, each person is passionate about more than one activity. Someone may love to cook, play piano and watch movies. Another probably loves to read, travels and plays basketball.