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We’ve all heard that hard work is the key to success. But a recent study found that the “profoundly gifted” still have an edge over peers who have less natural talent but are perhaps more dedicated to improving their skills.

“Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work.”
― Stephen King

Consider the business life as a marathon. A talented person may start the race a few steps forward than his competitors. However it is hard work, which determines our speed. Hard-work is more important in the long run.

Hard work, helps make a person who they are, talent will get you where you are going & hard work will keep you there.

Everyone on the planet Earth has their own capacity and talent. The only thing is that some people explore it and some not. Some blame on their fate of not having any talent without trying to figure out their own talent. They can with hard work.

"Hard work without talent is a shame but talent without hard work is a tragedy."
_Robert Half

People born with certain talents are said to be better off as compared to their colleagues. They possess a benefit of executing things with very less or no practice beforehand. But the people with no particular talent can excel at such surplus benefit by sustainable hard work and practice with passage of time. According to me, talented people achieve less on the long term goals without sufficient perspiration and practice.

However, the verdict of someone being naturally talented is often skewed. For example, when we see a fine piece of art or music, we often conclude that the artist must be really gifted. We come to this conclusion because we’re judging the end result – the art work itself. We tend to forget about the process and the journey of getting there. The artist may have been practicing for many years to get to that point. In this case hard work plays a huge role, regardless of whether he/she is naturally gifted or not.

As for me, I say that hard work is much more important. I agree that talent can be very important in some areas which require creativity, such as artistic areas. But, generally speaking, hard-working is more effective. Lots of people can compensate the lack of talent with hard-working. On the other hand, talent itself, is not adequate for success.

Have you experienced the power of talent over hard work? Or have you found that success comes to the person willing to put in the most time and effort to achieve it?

[xevenofhearts]

Sometimes I'll try something out that some practice a lot, while I've never even tried yet I still come out on top, because it's a gift, and people do that to me to (beat me with talent rather than having practiced). I really have no problem with that. I think the difference is that talent only gets you so far, but that's it. I know people that are talented but stay there and others end up becoming better because they put in hard work.

[zomgwtfbbq]

All hard work and/or talent can be for nothing without the right contacts.

[Solixious]

Putting your hard work into the thing you are already talented in will take you in the right direction. Everyone is talented. You just have you recognize what is your talent. If you separate talent and hard work, it will eventually be worthless.

[Deque]

I prefer to think that hard work is the goal to success.
Yes, the genes or the talent will define frame and the limits of what you can achieve. But your are nothing without hard work. Blaming the lack of talent for you not being successfull only makes you sad, because thinking that way you will give up too easily and you really won't achieve anything. You have it in your hands. You are the one to work for your happyness and you can achieve more than you think if you have the right motivation for it.