Excerpt from 15 Talent Discovery Training Method-Talent Discovery

Ppk: First of all, the author tells how his talent was discovered.

From concerto to cooking, I have had many life choices. Of course, it is easier to be at a loss than to specialize in one subject. Later, I realized this. When I was young, I didn't know what my gift was, and I didn't know if it had come to me.

When I was a child, I was very quiet. I am a natural observer and listener. I like to sit quietly and pay attention to the unremarkable things. I also like to make some handicrafts to solve some practical problems.

None of this has anything to do with my present situation. I am now a speaker who is concerned by the public on a global scale. Like all stories in the world, the talent I didn't know was first discovered by others.

Ppk: How did you find it?

/kloc-When I was 0/3 years old, my cousin Brenda got married, and two brothers and sisters prepared a funny program together. They dressed up as women and sang pop songs. The group was named "Soda". They needed an announcer, so my brother recommended me. I was surprised, and so were the others. But in the end, I did it, despite my inner panic.

I was shocked because I had never done such a thing, but my family was so happy! They don't mind that the "host" is equipped with a bracket, stuttering, and really immersed in ecstasy. In my opinion, people must face and break their fears instead of avoiding them, otherwise it will always haunt us.

It was a wonderful evening and my role was well received. This temporary group caused a sensation and was invited to perform in clubs and theaters all over Britain. Just for fear of provoking people who don't like sour taste, my two brothers changed the team name to "soda sisters" In the next few years, they began to perform all over Britain and participated in some top competitions. It was then that I began to realize that I could face the public, too.

In high school, I participated in many comedies and even directed several. By the time I went to college, I had good taste in acting and directing. Although I didn't realize it myself, I was often invited to participate in debates and speech contests. Once I stand on the podium, I can relax quickly and enjoy it very much, and I still do. My job is to give speeches to different people and cooperate with them. Although I was very nervous before giving a speech, time flew in my speech from the moment I stood on the stage.

Now, I know that my gift is to communicate and cooperate with others. I spent a lot of time traveling around, communicating with different people and establishing contact with more people through different media. When I was a child, I never thought that my talent would be like this, nor did I expect to know these people.

If you find your own talent, then your perception of time will change. If you devote yourself wholeheartedly to what you love, an hour is as fast as five minutes. Adapting to talent will make you energetic, and everything else will consume your energy.

Ppk: I think what the author said in the above paragraph is a bit absolute. Adapting to talent can really make us forget the rapid passage of time, but if something doesn't meet the talent, such as I am in the process of coding or debugging (or other focused state), I will ignore the passage of time and reach a so-called "flowing" state, but I don't think I have found talent. Also, adapting to talent will really make you energetic, but doing other things may not necessarily consume energy, but it may also be saving energy. For me, after work, running, music and watching the scenery are all buffers, which can slowly accumulate the energy I consume.

So, how do you start to find your own talent journey? Ppk: The author gives a three-step strategy.

The journey of exploring talent is two-way: digging deep into your soul and looking for opportunities outside. Because all of us live in two worlds: one is the inner world, which exists because of your existence, and it is your inner consciousness, including feelings, thoughts, emotions and feelings; The other world will not change because of your change. It is an external world including other people, all kinds of things and different environments. Whether we live or die, the outside world always exists. You can only perceive the outside world through your inner world. You can perceive the world through your senses and know the world through your values, feelings and attitudes. In order to discover talent, you need to understand these two worlds, dig deep into your talent and enthusiasm, and look for opportunities in the surrounding environment.

First of all, you should know yourself better. You should spend time with yourself and ignore what others think of you.

This kind of convenience ppk: refers to the convenience of obtaining information in today's information technology era, which makes our attention constantly attracted by new technologies and pursues rapid response instead of in-depth thinking and critical reflection.

In order to discover our talents, we must rediscover our true selves. To do this, we must create some independent space and time to get along with ourselves, feel our own authenticity, and shield others' expectations and all kinds of noise.

One way is meditation. Ppk: At the end of this paper, a meditation training method recommended by the author is attached, which is the 1 training method in this book.

Meditation seems simple, but you need to calm your mind slowly and immerse yourself in peace. Only in this way can we get rid of worldly troubles and let the true self get a moment's peace. The biggest challenge of meditation is to stop thinking, which is its purpose. Ppk: After reading this, I suddenly realized that when I am riding, cycling and running, my brain tends to sit, ride and run, thinking nothing. From this perspective, I am also emptying myself and stopping thinking.

The confusion of thoughts is like snowflakes and noise interfering with the signals on the TV screen. One of the purposes of meditation is to reduce confusion and experience deeper consciousness. For many people, meditation is not easy. Fortunately, however, there are many ways to achieve meditation. Some methods need quiet environment and places, while others don't. For many people, yoga is a good way; And some people can enter meditation as long as they breathe quietly and relax.

Let's start with self-assumption now. You may feel that you don't have any special talent and love, and so do many people, but they finally found it. You may always think that you don't have any talent for what you like, so you give up the pursuit for fear of failure or stupidity; Or, you think you are too old to try. These ideas are all the reasons that prevent you from discovering your talents.

What I want to say here is that in order to find talents, you must break the stereotype. Seriously thinking about your talent, thinking about your successful experience and expectations for the future, this is the basis for discovering talent. Ppk: We should combine our past experiences to review what we have done, that is, what we have done, so as to have a sense of accomplishment and pride. What has not been done successfully, and it is very difficult. What kind of experience does this process give you? The exercises in this book are designed to help you achieve these goals. When you read this book, you will use various tools and techniques to help you think. Here are three very effective tools.

Tools 1: mind map. Mind mapping can give you a kind of creative freedom and open up new ideas for you.

Tool 2: Vision Board. It is a collage of your wishes, expectations and dreams. Vision board can classify and present the wishes in your life. Making a vision board is a relaxed and healthy process, which can make people feel happy. The main function of the vision board is to show the life you expect in a visual form.

Tool 3: automatic writing. The purpose of automatic writing is to understand our own thoughts and feelings independently, unplanned and unconstrained. In this process, we will unconsciously control the content of writing. Automatic writing is not to present the mature views of yourself or others, but only to write down everything you can think of, and then to play freely through free association. You don't have to stop halfway to correct mistakes or check, or plan what to write next.

If we want to understand our inner world, we must understand the outer world. You should try different activities, go to different places and meet different people. You should expose yourself to new opportunities and test yourself in different environments. If you have something you want to try, do it boldly. If you are still curious about something that you have been afraid to do, you should also try it. If you don't try new things, you will never know what you can do.

Of course, you can't try everything The role of meditation and reflection is to find out the most important experiences for you and then turn them into reality. In the process of reading this book, you will find that some exercises can help you observe the outside world and make clear your future development direction.

Shielding interference, changing angles and being brave in trying are the three core steps to discover talents. You can also combine these three steps into one step and complete it at one time. But if you really want to find your own talent, I suggest you don't do it, because it's like trying to lose weight after exercising once. If you want to lose weight successfully and keep in shape, you must do repeated exercises for a long time. Therefore, when exploring talents, we can have a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world around us only by constantly focusing, constantly exploring and seriously reflecting on these three aspects. Ppk: Refer to Training Method 2 at the end of the article to evaluate your current state.

Everyone has two uniqueness: uniqueness in biological sense and uniqueness in cultural sense. In order to explore our talents, we must understand our natural forces and passions, which are part of our unique biological inheritance. The second reason why we are unique is culture. Generally speaking, the understanding of the inner self will be influenced by our culture: cultural promotion and inhibition, cultural permission and taboo. Whether you will explore your talents will also be influenced by the surrounding environment: poverty or wealth, war or peace, and the type and level of education. The decisions made by ourselves and those made by others for us all affect what path we choose and give up. Discovering your talents means looking at your cultural environment and thinking about the growth opportunities you expect now.

No one can predict other people's or their own lives, because life is not linear, but random. Our life is a process of constant improvisation. We improvise in the interweaving of our interests and personalities, environment and opportunities, and these factors influence each other. Many opportunities in our life come from the energy we create in the environment. Finding talents means accepting fresh experiences and looking for new paths and opportunities from the inner world and the outer world.

Professor Wadhwa concluded that there is no direct relationship between university majors and future successful fields. He also participated in the recruitment of more than 1000 people, and found that the major of study is not directly related to the success of the workplace. He said: "What makes people successful is their determination, motivation and ability to learn from failure, as well as their diligence."

At that time, there were only some vague ideas about learning British and American literature, and some were not general concepts of choice. I prefer liberal arts to science. I don't want to study business or engage in administrative work. I like acting and working with people, especially interesting people, but I don't want to work in a theater. But in fact, this vague positioning is exactly what I need. I think this general direction is to find your own direction in life.

Everyone has their own starting point. Some people clearly know what they will do in the next few years, and their goals are clear like road signs on the horizon, guiding them forward; Others just vaguely feel that they are going the wrong way. What about you? In fact, you should have a basic sense of direction Although it can't help you get everything done, it can help you find the initial reference point. It can also help you choose among various roads, some of which we intuitively know are impossible.

What have you tried in your life? What haven't you tried? You may or may not have a clear sense of direction. Let's have a look. Ppk: Refer to Training Method 3 at the end of the article and describe yourself.

If we find the combination of talent and enthusiasm, we can find our own talent. Talent is a primitive potential closely related to our body tissues, which can only be discovered through tempering. Four testing methods help us understand our talents. We may have more than one talent, which will change with our growth and interest.

What are these four test methods? Let's finish it. . .

1.？ Sit comfortably, straighten and relax shoulders and back, and close your eyes.

2.？ Take a deep breath through your nose, hold your breath for a few seconds, and then spit it out slowly.

3.？ Focus on breathing and slowly repeat the above actions 4 ~ 5 times.

4. Breathe naturally, keep it for a few minutes, and feel the emotional changes when breathing.

If you have some messy thoughts, don't stop, just pay attention to your breathing and then relax.

6.？ After 5 ~ 10 minutes, open your eyes and relax quietly for a few minutes.

I suggest you try several different methods and then choose the one that suits you best. Even if you spare a few minutes every day, you may be able to establish contact with your true self under your body. Meditation is difficult, but it is also charming.

The purpose of training method 2 is to help you evaluate your current living conditions and your feelings.

1.？ On a big piece of paper, list a series of keywords or recently collected pictures, which can include meetings, emails, shopping, socializing, commuting, studying, watching movies, etc. Everyone's life is different. What does yours look like?

2.？ Mark your group activities with pens of different colors, such as entertainment, socialization, hobbies, exercise and so on. Here, you can use the classification method that you can understand most easily.

3.？ On the second piece of paper, you can circle these different types of activities in turn. Use the size of the circle to reflect the length of time you spend on this activity every week. If you work three times as long as your leisure time, then the circle representing work should be three times as long as the circle representing leisure. Put each keyword or picture in the corresponding circle.

4.？ Think about how you feel about these different kinds of activities. Do you prefer work to exercise? Do you prefer socializing to studying? You can use three different colors to show how much you like it: "Like", "Doesn't matter" and "Don't like it".

5.？ Then, draw a big circle on another piece of paper and divide it into three parts, indicating the proportion of time you spend on these three kinds of things: like, don't care and don't like. What will this pie chart look like?

Take some time to think about the pie chart you drew. How do you feel? Do you want to make some changes? Why? What changes can you make now? What other changes will take longer? Do you know what you should do in the future? If you can't answer these questions now, it doesn't matter. You can do it soon.

Let's review the lifestyle you described in training method 2, so as to classify your life simply and intuitively. The purpose of training method 3 is to present all kinds of things you do and capture your basic views and feelings about life. Please follow the following steps:

1.？ Browse some magazines and cut out pictures, titles or words that interest you.

2.？ Choose a picture that can represent your current life, or choose a picture of the activity you are currently participating in, and indicate whether you like it or just participate.

3.？ Arrange these pictures in your own way. As long as you can express your current state of life and feelings.

4.？ Just scribble on the picture and define yourself in the way that best expresses your emotions at the moment.

5.？ If possible, you can also add your own recordings.

Ask yourself to what extent this classification and presentation of life can express your feelings and experiences. What part of your life is most satisfying to you, and what needs to be changed and improved in the process of discovering talents.