Persistence, The Key To True Geniuses

We can reach the world with an innate talent. However, it is persistence that molds and strengthens him, it is the daily work and the supportive environment that make a child exceptional, the genius he can be in adulthood.

Furthermore, dimensions such as tenacity, ambition and motivation can make us stand out if we insist on it.

Many of us believe that geniuses are born ready-made. In other words, we are born with an exceptional gift or we are “determined” to enter that average where perhaps luck will allow us to shine in some area.

However, experts in intelligence, talent and creativity, such as Malcolm Gladwell, bring us very important ideas to reflect on.

To begin with, someone may have a very high IQ, but if this detection is not made or if the social and personal context is not adequate, this potential will be suppressed.

On the other hand, no genius will achieve anything relevant if he doesn’t make use of persistence. Without passion, determination, and resistance to frustration, you will not reach your established goals.

Figures such as Steve Jobs, Stephen Hawking and Leonardo Da Vinci himself are well-known examples of a persistent effort to deepen knowledge. Even more, if there was one thing that defined them, it was the desire to excel every day.

Persistence is, therefore, the spark that illuminates true genius.

Persistence: A Key Factor for Creative Genius

It’s the practice that makes us good at some discipline. Understanding this projects us in a different way into the future. We are often convinced, for example, that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musical genius from his birth.

We know that at the age of 4 he was already playing the violin and harpsichord, that at 5 he composed small pieces and that at 6 European society defined him as a miracle full of talent.

However, while these natural gifts for music are obvious, we forget that little Mozart rehearsed for five to six hours a day.

We often forget that his father, Leopold Mozart, abandoned much of his responsibilities to exclusively take care of his son’s musical education.

Jonathan Plucker, an educational psychologist at Johns Hopkins University, points out in several studies and articles that symphonies did not appear overnight in Mozart’s mind.

His diaries reveal that his work took months, long hours of work refining the scores until he reached the genius we all admire.

persistence creates talent

Carol S. Dweck, a professor of psychology at Stanford, points out that many of our most distinguished geniuses, both today and in our past history, were ordinary people in childhood and even youth.

That is, they weren’t necessarily profiles with extraordinary talents or a high IQ.

It was persistence that marked the mastery of Monet or Cézanne. It was the motivation that led Darwin and Freud to expose their theories and approaches.

Skill comes with practice and tireless daily work, which often goes unnoticed by others, but which nevertheless shapes talent, skill and the ability to excel in some area.

talent and character

Confucius’ texts already pointed out, in his time, that people can reach perfection through practice and effort. Now, achieving it also depends on our character, our personality.

In books like The Hypomanic Edge , psychiatrist John Gartner points out that, in general, those geniuses who excel in exceptional talent through persistence have very specific characteristics:

• They take on challenges.
• They are persevering and are not afraid of failure. They learn from their mistakes.
• They exhibit psychological audacity.
• They use intrinsic motivation. They are able to feed your persistence, although the environment is sometimes not so favorable.

To conclude, there is an aspect that we also want to consider. To succeed or excel in a discipline, natural talent helps. Persistence determines and is the key to success. ]

However, considering all personality factors, we must also have boldness and courage to overcome difficulties.

Boldness depends on self-esteem and helps us move forward in a society that is often unpredictable, contradictory, and used to not appreciating true talent.

Something like this is not easy, it is not achieved overnight. Therefore, we need to train that exceptional muscle that is courage, in an honest commitment to ourselves.