Good Morning,
There are whole industries for finding new talent to bring into an industry. Some call them talent scouts or staffing firms, agents, head hunters, etc.
They look for someone to fill a role, be it customer service representative or the heir-apparent to the latest sensation to take the movie industry by storm.
But, what about those of us left behind, those not found.
Those not chosen?
Is there no talent or dare I say, greatness in us to be tapped and brought to a new industry.
Are those who are left behind all just so mediocre that we are best left alone and passed over for someone with ‘Real Talent’.
Or does it just seem that way?
No.
We all have talent and we all have skills and within us all lies greatness on some level in some field.
Some of us are blessed to be working in areas where our skills and talents align with where we work and what we do.
Others are just talented people waiting for someone to believe in them to give them a shot.
In last week’s Comicon in San Diego, the 10th Anniversary Panel for the short-lived, but much loved, Firefly Series, actor Nathan Fillion, Captain Mal, expressed how it was not until this show that a producer felt Nathan could carry a show as a lead. Joss Whedon was the man who saw the potential.
Just like Don Quixote seeing the lady in Dulcinea when others see a simple peasant girl, we can help pave the way for someone who is lost in mediocrity.
We can help them to step up, improve themselves and become the stars they always had the potential to be.
Joss saw it in Nathan.
We can see it in others, and others can see it in us.
It’s all possible should we just look, open our minds to the possibilities, and share them with those who we wish to see become greater.
Try this:
The next time you are talking to someone, take a moment and imagine what this person could become, what they could accomplish based on what you know about them (and preferably something positive folks).
Then each time you interact with them, treat them like what they could be.
For example, one of the boys in my Scout Troop wants to be a Doctor. He is smart enough, and is doing well in school, volunteering at hospitals during the summer, etc. When I see him, I call him Dr. At first he felt awkward because he was just a teenager who wanted to be a Doctor. After a while, he got used to it and smiles when he hears his name as Dr. He started asking me if I thought he could be a doctor, and I told him yes, I believe in him. He now tells me that he really is going to work hard to be a doctor. And I believe he will make it.
We can all be something great with the support of someone who sees our greatness, even if we can’t. Someone who encourages us to be what we could.
Don Quixote saw Lady Dulcinea when others saw a peasant girl. In the end, she became Lady Dulcinea.
What can we become?
Enjoy!
Sanford Berenberg
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