I remember the days when natural talent was enough
This post was triggered when I was watching a random episode of this year’s American Idol. There were some aspiring artists that had amazing voices. But for some reason, they were not the ones that impressed me, I was way more impressed with the ones that didn’t have the natural talent, but had the creativity to make it much more interesting and bearable to go through this episode.
Which begs the question(s), is the era of natural talent over? Is natural talent so abundant that it’s no longer interesting? Or is the very definition of natural talent in question?
I believe it’s a combination of the above. Having a natural talent is a great plus, but the world no longer accepts that, simply because there are a million others with the same talent. You need to develop it, transform it, make it adapt. And that last sentence, I believe, is the new “natural” talent.
Having a good voice is not enough, you need to get creative with that voice, stand out. Being a good writer is not enough, you need to think of new ways to write. Being a good athlete is not enough, thinking of new ways to get forward is a must nowadays.
So instead of fretting the fact that you’re “not talented enough”, think of ways to work with what you got, how to get ahead with what you got, how to adapt what you got. There’s a chance for everyone on this planet to make a change, make their dent. It just needs hard work, perseverance and grit and not talent as we know it.
The very definition of talent has changed.
Global warming? Really?
Either I don’t quite understand what global warming is, or it’s just a load of crap.
I live in Cairo, one of the warmer cities in the world, and this winter has been the coldest I’ve ever experienced over here. My understanding that global warming has been on the rise, so every winter should be getting warmer (globally) but that’s not the case. We’ve actually been experiencing real winters as of late, this year and the last have been really cold.
So, either global warming is just a load of crap, scientists know something is wrong but they don’t quite know what it is, or im just misinformed. In all cases, I like the new way of things, summers are hot and winters are cold, we used to have warm winters before, now it’s just normal.
Since rejoining the Company in 1997, Mr. Jobs had not sold any of his shares of the Company’s stock. Mr. Jobs held no unvested equity awards. The Company recognized that Mr. Jobs’s level of stock ownership significantly aligned his interests with shareholders’ interests.
In a world where the likes of Steve Ballmer and many others routinely sell huge portions of their shares, Jobs kept all of his. $2,319,515,000 worth, as Dustin Curtis points out.
That’s dedication and loyalty. That’s putting your money where your mouth is.
(via parislemon)
A pic of my wife and older son having a good time :) Click to see the photo on my 500px profile.
I honestly don’t know what that is, I think it might be wheat. Click to see a larger version on my 500px profile.
Best seat in the house, click to see a larger version in my 500px profile.
One of my favorite shots. It was a pretty dark day, the beach was empty, these two were the only interesting objects there. Click to see a larger version on my 500px profile.
Taken during a walk on the beach
Whatever happened to the Chromebook?
Have you checked the Google Chromebook site lately? After being out for 5 months, there are only 2 companies that are willing to manufacture for the OS, and they are Samsung and Acer. Now, I’m not sure if there is some kind of limitation from Google or if other’s simply aren’t willing to adopt the OS for some reason or another.
So I did some research, and found this article, and it seems that the second guess is the most accurate.
I would like to state that I really admire Google for being bold and trying new ideas, but I’m starting to think that they don’t think these ideas through well enough and they just use their cash leverage to try them out and don’t mind failing. And their track record really shows (Google TV, Wave, Buzz).
So now, we have one of the biggest companies in the world with only 3 notably successful products: Search, Youtube, Gmail and Android. Of which, only one is making money (lots and lots of money). Of course, you noticed my omission of Google Plus, which I had HUGE hopes for, but so far, it has disappointed. And yes, I’m saying it, it still has huge potential, but it’s not a very enjoyable experience and will continue to be so until they can figure out how to attract: the mainstream crowd and more importantly, Women.
Which brings us to the next question: after the mammoth acquisition of Motorola Mobility, will Google be able to finally make money out of Android? I can’t wait to see what happens. But another more important question sticks out, why did Google only succeed to monetize search? Are they going to continue milking their cash cow for long or will they successfully find another secure source of revenue?
Out of the four big tech companies on the horizon, I’m afraid Google is trailing Apple, Amazon and Facebook in terms of innovation potential. At least they don’t disappoint so often.
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