Comments on: Of skills, talents and gifts … http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/ A place for inspiration, motivation, guidance and hope. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Perhaps acknowledging our unique gifts is the key to answering, why am I here & what is my purpose? : Life As A Human http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Perhaps acknowledging our unique gifts is the key to answering, why am I here & what is my purpose? : Life As A Human Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:02:25 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-1612 [...] published at synaptici.com July 19, 2009 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Of Skills, Talents and Gifts …", url: [...] [...] published at synaptici.com July 19, 2009 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Of Skills, Talents and Gifts …", url: [...]

]]> By: It’s never too late to embrace our passions : Life As A Human http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-564 It’s never too late to embrace our passions : Life As A Human Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:08:02 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-564 [...] one of my recent articles (Of skills, talents and gifts) I wrote the [...] [...] one of my recent articles (Of skills, talents and gifts) I wrote the [...]

]]> By: gilnamur http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-235 gilnamur Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:59:37 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-235 Hi Chris, Great comments! Thanks. I totally agree with you and its one of the reasons I think that "Little Kids Rock" is doing such a great thing. As for the 10,000 hours, we are told in Karate that it will take 10,000 kicks before we really start to have it down! That's per leg and per type of kick .. ends up being a very big number! Thanks again for taking the time to post :-) Cheers, Gil Hi Chris,

Great comments! Thanks. I totally agree with you and its one of the reasons I think that “Little Kids Rock” is doing such a great thing.

As for the 10,000 hours, we are told in Karate that it will take 10,000 kicks before we really start to have it down! That’s per leg and per type of kick .. ends up being a very big number!

Thanks again for taking the time to post :-)
Cheers,
Gil

]]> By: Chris http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Chris Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:53:50 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-234 Great story Gil. Here's something else to consider I think. Often there are many circumstances which come into play to help or hinder us in the development of our natural talents. Considering that it takes some 10,000 hours of practice at some craft to be considered an expert and for those who aspire to greatness a lot more hours...it can be a challenge for many people to find that time if they come from lower soci-economic backgrounds for instance and need to work, haven't got the right connections so miss the opportunity for a great teacher to notice them, missed the right timing for the talent, have a dysfunctional family support system, born in the wrong country or suffer from prejudice. All of these are challenges to overcome for sure and many great people have done so, but these challenges have probably stifled more Mozarts and Kurt Godels than we can imagine...which goes to the necessity of having a school system and family support system which identifies talent and gifts and as a society stimulates and supports (fiscally) the genius in us all. But we don't do that based on misguided notions of equity and leave it up to circumstance to sort out who rises. Just a thought. Great story Gil.
Here’s something else to consider I think. Often there are many circumstances which come into play to help or hinder us in the development of our natural talents. Considering that it takes some 10,000 hours of practice at some craft to be considered an expert and for those who aspire to greatness a lot more hours…it can be a challenge for many people to find that time if they come from lower soci-economic backgrounds for instance and need to work, haven’t got the right connections so miss the opportunity for a great teacher to notice them, missed the right timing for the talent, have a dysfunctional family support system, born in the wrong country or suffer from prejudice.
All of these are challenges to overcome for sure and many great people have done so, but these challenges have probably stifled more Mozarts and Kurt Godels than we can imagine…which goes to the necessity of having a school system and family support system which identifies talent and gifts and as a society stimulates and supports (fiscally) the genius in us all. But we don’t do that based on misguided notions of equity and leave it up to circumstance to sort out who rises.
Just a thought.

]]> By: gilnamur http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-232 gilnamur Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:51:32 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-232 Hi Gina, Thanks so much for you comments :- ) I really appreciate that you took the time and also your encouraging words. I am hoping to be able to do much more for Little Kids Rock at www.synapticstudios.com. I have some ideas that I will e-mail to you when I am ready. I am still ramping up that site but its already starting to get almost 3 times the page views that this site gets! Lots of guitar players out there. I sent David W. a CD of mine. Have a listen sometime :-) Again, thanks for your kind words. Cheers, Gil Hi Gina,

Thanks so much for you comments :- ) I really appreciate that you took the time and also your encouraging words.

I am hoping to be able to do much more for Little Kids Rock at http://www.synapticstudios.com. I have some ideas that I will e-mail to you when I am ready.

I am still ramping up that site but its already starting to get almost 3 times the page views that this site gets! Lots of guitar players out there.

I sent David W. a CD of mine. Have a listen sometime :-)

Again, thanks for your kind words.

Cheers,
Gil

]]> By: Gina http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Gina Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:19:38 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-231 Hi Gil -- Great article. You said it so well -- everybody has "it" to a certain degree, and often the thing we choose to nurture and love is the our talent or even our gift. I particularly enjoyed your distinction between technical mastery and artistic spark. We see it all the time in really young songwriters (7-year-olds) who know very little about form or chord progressions yet compose songs that are truly moving and open a channel into the experience of being a little kid. Please keep the inspiration coming and thanks for mentioning Little Kids Rock on your site. All the best, Gina (at Little Kids Rock) Hi Gil –

Great article. You said it so well — everybody has “it” to a certain degree, and often the thing we choose to nurture and love is the our talent or even our gift. I particularly enjoyed your distinction between technical mastery and artistic spark. We see it all the time in really young songwriters (7-year-olds) who know very little about form or chord progressions yet compose songs that are truly moving and open a channel into the experience of being a little kid.

Please keep the inspiration coming and thanks for mentioning Little Kids Rock on your site.

All the best,

Gina (at Little Kids Rock)

]]> By: gilnamur http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-229 gilnamur Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:27:25 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-229 Hi Hope, Thanks so much for taking the time to make a comment and for your kinds words :- ) I hope that your day is filled with light and laughter! Cheers, Gil Hi Hope,

Thanks so much for taking the time to make a comment and for your kinds words :- )

I hope that your day is filled with light and laughter!

Cheers,

Gil

]]> By: Hope Jordan http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Hope Jordan Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:15:03 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-228 Gil, I thoroughly enjoyed this article and wholeheartedly agree with your take on the subject. I LOVE receiving your newsletter - the articles are always meaningful and touch me. Wishing you all the best, always Hope 000 Gil,
I thoroughly enjoyed this article and wholeheartedly agree with your take on the subject.

I LOVE receiving your newsletter – the articles are always meaningful and touch me.

Wishing you all the best, always
Hope 000

]]> By: TrainyBrainy » Blog Archive » Posts about Best Gift for a Child as of July 19, 2009 http://www.synaptici.com/2009/of-skills-talents-and-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-225 TrainyBrainy » Blog Archive » Posts about Best Gift for a Child as of July 19, 2009 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:55:57 +0000 http://www.synaptici.com/?p=1714#comment-225 [...] about Best Gift for a Child as of July 19, 2009 Of skills, talents and gifts … - synaptici.com 07/19/2009 In some cultures, children are asked to consider a profound question at [...] [...] about Best Gift for a Child as of July 19, 2009 Of skills, talents and gifts … – synaptici.com 07/19/2009 In some cultures, children are asked to consider a profound question at [...]

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