Without A Vision, Being Multi-Talented Becomes A Curse

To be multi-talented (or multipotential) is a divine gift for the enrichment of one’s path towards the attainment of life goal. It should be received with thanksgiving and not lamented as an excuse for lack of focus and the associated failure in life. Tamara Fisher has described multipotentiality as "the state of having many exceptional talents, any one or more of which could make for a great career for that person."

So often does one come across awesomely multipotential individuals who eventually do not make much of their lives. The invariable reason is an inability to focus. The tendency for such people is to become “jack of all trades” (master of none) which also means “success at none!” But this need not be so! God who gave the multiplicity of talents certainly did not intend it to be the reason for failure. On the contrary, the purpose of the talents-mix is to satisfy the full requirement for success in such individuals so that attainment of goals is easier. Michael Jackson would not have been such a successful entertainer if his only talent was a beautiful voice. Or just good physical appearance (which he tried his best to destroy). Or just excellent choreography. Or just musical composition, etc But he had ALL together and utilised them towards a single focus of entertainment. This required of him two major things:

1. An identification of the life purpose, and

2. A determined life of discipline in walking towards that purpose.

And this is where many multi-talented people miss it. They neither identify their purpose nor exhibit the required discipline to achieve it. Therefore, (because they are gifted in so many areas) they keep changing focus, moving from job to job, project to project, activity to activity, never actually staying long enough on any one to succeed. Eventually, what is meant to be an enviable blessing is turned into a curse. But the fault is that of man, not God, the Giver of the talents.

I pray that each person who is already in this type of situation will take a fresh look at the two requirements listed above under the guidance of God and begin to enter into his/her abundant success.