In most cases, in my professional experience, true talents don’t recognize themselves as such at all. Not to mention the “champions” (out of 100 5% of talents) who absolutely do not feel capable of producing excellent results: for them everything is easy and normal, indeed, they wonder “obsessively” why others are like this ” incapable “and judge them (because they do not see their extraordinary nature!) and get angry all the time.
A focal point is to guide talents and champions to “see each other”.
Recognition is essential to take place gradually and from the outside with a sensitive and capable
professional: the transformation process requires time, patience and trust.
It is not certain and obvious that the champions will be able to recognize each other and take flight.
Why?
Recognizing one’s excellent skills and recognizing oneself in one’s uniqueness “through the other”, carries within it the taking of responsibility to be at the service of the common good and be fully aware of it. Someone may find it hard to “bear” important responsibilities: it takes fertile waiting time.
Another key point for a decisive turning point of acceptance with respect to one’s own extraordinary nature is that, in my experience gained up to now, those who understand that they “are” a champion should then deal with reality, that is, with the physiological risk of loneliness with respect to gap that exists with colleagues, family, friends, bosses.
Someone manages to break free from the fears of loneliness.
They are able to become aware of having the responsibility to act their talents and put them at the service of the community, while others may find it more difficult to manage the differences and the sense of profound loneliness that they encounter, and remain frustrated in the limbo of the status quo but in company.
The process of assuming responsibility and a round awareness of oneself as a champion and metamorphosis is not the same for everyone. There is no right or wrong in “becoming other” and it is okay to welcome and accept what each one freely chooses to be!
I am thinking of a particular case of a champion, in a phase of metamorphosis, and in particular of the deep emotional and physical “pain” he is experiencing in accepting his own diversity in order to take flight towards a change of identity. This change is desirable so that the whole world can benefit from his talents and incredible ability to have a positive impact, concretely and in a widespread manner, contaminating anyone who comes into contact with them.
I look forward to the caterpillar becoming a butterfly and this writing of mine is dedicated to this
extraordinary person.*