Brilliance is a Gift

I was listening to a friend the other day and she had a very upsetting problem that I felt needed to be addressed. Now usually I would provide the background and build up to the point but now im just at the point where this needs to be addressed and the sugar coated elaboration can be saved for another day. She was upset because she felt like she needed to apologize for being gifted.

Now usually we think that gifted people enjoy walking in their gifts and like to bask in their abilities, but lets look closer at this issue since it really starts when we are in elementary school. See many kids dont have strong peronalities in elementary school and they just want to fit in, well when it comes to standardized testing and the grading scale, there will always be students that do better then others. Often we see that smart kids (nerds, geeks, dweebs, lames) are usually ridiculed for their expertise. They are considered social outcasts because they are not the norm. When you look at a bell curve, you see that 67% of all students are within the average, with 16% above average and 16% below average. Well the 16% below are usually accepted because they are not a threat to the average kids...they are beneath them. The 16% above usually have to deal with trying to dumb down their talents or mask their abilities so that they dont appear to be overly smart which is usually not accepted in many social circles.

Well, let's fast forward to much later in life and instead of the grading structure and standardized tests, we have levels of income, achievement and just the overall ability to get the job done. When you have the ability to get the job done and making things happen in your life is not difficult to you, you start to notice that you are above average. When you start to achieve many educational goals, business goals, spiritual goals and personal goals then you start to see that instead of talking about what you want to do....you do it!!! Just to achieve goals sets you apart from 90% of people because the majority of people only talk about what they want to do. Many people let the fear of failure prohibit them from stepping out and achieving their goals in life. They mask the fear of failure with stuff such as laziness, lack of time, lack of reading, lack of ambition and the worst problem of all...lack of vision.

I watched as my friend cried because she was in a situation where her achievements were seen as a hinderance because they exposed someone else's lack of achievements. They exposed someone else's laziness, lack of focus lack of reading and overall insecurity.

Don't let anyone make you feel bad because you are brilliant. If you were created to be average then you would be average. If you find yourself flying above the rest then soar like an eagle. If you find yourself running ahead of the pack then sprint towards the finish line and dont look back till you get where you want to be. If you look around and you start to see people not able to keep up with your desire, determination, and ambition, then realize that you were created to be above the rest and in order to have what you have never had, you must do what you have never done.

And above all remember Success is Inevitable...So Get Ready

J. Success