Analogy
Think about walking into different clothing stores. Each one has its own culture, its own atmosphere, its own unspoken rules about…
Work · Formation · Conversion
Story
Talent Is Cheap
Gary Inrig (Bertoldo and Michelangelo)
Michelangelo’s teacher Bertoldo found the young prodigy toying with work beneath his ability. He smashed the piece with a hammer and shouted, “Michelangelo, talent is cheap; dedication is costly!” The point stands. Ability is given. What is done with it—the long, serious work—is the part that costs and the part that matters.
How you’d preach it
Giftedness without dedication produces little. The costly part is the work.
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