As someone who was born with practically no talent besides fixing stuff I know how hard things get when everyone else seems to
just excel at everything and your left behind. Truth is that you have to want it.
Athletics weren't my thing as a kid. I didn't want to be weak. I built up my body.
I cleared the
Mud Endeavor night run in 44 minutes. That's 5 klicks of deep mud, obstacles, inclines, and straight up running in the dark. After said challenge (and quick shower) I had enough energy to enjoy a rock concert by Stone Grey.
To be clear I have
NO natural athletic talents, aptitudes, or whatever whatsoever.
I used to hate learning how to read and write because I sucked at it. Now... Ok, maybe I have a ways to go but still I applied myself and forced myself to learn, but that's not all I learned. I took up RPing because I
learned to love writing. It's the love of the game that's kept me in it.
I've always been mechanically inclined but I had to learn everything from experience. Talent was irrelevant.
So what is talent? Whatever anyone wants to call it, its worthless unless you use it. Like Aendri said, "All of the talent in the world doesn't guarantee any skill, and skill is what really counts when it comes down to it."
My talent may help me with my career but it's my skill that I've developed since I was fixing washers in my driveway at 8 years old that have kept me employed. Like not working out muscles, talent without skill is weak.
I love that picture. Its good for whatever you have issues with. Just don't give up.