How often do talent and success accompany each other?

Answer 1

Depends on what the talent is, doesn't it?

Answer 2

Almost 20% of the time. The odds are hypothetically equal when discussing dead talents VS active ones. But reality is another question. People of the same talent are never of the same character. A combination of ambition, realistic approach, hard work, planning and seeing the big picture are more or less the right combinations for a successful talent. Not all talented people possess those combinations, entirely or partially, and , at the same time, not all who possess such combinations are talented.

The 20% is of course hypothetical, but more likely to be true looking at this table:

We can only remember:

‏10% of what we read
20% of what we hear
30% of what we see
50% of what we hear and see together
70% of what we say
90% of what we say and do together

Needless to say, not all sources of the information above are necessarily reliable. Hence, a talented person has to have many other traits, including objectivity and resourcefulness, to be successful. And that type is almost rare.

Answer 3

What is that old saying? Success is 10% aspiration and 90% perspiration.

There are lots of talented people living on the streets. Without the motivation to succeed, all the talent in the world won't make it so.

Answer 4

We are all talented in our own ways. How we apply the talent will determine the success. Having any type of talent is success all in its own.

Answer 5

To quote Joseph Roux, "It is a very rare thing for a man of talent to succeed by his talent." So about 3.2% of the time... :)

Answer 6

As often as we like the successful and are not jealous of him.

Answer 7

by believing in your talents enough to become successful,although we all have different beliefs in what our success is.

Answer 8

Not very often I have to say going from the stuff that is around...

Answer 9

Very often.