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Natural talents are more important than working hard to achieve success. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#talents #success
The topic of factors contributing towards a
person
's
success
 is often argued about. Some people believe that naturally talented people are more successful than hard working individuals, while others reject it. In my opinion, natural
skills gain
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skills, gain
 an edge over hard
work
 in the context of attaining
success
.
To begin
 with, I believe that hard
work
 is the backbone of being successful.
This
 implies that a
person
 lacking natural skills may
initially
 stumble, but his hard
work
 helps him to get back to his path and attain
success
.
On the other hand
, a
person
 lacking hard
work
 may start his journey towards attaining his goal; he may enchant others with his naturally acquired
talents but
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talents, but
 in the absence of hard
work
 he will not be able to complete his journey. My judgement is based on my personal experience. During my academic years, intelligent students were applauded by the teachers at the start of the session;
however
, it was always
the hard
Suggestion
the hardest
 working student who managed to sail through the session and shine bright.
Besides
 academics, I opine that association of hard
work
 and
success
 rate in
profesional
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
professional
 life can not be neglected.
This
 is evident from the fact that it is only hard
work
 that has enabled me to not only retain but
also
 excel in my professional career since eleven years. During
this
 time, many naturally talented people were hired in my project but
failure
Suggestion
failed
fail
fails
 to
work
 hard contributed towards their lack of
success
, and eventual sacking from the job.
This
 dispels the notion that naturally talented people are more successful. Having discussed the merits of hard
work
 in academic and professional life, I would like to add that a
person
 who is gifted and
also
 understands the importance of
hardwork
Suggestion
hard work
 may acquire unprecedented
success
. Einstein is an evident example of being gifted yet he was a school drop out.
However
, it was his hard
work
 that later helped him to prove his metal in applied research.
This
 implies that realizing ones true natural potential and
then
 working hard towards one's goals
is
Suggestion
are
 the key towards
success
. To conclude, some people may be naturally
blessed but
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blessed, but
 without hard
work
 they can neither attain
success
 in academic nor professional life. Gifted people can only gain
edge
Suggestion
an edge
 in these domains through hard
work
.

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