Skill Capital

We must work our talents out and work them out skillfully and then our rainbow of excellence will show. ­– Israelmore Ayivor (Ghanian Author)  

 More often than not we place undue attention to one of the most effective idea-killer – finance. You get captivated by an enthralling idea and as you dig into its possibility and feel the energy flowing through your veins your mind drifts to how much it will cost and suddenly your whole being get flaccid. Unfortunately financial capital is a constant – you will always need it. Fortunately it isn’t the only type of capital you need and inasmuch as you can do little about it, you can do a lot about the other forms of capital.

One of such forms is your skill capital. Have you met folks who constantly rant about how they do not have enough money and if only they did they would be better-off in pursuing their dreams? When next you do, ask how much self-developed skill they have in line with their dreams and it will shock you how grossly ill-prepared they are to deliver even if the finances show up.

Developing skill will do seven things for you:

1.     It will push you to dream deeper and better

2.     Make you self-dependent as opposed to people-dependent

3.     Will make you a leader in your field

4.     Will make you take all jobs – big or small – seriously

5.     Help you plan your own future

6.     Set you out of a crowd of lay folks

7.     Give you opportunity to name your wage

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To develop your skill capital you need to operate in your area of passion. You will rarely develop skill when you are not passionate about a thing. I addition you must develop a disciplined habit. A pattern must emerge in your activities if you would be skillful. Finally you must repeatedly practice on duty. The secret of the best of best? Practice, practice and practice!