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The document argues that while both talent and hard work contribute to success, hard work is more crucial as it creates opportunities, develops new skills, and requires consistent effort. It emphasizes that dedication and perseverance can unlock potential and lead to achievement, even in the presence of innate talent. Ultimately, hard work is portrayed as essential for realizing one's goals and maximizing abilities.

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The document argues that while both talent and hard work contribute to success, hard work is more crucial as it creates opportunities, develops new skills, and requires consistent effort. It emphasizes that dedication and perseverance can unlock potential and lead to achievement, even in the presence of innate talent. Ultimately, hard work is portrayed as essential for realizing one's goals and maximizing abilities.

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Hard Work: The Key to Success

by: Jeramine Robin

Is it innate ability or relentless dedication that truly paves the path to

achievement? While talent may open doors, it's the unwavering commitment

to hard work that ultimately unlocks the secrets to success. In truth, both

talent and hard work are major contributing factors to the success of a person.

Talent is the natural ability to perform exceptionally in a particular field,

whereas Hard work refers to the consistent and dedicated effort put into

achieving a goal or desired outcome. It involves investing time, energy, and

resources into a particular task, project, or endeavor (Admin, 2024). So, hard

work is more important than talent as it increases the probability of achieving

success by creating more opportunities, developing new talents, and involving

consistent effort and practice.

Hard work creates more opportunities for success. Because of

dedication and effort, an individual’s potential and capabilities will have the

chance to be fully discovered. Similarly, Ketan Dattani, CEO of Buckingham

Futures, highlights the significance of hard work. “While hard work is often

cited as a key driver of success, the role of luck should not be

underestimated,” he says. Ketan underscores that hard work lays the

foundation, enabling business owners to identify and seize opportunities when

they arise. He adds that luck can play a role, particularly when it comes to

timing and market conditions, but without hard work, even the best

opportunities can be missed. (Leaders, 2024)

Hard work develops new talents. According to TestGorilla, talents

become useless and naturally fade with time if they aren’t put to good use. By
working toward achieving a goal, one can not only make the most of their

talent but also grow their skills beyond the scope of their natural gifts. Their

hard work also acts as a motivational factor: When they receive positive

feedback thanks to their hard work, they’re even more motivated to continue

to put in the effort to further develop their abilities.

Hard work involves consistent effort and practice, which leads to the

development and refinement of skills. By investing time and energy in honing

one’s abilities, individuals become more proficient and competent in their

respective fields. Increased skill levels improve performance and increase the

likelihood of success. (Admin, 2024)

However, talent has always been synonymous with greatness.

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, talent “is a natural ability or aptitude”.

Therefore, talent is considered innate, which means that any qualities can be

discovered at any age, whereas hard work is a characteristic based on

persistence and needs a certain amount of time to actually see progress and

then achieve brilliance. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart became a genius at the

tender age of seven before he began his journey all around Europe.

Furthermore, talent reaches a level that hard work cannot achieve, not even

with several years of dedication and consistency.

Hard work is essential in accomplishing anything in life as it holds

significant value in various aspects of life; it creates more opportunities for

success, develops new talents, and involves consistent effort and practice. It

is important because it encompasses dedication, perseverance, and

consistent effort toward achieving goals and desired outcomes.


References:

Leaders, I. (2024, September 2). Luck is Where Opportunity Meets

Preparation: How Hard Work Creates Success. The Industry Leaders.

https://www.theindustryleaders.org/post/luck-is-where-opportunity-meets-

preparation-how-hard-work-creates-success

Panisara. (2025, March 5). Which is More Important: Hard Work or Talent? -

Keller Executive Search. Keller Executive Search.

https://www.kellerexecutivesearch.com/insight/which-is-more-

important-hard-work-or-talent/

Admin. (2024, August 23). 5 reasons why hard work is the key to success.

Sophia Online Degree College.

https://sophiaonlinecollege.com/reasons-why-hard-work-is-the-key-to-

success/#:~:text=Hard%20Work%20is%20the%20Key%20to

%20Success%20Overview,-Hard%20work%20is&text=It%20refers

%20to%20the%20dedication,improve%20skills%2C%20and%20create

%20opportunities.

Talent will always beat hard work - by Enzo M, 1st place winner of the writing

competition 2022 (level B2) | British Council France. (n.d.).

https://www.britishcouncil.fr/blog/talent-hard-work

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