27/05/2025
Every talent is a gift—but raw talent is never enough.
Having a natural gift is like holding a seed in your hand. It holds the potential for greatness, but until it is planted, nurtured, and processed, it remains just that: potential.
If you truly want your gift to be acceptable, impactful, and lasting—you must walk through the stages of growth. Just like a seed becomes a tree, your talent must go through the process.
1. The Dying Stage (Burial)
Before a seed becomes anything, it must be buried.
This is the stage of isolation, discipline, and deep work. It’s where you invest in your skills when no one is watching. You take lessons, you rehearse endlessly, you fail repeatedly. You are not seen, not celebrated—sometimes not even understood.
This stage feels like death. But it’s death to laziness, death to ego, and death to entitlement.
This is where musicians are made, not discovered.
2. The Germination Stage (Breaking Open)
Here, the work begins to show—just barely. The shell breaks. You start to notice progress. Maybe you finally play that chord progression right. Maybe someone compliments your voice.
But it’s still tender. Still underground.
This is the stage where many quit—because breakthrough feels too slow.
But the truth is: if the seed doesn’t break, it can’t grow.
3. The Sprouting Stage (First Growth)
Now, your gift begins to emerge. You can do things you couldn’t do before. Your sound becomes clearer. Your confidence grows.
But don’t be deceived—it’s still a fragile stage. This is where you must surround yourself with the right people, mentors, and feedback.
The sun (encouragement) helps. But so does the rain (constructive criticism).
4. The Growing Stage (Stretching Upward)
This is where consistency matters. It’s not enough to be talented—you must show up.
Practice becomes a lifestyle. Excellence becomes your standard.
You begin to bear responsibility—to serve others with your gift, to collaborate, to build character that matches your skill.
Roots go deep here. And the deeper the root, the stronger the tree.
5. The Blooming Stage (Visible Beauty)
Now your talent is noticed. Doors begin to open. People start to invite you.
But be careful—don’t mistake visibility for maturity. Keep nurturing your gift. Keep learning.
6. The Fruiting Stage (Impact)
This is the stage where your gift is not just beautiful—it is useful.
You begin to feed others. Your music heals, inspires, and uplifts.
You train others. You multiply.
Your talent has become a tree with fruit that others can eat from.
Having a gift is not the same as having results.
Only nurtured gifts bear fruit.
So don’t just admire your talent—work it.
Let it die. Let it grow. Let it become something God and people can use.
Because in the end, it’s not about how gifted you were…
It’s about how faithful you were with what you were given.