A thought worth re-visiting. What do you think about this concept? Is it about talent or perseverance.
“You don’t believe in natural talent?”
“The premise can be insidious. If we find something doesn’t come naturally, we might conclude we have no talent for it and abandon the pursuit, even if it’s to our detriment.”
“So what causes success?”
“If you believe in deliberate practice, artfully designed hard work and always stretching beyond your abilities. It’s not as simple as ‘Practice makes perfect.’ It’s continually focusing on your weakest elements and trying to improve them. Those who persevere are high achievers.”
“…The key lies in knowing what you deeply want. The more you want something, the easier it is to sweat through the deliberate practice.”
“So you make your own luck?…”
Kerry Reichs in Leaving Unknown
Kerry seems to be describing Gladwell’s Rule of 10,000. The concept is quite simple. If you put 10,000 hours into something–anything–you will be successful. Whether you begin with ‘natural talent’ or…
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Shawn L. Bird 
I definitely think you need a natural talent and imagination in order to be able to succeed in a field with so much competition these days. Hard work may mean you apply yourself better and be noticed but without a natural bent for the subject not many will make it. Of course in a field with many runners some luck plays a part too.
xxx Huge Hugs Shawn xxx