"The most successful people are those who don't have any illusions about who they are. They know themselves well and they can move in the direction of their best talents. They know the kind of culture they thrive in and how they can benefit from that culture. Unfortunately, most people don't understand themselves. Most people don't want to lose their illusions about themselves, although they say they want to take charge of their career."
- Bud Bray

Persuasion - one of the 7 key traits/talents for success....

Article "7 Key Traits And Talents For Success"
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-key-traits-talents-success-fahmeenaodetta-moore

Do you think some people/families have far more talents than others and therefore deserve to rule or have a position of privilege?

"If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it—through the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated."
- Victoria Moran, Lit From Within: Tending Your Soul For Lifelong Beauty

"You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in."
- Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass

Do you know your talents and strengths? This troubled youth did not know his talent and was lucky to discover it.....

Video: Ripping D - It's not about your IQ, it's about your I WILL: Derek Clark at TEDxGreenbrookSchool

https://youtu.be/EyjDmeVn_dA

"The most successful people are those who don't have any illusions about who they are. They know themselves well and they can move in the direction of their best talents. They know the kind of culture they thrive in and how they can benefit from that culture. Unfortunately, most people don't understand themselves. Most people don't want to lose their illusions about themselves, although they say they want to take charge of their career."
- Bud Bray

"The idea of 'to whom much is given, much will be required' is that we are held responsible for what we have. If we are blessed with talents, wealth, knowledge, time, and the like, it is expected that we use these well to glorify God and benefit others."
- GotQuestions.org, http://www.gotquestions.org/much-given-required.html

"... Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more."
- Holy Bible (ESV), Luke 12:48

"To show your true ability is always, in a sense, to surpass the limits of your ability, to go a little beyond them: to dare, to seek, to invent; it is at such a moment that new talents are revealed, discovered, and realized."
- Simone de Beauvoir

"Don't settle for anything less. Rise up and optimize your talents through strategic thinking and big dream. Your God should be your guide in all things."
- Israelmore Ayivor, Michelangelo Beethoven Shakespeare: 15 Things Common to Great Achievers