They always tell us that we have to search and find our talent. There are people who already have it clear from their childhood. They are born with gifts that inevitably lead them to a profession in which they excel.
However, for others it costs us more. Years go by and we wander through life aimlessly. We have a hard time finding what we are really good at.
Today I bring you 5 examples of people who made history with what they created in their adulthood. Since they were little they had hobbies that, when they were adults, led them to success. They may inspire you and help you find your hidden talent:
1. JRR Tolkien and the reinvention of fantasy.
Tolkien drew maps, created languages, and influenced virtually all modern fantasy.
The author of "The Hobbit" y "The Lord of the rings" had a great facility for creating languages and He was a great inventor of new worlds inhabited by orcs, elves, hobbits and dwarves. He channeled this talent into one of the most amazing literary works of the last century.
Tolkien practically reinvented the fantasy genre; so much so that the list of works inspired by his books is enormous. Practically everything that exists in this genre has a small nuance from the texts left by the teacher.
2. Satoshi Tajiri and the world of insects.
Tajiri is the creative mind behind the enormous success of "Pokemon" and all this only exists because he had a mania for collecting insects. This addiction to insects began in childhood.
When Tajiri grew up, he created a game where people could collect characters. The success of the first "Pokémon" has led to a new magical world for children - and also for teenagers and adults - from all over the world.
3. Walt Disney and his miniatures.
Its miniature worlds became the best amusement park in the world.
The creator of Mickey, Goofy and Donald he had a curious hobby: collect miniatures. Walt Disney spent hours playing with his insignificant little versions of toys, dolls, and buildings. This miniature world inspired him to create something great: Disneyland!
4. The Wright brothers and the addiction that made them fly high.
There is a great rivalry over who was the first person to build the world's first airplane. If it was the Brazilian Santos Dumont or the Americans Wilbur and Orville Wright. It is curious to know that the latter's fondness for aviation occurred because of his addiction to some kind of toy helicopter that they had in their childhood.
5. Linus Tolvards and the digital revolution.
Linus Tolvards wanted to test if he could create his own operating system.
Today, only 1% of people around the world use Linux. However, This operating system was a revolution in the world of computers. And the coolest thing of all is that its creator, Linus Tolvards, said that he developed it because he was bored and approached the whole process as a hobby. In fact, Linux has an open architecture that allows anyone to change it.
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Have you ever wondered if your hobby can become a profession? Leave me your comment 😉
Those are creative and misfit geniuses, I for my part imagined other types of geniuses, although if I accept, these are too.