Is Talent Enough?

Steven Barnes
4 min readOct 7, 2021

https://actingmagazine.com/2021/03/michael-jai-white-this-business-does-not-support-talent-it-supports-heat/?fbclid=IwAR09bh40LtpZl_8blriqiqrO2elbD8d9TwDtd_d0AzIhZAdt6woXdw2maHI

“I don’t care how talented you are. Of course, your talent grows with your knowledge, right? In most jobs, the more talented you are, the more opportunities you’re given. Not so, in this business.” — Michael Jai White

Well…no. RECOGNIZED talent is recognized, but to be “rewarded” it has to be a specific talent that the person rewarding you sees as something that will make THEIR life better. Michael…

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Steven Barnes

Steven Barnes is a NY Times bestselling author, ecstatic husband and father, and holder of black belts in three martial arts. www.lifewritingpodcast.com.