Your Gift

What's your gift? Find out how to find out in this mini podcast.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

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Transcript

Your Gift

What’s your unique gift?

What'ya do just about better than anybody you know?

Don’t be modest. You know you have something that comes to you so easy, that sometimes it causes people to notice or comment. That’s your gift.

The Grasshopper describes it this way:

“Gift: Something you didn’t work at.”

Did you ever notice that your gift just comes to you naturally?

You see things other people don’t see, you hear things other people don’t hear, and you even sense things that others don’t feel. That’s a gift.

You may have some skills that you build over time that may make you gifted, but that’s not your gift. Let’s pretend that you're a world class wine taster. You can easily identify the type of oak cask they used, and you can taste specific tannins contained in the wine. That’s a talent, but not your gift. You had to work at it.

What present was handed to you that you’re not taking full advantage of? This discovery often leads people to a second career or a line of work that recharges their engine.

How many people do you know that are good at what they do, but don’t like what they are doing? You don’t have to raise your hand, you’re in the majority. Reminds me of a story . . .

I have a gifted friend who went to art school and he excelled. Upon graduation, he was offered a job by Hallmark in New York City as an artist. Quite the gig. Six months later, he came back home and announced he had quit his plum job.

Everybody wanted to know why. He summed it up this way: “I got tired of drawing fuzzy bunnies.” In this case, his gift was misapplied. He discovered that he liked the connections he made with people during live drawing sessions and he loved illustrating. He now has a stellar, rewarding career as an award winning artist and illustrator.

This kid could draw without effort well before anyone showed him how. It was his gift. Reminds me of another story . . .

I had another friend who could play any musical instrument soon after picking it up. This guy could pick out a tune on a washboard. He had perfect pitch and was an incredible "play by ear" musician. He honed his music reading skills by additional study, but he was gifted well before he knew what an instrument or an F# was.

The sad part of this story is he drowned his gift. To say he was a hopeless drunk would be a compliment. He didn’t capitalize on his gift. To hear him tell it, it was his parents’ fault that he never succeeded to the heights that matched his skill. He wasted his gift.

Are you keeping your gift under wraps?

How can you best use your gift?

These are questions to reflect on in your quiet time. There is something that's a perfect match for your gift. Engage your curiosity and start the process of finding that form-fitting glove.

The process begins by first noticing and acknowledging you have a gift. We all do. You may be hiding it under a rock or downplaying its value, but it’s there.

Next, ask yourself, “What's the purpose of my gift?” You will get answers. You just have to be open to letting them come through.

Finally, it’s time to put your gift on display. You can start slowly until you get more comfortable showing your stuff, but show it you must.

If modesty or fear gets in the way, remember this confidence boosting phrase: “You were given this gift for a reason.”

If you are already using your gift, you can hear my applause in the background.

If you haven’t found your gift yet, get off your duff and start looking. It’s in plain sight for anyone who makes the effort.

This gift doesn’t belong to anybody but you, and only you can use to its best advantage.

When you show the world your gift, you’ll truly appreciate the phrase: “The gift that keeps on giving.”

All the best,

John