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The Potential Plan – How to Identify a Child’s Talent Early for a Lifetime of Career Success

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By: Dwight Bain, LMHC "What do you want to be when you grow up ?” the delivery man asked. With my mom standing behind me I boldly replied, “Christian Psychologist on the Radio who helps people. ”  I was just 9 years old. The strongest indicator of talent in young children is to track interest, curiosity and fascination with topics, toys, trends, pets or people; especially as they are exposed to new experiences. This process goes on throughout childhood, but when you know what to look for you can spot indicators as early as three or four. My mother noticed how much I liked listening to counseling teaching programs on the radio and sought out every opportunity to give me exposure to audio learning on psychological subjects**. Books, cassette tapes, ( remember those), then as I went into high school found internships, workshops and seminars always supplemented with weekly trips to the fantastic Orange County Public Library, www.ocls.info , still one of my favorit