Originally posted by Kodanjaclay
I disagree that people with natural ability are apt to quit. I had natural ability when I was a kid, and I am still going, as is my best friend, who started a couple years after me.
How did you react when techniques came easy? Did it make you feel confident? Did you feel as if you could criticize others? Did you understand that other people might struggle with something that is easy for you? Those are mental and spiritual challenges. Many people with natural ability fail in at least one of those questions and a good instructor will pick this up and try to instill some humility in the student. This may seem mean to the student and they may quit. I'm not saying that all people with natural ability quit, I'm just saying that people with natural ability have to watch themselves or they can get board and cocky which can cause them to quit.