Ryan Leak

It's like sometimes you look at these people.

who are leaders, and we would use a phrase like they're a natural born leader.

It's like some people, it's like they were wired for success.

And then you're over there just like, dude, am I just lazy?

What were we born with versus they just work really hard?

What were we born with versus they just put their 10,000 hours in?

It's interesting.

I was asked the other day if I think people are born with it.

If people are born with it, you know what it is, that resilience, that leadership, that confidence, that drive to win.

Are some people just wired differently?

Or can you put your 10,000 hours in?

And here's what the research actually says.

Yes, we are born with some predispositions.

Genetics do matter.

I was reading a study about twins actually the other day.

It actually came out of the Minnesota Twin Family Study.

They actually found that roughly 30 to 50% of personality traits like temperament, emotional reactivity, optimism, and even leadership tendencies can be attributed to genetics.

So if you've ever thought, I've always just been this way, you're not completely wrong.

Because some people are more naturally calm.

Some people are naturally more sensitive.