Playing the nature’s cards

While watching one of the supporting videos for a course I’m attending (online) the below line (approximatively) came up

“Nature makes and deals the cards, but nurture plays them” (approximate quote)

Dave Snowden

This made me think of how education and approach have a very important role on how things turn up on both individual level as well as aggregated, up to organisational level.

On individual level, this is one more time this is confirmed, as education and attitude can turn good kids into bad ones and the other way around. At the same time, assuming the best intent and taking a positive look on life, one can say that every person can achieve a lot given the right set of values and support.

Revisiting this about 4 years later, as my two kids have grown up a little, all I can say it is still true, yet I feel it is quite difficult. Maybe this is why we do not see it more often happening …difficult, but rewarding!