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Would Beethoven be Beethoven if he had been born in another time, another place, and to a family with no musical talent?
Would Tiger Woods be Tiger Woods if he hadn’t grown up playing golf from a young age and been surrounded by golfers?
Would the Polgar sisters be the Polgar sisters if they hadn’t grown up immersed in the world of chess and first-rate chess players?
To all of the above, the answer is unequivocally no! Genius doesn’t happen in a vacuum; no, it is bred. Anyone savvy enough can raise a genius.
“Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.”
— Richard Buckminster Fuller
What do all three of the aforementioned people have in common? They each had a father who pushed them to become great at something.
You may have average intelligence, but if you believe that you can raise a genius and you set out to figure out how; and you implement the strategies that you learn, then chances are you will either succeed or get close enough.
For sure, you’ll raise a much more intellectually precocious child than you would have had you not tried.
