When I was a small child I loved to draw and colour.  Rainy days were wonderful excuses to pull out paints pencil crayons and paper.  I don't know what defines talent, but my drawings certainly drew a lot of accolades and I understood that it was a good thing.  My mother often proclaimed that when God gives you a talent, it is your obligation to use it.  I believed her  

And so, by the age of 15 I was creating pastel portraits for tourists and selling my paintings.  By the age of 24 I owned my own design business and earned a very good living doing what started out as a hobby and passion.  ......