The Motivator...

Q.) So what separates the Late Bloomer from the early bloomer?

The early bloomer either possessed an inborn ambition to push himself through the “wall” when the tasks become difficult, (I will discuss the “wall” at a later date) or, if the ambition was not inborn, then there was at least an outside motivator. That motivator could have been a parent who did not let the child settle for mediocrity, or perhaps a teacher or mentor or coach who pushed the child past the “wall” that is inevitably hit when facing challenging tasks. But no matter where the source of the motivation lay, whether from within the child or without, the fact stands that there was a motivator.

The Late Bloomer did not have a motivator; neither inborn nor external. Therefore, when a Late Bloomer faces a challenging task, and he sees the “wall” at which point the task becomes “more work than it’s worth”, quitting is usually the only option visible. In many cases, pushing through is not even a thought. And since there was no motivator, the tasks did not get accomplished; the skills were not developed; the tenacity was not built in to the character; and quitting became easier with each task.

This is what I believe to be the most prominent separator of early and Late Bloomers. There are of course other factors, but none more significant than the motivator.