“Sometimes we aren’t sure what seed we hold in our hand.  So we plant it, nourish it, and soon it begins to show itself for what it is.  What it should become.  In which case, you may need to transplant it from a pot to a yard, because the thing was an oak instead of a tulip all along.”

Larry Brooks, StoryFix.com

(http://storyfix.com/six-core-analogies-for-the-six-core-competencies)