For lots of people, this is really hard to consider for themselves. Now is not the time to kid yourself. Take the question seriously.
If someone asked you to name the skills and strengths of your friend, sibling or colleague, you're probably be able to take a good stab at it, right?
When it comes to yourself, it seems, to many people, to not be as easy.
Even if you don’t think you have any talents, you’re going to find that there are things where you are strong. Don’t be too modest on this, but be honest with yourself. You have talents.
For example, if you have raised children or even babysat and made it to the end of the day in one piece, then you have talents. If you’re married, you have talents. if you manage a team, you have talents. Any relationship or close personal interaction with another person is a matter of compromise and demand; give and take. It teaches empathy, teamwork and management skills.
If you drive a car, you have talents. If you can persuade someone to go out on a date on a Friday night, or if you can convince a friend to try a new food or watch film at the pictures that they think they’re going to absolutely hate, you have talents.
Where are your skills? The chances are that you gravitated toward something earlier in life and, for whatever reason, got diverted. There is still time.
Doing what we’re good at gives us satisfaction, so we keep doing it, practicing it, getting better at it.
What talents do you have? How do you already use them in your job? How can you apply them to your career journey?
How do you find your peak with your talents? Let’s start with some examples:
Let's suppose that you have a gift for photography. You can see the essence of a thing and capture the moment. Perhaps your peak involves taking pictures for events or community relations.
Are you gifted with cooking? Maybe you can use those skills to better serve your community or for enterprise.
What about music? Or maths? Bring these to the workplace and let them help you in the day-to-day work schedule and in creating long-term goals. That will point you toward what you do best.
Maybe your strength lies in generating reports. Maybe it’s in motivating others. Whatever your talent, there’s a place for it somewhere.
Think creatively and see where you can use these skills.
So. What is your secret skill our un-nurtured talent?
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