Discover Your Strengths
Love it or loathe it, that's how author Marcus Buckingham suggests finding your strengths. To help you identify your best traits and weaknesses, Buckingham suggests taking a blank sheet of paper and drawing a line down the middle. Label one side "Love it!" and the other side "Loathe it!"
During a typical week, carry the paper around with you and separate your activities into the two categories. In the love column are things you look forward to doing, tasks that seem to make the time fly by or activities that make you feel fulfilled after you've completed them. Tasks that are difficult to concentrate on and things you hope you never have to do again belong in the loathe column.
At the end of the week, you'll have a clear picture of your strengths and where your passion lies. Specifically identifying the activities that strengthen you will help you purposely gravitate toward them, as well as help you neutralize the ones you hate. You'll be able to avoid some of the activities that weaken you. For those you can't, by having your week so filled with activities that invigorate you, you'll have the strength to power through those activities that drain you.
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