USING YOUR STRENGTHS…to CHANGE your life

STRENGTHa good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing

TALENTS VS. STRENGTHSTALENTS – naturally recurring pattern of thought, feeling or behavior. [talent is a potential strength]• Diamonds in the rough• Identified between 3 -5

STRENGTHS – ability to provide consistent, near-perfect performance in a specific given task.• Diamonds that have been buffed • Are developed between 3-15, strengths do not change

much after 15

USING YOUR STRENGTHS

AcknowledgeThe Past

Assess Your Mindset

Let Go of ‘Trying’

Identify ‘Area[s] of Brilliance’

Tell Yourself the Truth

Focusing on Others

Strengths

ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASTUp until this point, I have been ____________. As of today I am _________________________.

MINDSET

Negative

Thinking

Positive Thinking

DEALING WITH NEGATIVITY

GIVE UP ‘TRYING’ to be…• Someone you are not

• Perfect

• Good at everything

• All things to all people

• Strong in areas of weakness

• Fill in the blank ______________________.

BRILLIANCEexceptional talent or intelligence

IDENTIFY YOUR AREAS OF BRILLIANCE

• Notice how you think, feel and behave

• Look for things that feel natural and effortless

• Notice when you feel inquisitive and focused

• Identify when you feel ‘in the zone’

• Listen to how others describe you

• Pay attention to what others ask you to do

• Reflect on what you loved to do, what came naturally as a child

TELL YOURSELF THE TRUTH• Who are you most of the time?

• What are you best at?

• What do you do that others can not or will not do?

• What is the REAL story?

• Do you spend more time managing weaknesses or working in your areas of strength?

FOCUS ON OTHERS STRENGTHS

Helpful Tips• Don’t compare yourself to others

• Partner with others with different skill sets

• Take a personality assessment or strengths finder

• Give yourself a break

• Have fun discovering and developing your strengths

PLAY WITH YOUR STRENGTHS

MICHELLE NEUJAHR, MBAMotivational Speaker, Business Consultantwww.michelleneujahr.com