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We all know we have to play on our strengths
know , but how can we do so pragmatic ? And what are our strengths anyway?
Here are five tips if you really play to your strengths .
1 . Know your strengths
Try this exercise . Recall an experience in which you fought . Now describe :
as you do , save - most smart phones will easily enable you to strip . No need
to spend more than 5 minutes. When you 're done, take a deep breath and
remember now experience in which you felt your best. And describe again when
you attach tape. Begin to feel the difference.
Now read the two recordings. They should sound significantly different . And
I'm not just talking about the substance of the stories : in fact, what I
really mean is that you will look different when you tell a story of the
struggle between the moment you sound when you tell a history and feel your
best . The sound of your voice may seem discouraged , hesitant, heavy on the
first record that may seem clear, precise and perhaps even a little passion in
the second record . Can you hear the difference?
It is also likely that your choice of vocabulary will be richer in the second
recording with more elaborate language used . You also need to come across as
relaxed. In short, the difference between the two records is one of energy.
When we recall an experience of being at our best , we implicitly include one
or more strengths. And when people talk about their strengths - the force ( s)
is / are labeled or not - they encounter as energetic and dynamic , they speak
a little louder , they talk for longer and their body language is confident.
So to know your strengths , the trick is not to write a list of strengths you
think you have , but rather to recall the peak moments , stories and feel your
best when you were , as said, in the area during that time you lost track of
time . Reconnect to the energy that you felt at that time . A strength helps
you perform effortlessly ; in fact, it propels you .
2 . Compose some of your strengths
The strong technical strengths to find your time will produce results such as
"I 'm really careful " The strength of listening. But also "I
have identified a new way forward" is a source of creativity. Labels are
secondary as long as you are able to better connect to your strengths. Most of
us have in fact only a vague idea of what our forces are so avoid intellectual
journey and just think of your stories to be good at something and feel
excited. Indeed, we can achieve and feel drained . More information about what
it is later. When you know your strengths , you can start thinking about how to
play better than you do now.
Think about your strengths through your success stories and consider using your
strengths in new situations . For example, you are indeed a good listener, but
you've noticed that you're struggling to speak in meetings, how your listening
strength can help you ? Well, you can eat what you heard while you listen .
Many people do not listen to showcase your strength and listening to impress !
It will also be easier for you to open your mouth to share what you have heard
that to offer an idea .
When you know your strengths , you can choose to compose and use it more often
.
3 . Avoid Force on Employment
There are two things that drain us try to use a weakness to do something , but
excessive use force . While I recommend you make better use of your strengths
that you are currently doing , be wary of force employment.
To take the example of the good listener, if that person consistently
emphasized listening to the virtual exclusion of other forces , they will
eventually find listening difficult. Their natural talent is empty. Thus, while
the use of our forces nourishes us , excites us , excessive force us empty .
So make sure you identify several strengths and choose wisely which ones to
dial depending on the circumstances you encounter. Vary your strengths and thus
preserve them.
4 . Substitute learned behaviors
I mentioned earlier that it is possible to achieve this without feeling the
energy that comes from the use of one or more strengths. This is because our
learned behaviors we also will do well, but , unlike our forces , our SAP
energy. Can you think of something you are good , but leaves you feeling really
tired ?
Behaviors learned ways of being that allow us to achieve and we have therefore
included in our behavior. But as learned behaviors often lead to rewards, they
also tire us - in the extreme, they lead to burn. So what about using force
instead?
Returning to the challenge of speaking in meetings. I had this challenge and I
force myself to speak. It is a dictionary of forces where you can find that
spotlights reflecting the natural ability of the person to take the stage.
Well, for me, the projector was a learned behavior and it leaves me both
exhausted and frustrated . When I am connected to my strength counterpoint , I
was able to turn my life around : counterpoint is the force to bring another
fresher perspective to any situation. I am able to identify naturally more
options, more choices, more opportunities. And when I do that , I feel good , I
feel authentic and speaking up is no longer a problem.
Play to your strengths is also retiring some tiring but rewarding behaviors.
5 . Make your relevant weaknesses
Make the point. Play to your strengths first means to identify and make use of
some of them in new situations , while using a variety of forces to avoid the
risk of over - use and deployment of your forces in situations where you are
currently using one or more of the behavior (s) learned. In this last tip, take
this approach to the next and final step : if we can use the strengths instead
of learned behaviors , how the use of strengths rather than weaknesses? This
does not get rid of weakness, but it circumvents .
There are two ways to do this . The first is similar to what I described in Tip
# 4: find a force that can be substituted . If I had not had a learned behavior
that allowed me to speak at the meeting , while projectors have been weak to
overcome and remedy counterpoint . But sometimes the substitution of force is
not possible. Then look for the strengths in others: colleagues can be a
godsend. Many people who do not have the strength to detail - the ability to
easily identify inaccuracies - performance risk in a work context. For those
people , I say: "Look around you and see your details - Strong colleague
then ask them to review your work and identify your mistakes " Chances are
you'll force your colleague missing and you two can - force . part! this is
what diverse team .
So there you have it, five tips to help you identify your strengths, compose,
and replace them for learned behaviors and weaknesses. Also avoid force -
overuse and do not hesitate to take advantage of the strengths of the other
(another term delegation ... ) comments or reactions to some of these tips ? Do
you already know your strengths well ? If so, how will you benefit ?
As a career accelerator , Alexandra works with talented individuals get the
promotion they deserve, orchestrate an internal movement to a different group ,
succeed fast in a new role as well as get clear about their next job and how
find .
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