A solid understanding of your top strengths and talents is essential to creating your own career success. Knowing what you’re good at allows you to steer your career in the most satisfying and fulfilling direction.
When I embark on a coaching program with a new client, I like to start out by getting a sense of her greatest strengths and talents. When I ask clients to share their top skills, I’m usually met with stunned silence. Most women cannot say what they’re good at! For many women, this is due to a combination of not wanting to brag and simply not knowing (or not owning) their gifts and talents.
Everyone has areas in which they excel. Too often, women overlook or devalue their greatest strengths. Since certain skills come to them so naturally, they assume everyone possesses these same gifts. Even though a certain assignment may feel effortless to you, others may struggle to complete the same task with ease.
To launch your process of identifying your top professional strengths, ask yourself the following powerful question:
Throughout my career, when have I experienced the most joy on the job?
Think about the times you’ve felt most engaged and alive at work. This will give you a lot of important clues about your greatest career strengths.
~ Maret ~
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