80 ways to find out what you are good at

In this article you will learn the following

-80+ ways to know what you are good at - your strengths self-assessment

-24 questions to find your motivations, drives and passions

Do you know that - not being aware of your own strengths - is a weakness.

Many of you might not be fully aware about your strengths, your strong-suits, your unique-talents and what you are good at.

Few may even feel that they are useless, worthless and do not possess any positive qualities at all - on the opposite-extreme there are people - who feel that they are great in every respect and every aspect.

Both of these have their genesis in the emotional-insecurities.

None of the aforesaid three cases create empowered and resourceful mental-emotional-physical states - and may create issues in your self-identity, self-pride, self-confidence etc.

When we are fully aware about our weaknesses, our strengths, our triggers for negative emotions, what we are good at and what makes us scared and nervous etc. - AND - we accept and love ourselves fully as we are - THEN only we can grow exponentially and also help others grow besides making this world a better place to live for everyone.

80+ ways to know what you are good at - your strengths self-assessment - randomly given

• 1.Ask yourself - what do you routinely do for family, friends, and acquaintances - which not only gives you immense joy but also you do these with ease - this could also be those things in which others struggle
• 2.24 questions to find your motivations, drives and passions
• I.What were your dreams when you were a kid and what are your dreams now
• II.For what you get praised and recognized and receive compliments
• III.What types of competition makes you feel thrilled and energized - what type of contest you win
• IV.What are your motivations and passions - that you day-dream about - of doing
• V.What you feel envious about
• VI.What make you feel awed of others - of their qualities
• VII.What are the things you do because you enjoy it
• VIII.What is one thing you would spend money to do
• IX.What is one thing you do that makes you fear judgments
• X.What is one thing that makes you excited - just thinking or visualizing about it
• XI.Which of the these aptitudes matches your set of skills - high stamina activities, overcoming challenges, ……………add all that you can think of
• XII.Which of these tasks would never bored you - studying, learning, debating, painting, analyzing, raveling etc.
• XIII.What is the most admirable thing about someone you idolize - their strength, their knowledge, their passion, their smartness, their intelligence, their commonsense, their sense of laughter and humor, their creativity, their communication, their professionalism, their kindness
• XIV.Which of the following achievements would make you feel extremely happy - a gold medal, a very large number of fan-following on social medal etc.
• XV.Which of the following imaginary scenarios you would like to make it a reality from fantasy - thousands of fans shouting your name, receiving an acceptance email from Harvard-MIT-Oxford and alike, reading a thank you letter from someone you helped years ago, starting-up and leading a successful company - being featured in a famous gallery or news-column
• XVI.Who might enjoy or benefit from your aptitudes, hobbies, interests
• XVII.What are your main activities outside of work
• XVIII.Which activities have you always enjoyed doing but could not pursue as you did not have free time
• XIX.Which activities makes you lose track of time - when was it and what you were doing
• XX.Which activities you don't need any help to do
• XXI.What do you love talking about and can talk for hours with full zeal
• XXII.What genre of you read most
• XXIII.What do people ask you to teach
• XXIV.What compliments do you tend to ignore - all too often, we're oblivious to our strengths
• 3.Get yourself assessed online on few globally validated assessment and personality profiling tests
• 4.Get yourself tested on several of the US, UK, Canadian and Australian government's portals for personal, career, personality, aptitude, attitude and professional assessment - many of these are free
• 5.Enroll and participate pro-actively in the following through being active in their various activities, talks and conferences
• I.Volunteering organizations
• II.Social-cause organization
• III.Professional forums
• IV.Adventure activities - like mountaineering, hiking, trekking or travelling groups and associations
• V.Speaking forums
• VI.Blog and podcast channels
• VII.Teach others pro-bono
• 6.Help people with what you can - whenever you can
• 7.Track and maintain a record of activities which make you come alive and brings out your best, invigorate you
• 8.Keep a list of what makes you drained and sap your energy
• 9.Note down what makes you feel like learning more and more about - and which you master comparatively in easier mode
• 10.Experiment and try different-different and lots of things
• 11.Think outside the box a bit - try a mix of creative activities, like building things, making art, writing – whatever takes your fancy
• 12.Do some practical - solve your day to day problem
• 13.Go and play some team game
• 14.Try brain activities
• 15.Take calculated risks towards your dream
• 16.Give the things you try enough time - as no worthwhile things can happen in a jiffy
• 17.Ask your loved ones what they think you are good at
• 18.Self-assess your work and day to day activities
• 19.Think about the trends and opportunities - what makes you scared about future
• 20.Stop telling yourself - I am not talented - all the talent have to be acquired, learned, practiced and mastered - scientifically born-talent is a big myth
• 21.Discover what you don't already know - Don't stop if you don't love it right away
• 22.Take note of how you spend your free time
• 23.Look for patterns - not just one-off incident
• 24.Keep an open mind - Revisit your past successes
• 25.Decide how you want to feel about yourself
• 26.Think about what skills have helped you succeed
• 27.Stop accepting good - work on for becoming great
• 28.By focusing on doing and becoming great - your output can actually see sharp uplifting and upscaling
• 29.Don't try to be good at everything - it is impossible and very pressurizing
• 30.Stop trying to be good at many things, and focus on mastering one - be obsess about it
• 31.Work with a coach to get an objective view of yourself.
• 32.Create something - the outcome doesn't matter and have fun while making it
• 33.Develop an old skill - Test your talents and interests
• 34.Stop comparing yourself to others - Stand up for yourself.
• 35.See the world through someone else's eyes.
• 36.Find models of excellence - Study the greats - ask which of their qualities you would like to imbibe - and then practice
• 37.Figure out what you care about - Become curious about other people
• 38.Create network in different levels and in different walks of life
• 39.Work on your self-development -Feel comfortable being uncomfortable stretching beyond your comfort-zones and existing capabilities
• 40.Develop the utmost belief in yourself and in your abilities
• 41.Create a list of the actions you should take - e.g. -
• 42.Learn to say no to time wasters and emotionally-draining people and demands
• 43.Learn by doing - and then go teach what you learned
• 44.Spend more time practicing things you find difficult

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