Know About Yourself
Imagine this. You are sitting in front of a panel of interviewers, you are giving great answers, they seem impressed, and then they ask you, “What are your Strengths?” It might be a cliché question but it would be a little disappointing for them as well as for yourself if you won’t be able to answer this simple question.
Identifying your strengths is very important because it not only gives to confidence to answer such a question as above but they also help you discover your passion, your further goals in schools, colleges, and for your livelihood. You can leverage this knowledge about your strengths to choose a career path in which you will be content and happy. But if you are unaware of your strengths, how can you leverage them?
Some students may be unaware of their strengths while others may even think that they don’t have any strengths. It is essential to identify your strengths so that you can talk about them with others and use them to choose an appropriate career.
Strengths can be qualities, skills, personal characteristics, etc. A list of personal strengths that are quite common among the students follows:
- Creativity
- Enthusiasm
- Honesty
- Kindness
- Leadership
- Organization
- Originality
- Perseverance
- Problem-solving
- Reading
- Strong work ethic
- Teamwork
- Writing
Here are a few tips to help you Identify your Strengths
1. Talk to your friends and family
Understanding and analyzing your strengths can be a little difficult if you do have data. So try to ask people who you respect and are close to about what they think are your traits. Make a list of all the people whose opinions you respect and ask them about your three personal strengths. These people can be friends, family, teachers, classmates, etc. someone who knows you and has seen you divulge in any sort of work.
2. Write your traits down
Use your time as a student to build your brand. Think about a few things you enjoy doing and write them down. Make it a list of 4-5 things by writing the things you enjoy doing the most. Challenge yourself and try to understand why you like doing these things.
If you want to learn more about your traits and strengths, you can take help from the experts online, You can take an online strengths test to check what you are good at and what are your interests. There are many sites available online which are designed to provide reliable results. Find your strengths and make a list of all these strengths.
3. Recognize patterns
After making the list, tabulate the traits mentioned by your closest people. Write all the traits that were mentioned by them and add the traits that you observed and received as the results of the online tests. Then pick out words that come up frequently and note them down. Start evaluating yourself to understand your personality and skills. By now, you will have plenty of data to self-evaluate your traits and core strengths.
Taking time to understand your strengths will help you to prepare when you are planning for future job interviews or life decisions.
4. Don’t dismiss unexpected traits
Certain traits that are mentioned by your peers or through test results might focus on your personality that you were unaware of or didn’t know. Do not dismiss them. The key to finding your strengths is to form a better idea of who you are, and it includes the image you present to others, along with what you’re good at and things you can improve. An unexpected trait might lead itself to an area of work you’ve never considered yourself to be a part of.
So this might seem a little bit of work now but you can learn a lot about yourself once you understand what your interests and strengths are. It will help in shaping your life in a way that you will enjoy and sull of success but it won’t be an overnight journey. So make sure you work daily to identify d polish those skills. Understand your strengths, nurture them and leverage them to live the life you have always wished for.
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