What to Know

It isn’t always easy to see our own strengths. Often, the things we’re good at feel natural or effortless. They are so integrated in how we do what we do that we don't even notice them, like a fish not realizing it's swimming in water.

Getting familiar with your strengths is important because it helps you identify roles where you'll thrive and feel energized. It also helps you confidently and realistically communicate your strengths to potential employers and other professional contacts.

Professional strengths incorporate your:

• Natural Talents: These are innate patterns of thinking, feeling, or behaving that come naturally to you and can be productively applied in professional settings.
• Developed Capabilities: Skills and competencies you've built through education, experience, and practice that have become areas where you consistently perform well.
• Energy Sources: Activities and responsibilities that energize rather than exhaust you, indicating areas where your strengths align with the work itself.

Complete the activity to identify your strengths

✏️ Activity 1: Discover Your Strengths

Move on to Step 5: Understand Your Capabilities

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