Finding your truth is foundational for creating a fulfilling life and career. Here, you’ll learn a simple exercise that will give you some profound insights about your truth.
Finding your truth is one of the most rewarding endeavors you can undertake because you can use it as a compass for creating a life and career you love.
One essential step in finding your truth is knowing your strengths and talents.
As a career coach, I have been surprised to learn that many people need clarification about what their strengths are.
To gain clarity about your strengths, ask yourself the question: What comes naturally to me? And then dive into that question.
Here’s how you can make the most of this inquiry tool:
Get out a notebook and a pen or pencil. (This is preferable to typing on a computer because it connects you with your body. It makes the exercise a somatic experience).
Write the question at the top of a blank page:
What comes naturally to me?
Set a timer for at least fifteen minutes and write down everything that comes to mind.
Keep your pen in contact with the page while continuing to ask yourself the question.
Your answers can (and should) include skills that come naturally to you in ALL parts of your life.
This is not just about the skills you use in your current job or skills you consider “work skills.”
For instance, maybe you’re a natural at coaching your kid’s basketball team.
These are transferable skills that reflect your leadership ability.
Include skills you use in your family, social life, and hobbies or leisure activities.
We tend to overlook the skills we use in these parts of our lives, but they can often be leveraged in our professional lives and careers.
Write for the entire fifteen minutes (and longer if you get into a groove and the ideas keep coming).
Make the list as long as you possibly can, and don’t leave anything out, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem.
Maybe you’re good at finding the best deal when making a certain type of purchase.
Write that down. It’s relevant.
Once you have your list, walk away and return to it one or two days later.
Ask yourself the question again and see if more ideas come to mind. What have you left out?
This list will illuminate some of your most useful transferable skills, strengths and talents while providing valuable insight for finding your truth.
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