What was the last project you enjoyed so much that you lost track of time completing it?

Did the final result thrill and impress your co-workers, your boss and maybe even yourself? 

If you answered “yes” to these two questions, there is a good chance you were using one or more of your natural talents.

Here is why that’s important.

When we use our natural talents, we are energized, engaged and more likely to deliver astonishing results.

Makes sense, doesn’t it? Of course, we are more energized and engaged!

We’re working and contributing in a way that is unique to how we naturally think, feel and behave.

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” — Aristotle

One of the most helpful formulas for life success is this:

TALENT x INVESTMENT = STRENGTHS

Talent (a natural way of thinking, feeling or behaving) x Investment (time spent practicing, developing your skills and building your knowledge base) = Strengths (the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance).

If you commit to investing in your natural talents, you tap into powers and abilities that are unique to you.

You begin the shift from experiencing fleeting glimpses of personal excellence to fulfilling your potential in ways you’ve never imagined.

So, how can you uncover your unique talents today?

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In 2013, the #1 selling book on Amazon wasn’t written by Malcolm Gladwell, Dan Brown, Sheryl Sandberg, or Stephen King. It was written by a Senior Scientist at Gallup named Tom Rath.

Want an even more compelling testament to the power of strengths?

StrengthsFinder 2.o is Amazon’s best selling non-fiction book of all-time.

By applying over 40 years of human behavioral research, Rath’s Clifton StrengthsFinder 2.0 provides a life-changing assessment that helps you discover and appreciate your unique, natural talents.

Included with the best-selling book is a unique online code that allows access to the StrengthsFinder assessment. The assessment has been taken by over 15 million people worldwide.

Upon completing the assessment, you receive your top five talent theme descriptions and an array of Insight and Action Guides to jump-start your Strengths Journey. These guides illuminate how you build relationships, influence others, accomplish tasks and analyze information.

I first took StrengthsFinder years ago, and I still revisit my personal action guides a few times each year. Even now, I learn something new and useful each time.

Once you begin absorbing your assessment results, consider how applying the “Talent X Investment = Strengths” formula will help you turn your natural talents into true strengths.

Even better, find a great strengths coach and let him or her help guide you to better leverage your unique talents in your work, life and relationships.

There is only one you and it is way past time the world started benefiting from your individual greatness.

Mark time on your calendar and take the assessment. The insight and self-awareness you gain is invaluable and will change your life forever.  

You can order StrengthFinder 2.0 here. (Make sure you order a new copy of the book. You will need your own unique online access code to take the assessment. The code is mostly likely already invalid if you buy a used copy of the book.)

You can also order and access the assessment online here.

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If you are new to your Strengths Journey or interested in discovering, developing and focusing your natural talents, please feel free to drop us a line at hello@strengthslauncher.com.

We’d love to help you begin growing and using your unique talents today.

Cheers,

Doug

*If you’d like to explore the powerful science behind the assessment, please click Gallup Clifton StrengthsFinder Technical Report.