The fastest way to get the power of your personal strengths working for you is to run strategic strengths experiments. Using The Strengths Deck, a tool I developed to help you get up close and personal with your strengths, you can identify your strengths, weaknesses, and everything in between, in less than 90 minutes. But
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Are you ready for a masterclass in personal strengths? Listen in on this conversation between me, Christopher Miller and Paul Fawcett as we talk about what personal strengths are, and why they matter so much for your life, work, and wellbeing. We all come at the topic from different perspectives, and use a variety of
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That’s right – ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ is soon to be available as an audiobook! The ‘Unleash Your Awesome’ audiobook I recently spent time in the studio with the amazing Jordan Greville, recording the audio version of Unleash Your Awesome. I was super-nervous heading in – I’ve never even set foot in a recording studio before,
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I love the huge variety of strengths-based approaches that are out there, but many of them get one key thing wrong. They focus on the extremes of super-strengths and worst weaknesses, and make only passing mention (or worse, completely ignore) what sits in the middle of the spectrum. It’s as though they don’t realise that
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My friend Karl Craig-West hosted me on his podcast to talk about how to use your Genius strengths to do more of what you love. We talk about how you can figure out and use your Genius strengths, how to spot and collaborate with other people’s strengths, and how to use your unique strengths to
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Do you know how to use your strengths to power-up your work? When you know what you’re great at, and that lights you up (as well as what doesn’t), you can create simple strategies that will bring more energy, fun, and achievement to your life and work. The origin of this article This article started
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The key to getting the most out of working with your strengths is knowing how to find the sweet spot for each strength. This article will teach you five simple strategies for finding your sweet spot, so that you can enjoy better results. A quick strengths primer If you aren’t familiar with how I define
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Every New Year people hit the gym and jump on a treadmill to undo their Christmas excesses without understanding the real issue: getting stuck on the hedonic treadmill. Thankfully, once we become aware of how the hedonic treadmill operates, we can implement strategies to minimise its impact, or even help us jump off it. What
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This morning, as I sat outside with my coffee admiring my summer flowers, I realised that gardening is a great metaphor for working with strengths. There are so many different elements to consider as you plan and care for your garden. And the way you understand and work with each element contributes to the outcome
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One of the most common questions I hear when talking to people about their strengths is whether it is possible to overuse a strength. After all, it’s something that you’re great at, and that lights you up. What could possibly go wrong? Remember “Occupational Overuse Syndrome”? When I first learned how to type, it was
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