Discover Your Strengths And Grow

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Aug. 4, 2015 - PRLog -- “Most people live without knowing what their true strengths are. You need to remind yourself every now and then about who you are...”- Anonymous

Learning new things at the workplace is imperative, but being a jack of all will not help you in developing your strengths. Strengths are developed by discovering what you enjoy working on and consistently putting efforts to develop it. When you pursue your job in the disciplines which you feel are your strengths, you feel more involved and engaged at work. There is more probability of growth in a job when you work in the field of your interest rather than working in a field which you don’t find interesting.

It is not mandatory that your supervisors understand your strengths or deploys you in the same work. Still, when you do what you are best at, you will feel satisfied with your growth in your job and tend to perform at work with great enthusiasm. Here are some ways to work upon your strengths:


Analyse Your Strengths

You know your strengths when you have a few years of work experience in your industry. When you explore different domains to work in your field, then you get to know what you enjoy doing the most. It is required to analyse in depth not only about your strengths but also your weaknesses. This can be done with the help of reputed career advisors who can guide you in an apt way. There are different psychology test available online which are designed to give an outcome of your strong traits accurately. You can take up multiple tests and analyse results. Note down the leading disciplines in these results. Also, pen down the projects which you feel you did perfectly and you enjoyed as well in your previous jobs. There may be some tasks which you did well but don\’t want to pursue it anymore in the future, strike out such tasks from the list. Draw an inference based on this whole analysis and make two separate lists of top 5 weaknesses and strengths at work. You can take a feedback from your colleagues and boss on what they think you are strong at. This whole process will help you in narrowing down your strengths and liking.

Look For a Platform
Once you know your strengths, the next step is to find a platform to make it stronger. Search for the projects in your firm which gives you an opportunity to work upon those areas which give you pleasure to give your efforts. Explore the extra responsibilities in other departments of your organization or work on freelance projects. Besides all this, it is important to keep a self-belief and plan ahead in your career by exploring the possibilities in the same field. Michelle McQuaid, an author of well-known career books suggests \“you can boost your levels of optimism and self-belief by imagining what might be possible in the year ahead if everything went as well as possible and you were using your strengths each day."

Learn Consistently
The nature of your job and your area of interest can differ. You bosses may not support you or assign you the work you are good at. May be professionally you are not getting a chance to strengthen your skills, but, you can read and explore about it on a regular basis. Also, you can expand your network with people who can probably direct you a right path to follow.