How to develop your strengths?

Posted On September 16, 2021September 18, 2021

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“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”

–  Napoleon Hill

We are all gifted with unique talents and abilities that makes us who we are. We can be the most and best version of ourselves when we use those strengths to enhance our lives and those around us. Developing yourself as an individual means improving on your strengths and finding ways to minimise and learn from your weaknesses. Understanding the same would allow you to feel more confident and resilient.
While there are number of ways to develop your strengths, try starting with the below steps to live the best life:

• Recognise the need for improvement: Before you can start to develop your strengths, you need to realise that no matter at which situation you are at currently, you can improve. Improvement doesn’t mean you’re bad at something; it just means you can do it better. Even if you’re at the top of the game, you can always push yourself to become better at something. A whole number of students aren’t much aware of their weaknesses and therefore, they may believe they don’t need improve. To help you analyse your strengths and weaknesses, talk with someone you trust who can give you honest feedback. Look at it as a learning experience and a chance for betterment.

• Strengths first: Make it your goal to spend more quality time doing what you love and enjoy. Spending time developing your talents will help you grow personally. The adage- “Practice makes perfect” stands true and being able to practice what you enjoy only helps the process.

• Concentrate on weaknesses: Working on one’s weaknesses only brings misery and self-doubt. Concentrating on your strengths brings a better sense of fulfilment and forward progress.

• Avoid negative people: There are people that will drain your energy and will act as negative barriers and it’s then that you need to take a step back from them. Spend time with people who lift you up, make you feel good and positive, and makes you realise that you can do it.

• Use failure as motivation: Things aren’t always going to go your way, no matter how well you properly align with your goals. Sometimes we need a good kick to get us going. Sometimes we need the pain of failure to reset, revise, and reassess. Are you taking risks? Are you failing? If so, good going. Winston Churchill failed grandly more than once, and was famously cast to the political “wilderness” and then came roaring back to lead the British resistance. Steve Jobs was fired from the company he founded but through persistence ultimately came back to save it from extinction. Each of them, in their own way, failed, learned from their mistakes, and most importantly, persisted in the face
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  Discover your own strongest qualities and develop them in order to bring out the most of yourself and your life.