Random Wisdom (or DUH)

How to gradually discover your talents in a few minutes a day

It’s good to think about what your talents are. Your talents are the things that you’re not only good at, but which come natural to you. In fact, sometimes those things are so natural that you don’t even see them as talents. So answering the question “what are my talents” can be hard on the spot.

Discovering your talents is easier done on an ongoing basis, by keeping a talent journal. In this journal you answer the following questions after  a day of work or after a specific activity:

• What went well? Where did I perform above average or even excel?
• What felt easy? Maybe so easy that it felt natural and effortless?
• Based on this experience, what talents did I exhibit?

It may start slowly and in the first few entries you may find it hard to name the talents you used. Just keep going though. After a while you will descover some patterns. Specific things come back every time, and it’s in those things that you will find your true talents.

You will find that keeping a journal makes  you more aware of what you’re good at. As a result you start to appreciate yourself more, which of course is a nice side effect. Knowing your talents will help you putting those talents to use. It’s in using your talents that you can contribute most, while being your true self.

Give yourself the gift of a talent journal and begin to discover your talents.