Discover How To Know Your Talents And gifts By Following These 6 Steps
Everyone has natural talents and gifts but sometimes you just can’t see them so discover how to know your talents and gifts with this very simple process.
Hi Trish Davies, here, founder of Build Your AU which is a personal branding program. Well it’s more than a personal branding program because when you go through it you will discover who you are. Now that may sound a strange thing to say as you think you know that already!
Well yes and no because most of the time you focus on the person that you portray to the world. You get so used to you routines, behaviour, likes and dislikes and the personality you develop.
In many occasions this is a mask that people live behind, maybe it is what they want other people to see. There is so much peer pressure that sometimes people think they have to be someone that in reality they’re not.
As you go through life it is easy to get caught up with the flow, accept life as it is because you are told to do so. Get influenced by people who are not aligned with your true values so the real you gradually gets buried within.
It is easy to lose track with what you are really good at, your unique talents and gifts. The real you in all it’s rawness and authenticity. I think authenticity really sums up the point I am trying to make. When you learn how to know your talents and gifts that’s when you rediscover the real you.
This is what I will focus on today, finding the authentic you!
How To Know Your Talents And Gifts
I am going to share some insights to help you find your authentic self. This means that you will need to delve deep into the pit of your stomach and your mind. This is where you will find the natural talents and gifts that you possess.
I am sure that when you go through this process is will be a life changing event for you. What I will then do is show you how you can use your talents and gifts to make an impact on other people.
This means packaging up your talents and gifts into an online business if you so desire. My Build Your AU program can help you achieve this so you can create a life of freedom and choice. You can get rewarded by serving people, sharing your talents and gifts along the way.
If all that sounds good, then gets started!
Start With Your Life Story
This is sometimes referred to as your origin story. Basically, it is a story of your life up to this point. This is a very powerful exercise because it will reveal two things. The first is what you are already good at, your talents. The other is that it will also reveal what you should consider developing, your full potential in other words.
This is going to be a trip down memory lane for you so the obvious place to start is when you were a child. Remember what you were like as a child, what you liked to do. Did you like school or not, did you have favourite subjects, ones you enjoyed and found easy?
Then carry that through to the time you were growing up through adolescence and eventually into adulthood. Was it an easy transition, what experiences did you have, good and bad. This will stir up many memories and emotions, sometimes you will laugh, sometimes you will cry.
Writing down what happened through these times will reveal how you got to where you are now. So, look at the position you are in, are you where you want to be? Then consider your future, your origin story doesn’t have to stop here.
Write down what you want your future to look like, what path you want to take right now. Do you want to leave a legacy for your family and the world in general. Not to sound morbid but what would you like people to say about you when you are no longer here. What memories do you want them to have of you?
This exercise reveals your priorities in life, what’s important to you.
What Have You Excelled At?
The previous exercise will reveal lots of things that you excelled at but there will be many more. Usually when you excel at something it means that you really enjoyed doing it.
In all probability these activities stem from your childhood, things that you were renown for. This will reveal some of your deepest talents, talents that may well have been lying dormant. Well it is time to reignite them along with some interests that you used to have. Things that you didn’t take any further, maybe now is the time!
Another thing to thing about what you have excelled at is the challenges you have faced and overcome. You would have experienced some tough times, times that made you call on all of your reserves. Both physically and mentally so remember the steps you took to climb those mountains; this will also reveal your hidden skills.
What Do You Really Enjoy Doing?
I have touched on this, but I want to go a bit deeper. There will be certain things in life that you just love doing, they fill you will joy. You feel fulfilled every time you do them. Are there things that you receive regular compliments, maybe people ask you to help them with?
I think what you really need to think about is the things that you do where you completely lose track of time. Suddenly a few hours have passed that you just didn’t notice happening. This is a key sign that you have a natural talent and gift.
Another key is what you passionately talk about. You find yourself just immersed in a conversation with family or friends, you find yourself rambling on because it means so much to you.
So, for this step write down everything that you enjoy in life.
What Are You Really Good At?
Now you will find that there are things that you are really good at but don’t necessarily enjoy doing. There is a clear distinction between them. Let’s use DIY as an example.
DIY is something you either love or hate. You may well love it but for some reason you are rubbish at it. On the other hand, you may be a master craftsmen but hate doing it. Sounds silly but it is true in life.
Think about things that come naturally to you, things you love and things you hate. A great sign that you are great at something is when people ask your advice on how to do it.
Rather than go through the rigmarole of telling them you say, “it’s easier if I just do it for you”. That is a tell-tale sign of your natural talents.
What Qualifications Do You Have?
I know in this virtual world getting physical qualifications is sometimes outdated. You can print them off if you so wish but for many people, they add them to their website or social media feeds.
Saying that though you may have some old framed qualifications that you once had on your wall. Dig them out as they represent what you are good at, you should be proud of your achievements. After all you worked hard enough for them.
Ask People What They Think Your Talents Are
The step to go through on how to know your talents and gifts is to ask other people. The reason I say this is that they are looking on you with an outside perspective. Meaning they can see somethings clearer than what you can yourself.
They will tell you with honesty and I am sure you will be amazed with what they come up with. This is what I find during my Build Your AU masterminds I host every week.
Looking To Turn Your Talents And Gifts Into An Online Business?
The Build Your AU program is designed to extract all the date from you that I have shared with you. I have my own process to accomplish this, but my members also contribute. We have an open forum which is safe and secure, there are no agendas, everyone voices their opinions in a constructive way.
The process looks at bringing your authenticity to the fore, then establishes your authority. Then the program focuses on attracting the right audience. If this is something that interest you then click on the button below and register for a video series where you will see the process in action.
You landed on this page because you needed clarity on how to know your talents and gifts. I have given you that clarity and if you want to take it further in creating an online business from it then click on the image above now.
Helping you build your authenticity, authority and audience.
Trish Davies
Build Your AU
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