Understanding your unique strengths is an important step in the journey to figuring out what kind of work lights you up. Back when I was miserable in my string of corporate jobs and unsure what to do instead, I was at a loss when it came to figuring out what made me unique. I had invested so much energy for so many years learning how to be good at the work I thought I SHOULD do that I had no idea what I was uniquely good at or what energized me. There are a few reasons why it can sometimes feel hard to identify our own unique gifts. First, we tend to assume that whatever comes easily to us comes easily to everyone. We sell ourselves short. In addition, most of us are conditioned at a young age to focus on our flaws and how to fix them rather than…
