Many people mistakenly believe that the path to greatness lies in finding their least effective traits or skills, and then work to improve them to an acceptable range. These professionals believe that by removing these flaws, they will then be perceived as much more effective.
But if you look at the career of Serena Williams, for example, what do you see? Performing at the peak of their abilities? Yes, absolutely. But more than that, she plays to her strengths first and foremost.
And what about you? What''s your talent, your superpower, the thing you do that most moves the needle at work and in your life? Very often we get into a trap of cognitive distortion and are not aware of our real strengths or take them for granted.
It''s a really bad long-term strategy. Or if you use your skill, but never take the time to develop it. Instead of it find out what you do best, or could do. Ask yourself these questions: What do I do extremely well? When people talk about my abilities, what do they mention first? What activities energize me and bring me a great deal of personal satisfaction?
And after it put your whole soul into achieving the highest excellence in these areas of activity. A key thing you must have is the mindset of self-improvement and continuous improvement. It starts by identifying what small things can you do to grow each day. In the beginning, there is basically no difference between making a choice that is 1% better or 1% worse. But as time goes on, these small improvements or declines compound. Spending even 30 minutes of your time each day, reading, studying and honing your skills can make an astonishing difference.
“We are always striving for improvement, for those 1% gains, in absolutely everything we do.” Dave Brailsford
In our coaching conversations we spend time focusing on finding signature strengths, using them to achieve goals and overcome challenges.
