Do you know your gifts you bring to the world?
Not that long ago I literally had to sit down and make a list of things I’m good at. I had been trying to fit myself into someone else’s mold in order to impress another person.
Even though I know and preach about ‘being yourself’, I had lost myself by focusing on my weaknesses instead of my strengths.
So I googled it, but google didn’t know my strengths either.
The list had 3 columns. The first one was ‘things I’m good at’, the next column was ‘things other people think I’m good at’, and the last one was ‘things I do that light me up or cause me to lose track of time’.
It was so hard. It took me the most part of a week, going back to the list and adding something as it popped up.
By the end of that week I had a new sense of self. I had put myself back into my own mold with a new clarity and focus on what I had to offer instead of where I was lacking.
If I hadn’t of lost myself first, I never would have sat down to make that list. But that list set me on a new path of doing the things I enjoy and want to get better at.
It also helped me to let go of the ideas and thoughts that were dragging me down.
I recommend doing the list. It’s not easy but it’s worth it.