What are you good at?

Ask yourself these questions to heighten your awareness of your strengths:

• What do you really enjoy doing? You should be good at what you like doing.
• What things are easy for you to do? Likely strengths.
• What sorts of things do you find hard to do? Possible weaknesses.
• What can you do that your colleagues and friends can't do?
• What would you like to do more of? Strength or development need?
• What have you achieved through your personal efforts?
• What have you achieved working with others?
• What have you done that you are proud of?
• How did you get through a difficult time at work? What strengths did you draw upon in that situation?
• What have you shown others how to do?
• What have you learned in recent years?
• What specialized knowledge do you have?
• What do others look up to you for?
• What are you known for? What is your reputation?
• What have you seen or experienced that others have not?
• What personal crises have you survived? How did you do it?
• What sort of help do people turn to you for?
• You might have a talent for something you have never done. People often report seeing someone else doing something they have never done and saying to themselves: ''I could do that.''