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Steps to Identify Your Strengths
                 Following are the steps to identify your strengths:
                    • Identify your strengths by talking to a few people close to you. Listen to them honestly what they have to say
                   good about you. Ask them:
                      What do you think I am good at?
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                      What are my strengths?
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                      How can I use my strengths to choose my career?
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                      Which task can I do for hours without getting tired?
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                    •  List down the good things conveyed to you by these people, sit alone, and introspect.
                    •  If you want to be doubly sure, then, you can also take a personality test by going to a professional.
                    • Feel your strength with these good points and what others have appreciated in you.
                    • Use your strength in choosing the correct path for your overall development.

                 Knowing Your Weaknesses

                 Weaknesses are the areas of improvement in your personal and social life. It
                 is very important to know your weaknesses along with your strengths so that
                 they don’t end up hurting you.
                 If you are able to identify your traits that hold you back, then, it becomes
                 easy to find a solution to overcome your weakness. You have to honestly
                 start painting an accurate picture of yourself, so that you can actively use it
                 to improve on your overall personality.

                 Examples of weaknesses are: Stage Fear, Negative attitude, Conservative personality, Lazy and laid back attitude,
                 Insecurity, Rigid, Unhealthy habits and Lacking presentation skills

                 Steps to Identify Your Weaknesses
                 Follow the given steps to identify your weak points:

                    • Identify your weaknesses by asking these questions from yourself:
                      What types of tasks do you leave incomplete?
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                      What type of tasks make you feel bored and useless?
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                      In what types of tasks do you seek help from others?
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                      When did you feel unsatisfied and unhappy with your behaviour?
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                      In what types of tasks others do better than you?
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                    •  Take the feedback from your friends, family, and colleagues to help you identify your weaknesses correctly.
                    • Take the criticism in a positive way.

                    • Use your strengths to improve on your weaknesses.
                    • Feel confident by overcoming your weaknesses.

                 Difference between Interests and Abilities
                 Interest is something you prefer to do and you enjoy doing it. It provides you a direction to develop your habits
                 and skills. If you are interested in anything then motivation comes automatically.

                 Ability comes naturally without any effort. It is your talent that you acquire naturally. It is a key for your happiness
                 in life. It enable you to do a particular task efficiency with full confidence and good results.




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