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Knowing Your Strengths

            Strength is the quality or the state of being physically and mentally strong. Assess your skills to identify your strengths.
            Your strengths will help you move forward on a path that’s right for you. It helps you to identify what all things are good
            for you and which path to choose to outshine yourself.
            You need to work on this and introspect yourselves so that you can use them, try them out and practice them.



























            Examples of strengths are:
            •  Good in specific sports like cricket, basketball,   •  Disciplined
              swimming, football                                 •  Respectful
            •  Focused in life                                   •  Versatile
            •  Emotionally very strong                           •  Good interpersonal skills
            •  Have strong self-control                          •  Healthy eating habits

            •  Not afraid of darkness                            •  Good communication skills
            •  Very innovative
            We all have strengths but we are not aware of them sometimes. Anything that energises you and gives you inner
            contentment brings out the true side of your personality. Identifying your strengths is a very time consuming process
            and if you are not honest in your introspection, then, you may not succeed in this mission.

            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:
                 w What do you think I am good at?
                 w What are my strengths?

                 w How can I use my strengths to choose my career?
                 w Which task can I do for hours without getting tired?
            •   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.


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