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Thankful For Our Talents

11/27/2014

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This holiday when you are reminded of all of the many aspects of life for which you can be thankful, why not add talents to the list? Sure we are thankful for family and friends, the opportunity to be together, our health and so many other things, but what about the aspects of ourselves in which we have developed talents? Our talents help us excel in school at work and to maintain our homes and other aspects of our lives.

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At the holiday gathering, consider the talents that differentiate you from others at the party. Some plan the meals well with complex recipes, while others ensure that they are served on time. Still others clean and ensure that the gathering place is comfortable for everyone. In contrast, some will arrive late bringing spontaneity to well-laid plans. Some will offend you or offer the opportunity to spar about social issues while others will give you the opportunity to reminisce happily about past gatherings.

As some family members annoy you or you wish you could be better at something, be reminded that our strengths and weaknesses are what make each of us unique - why not celebrate them?
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Optimal Career Choices - Personality is Everything

11/26/2014

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How many times have you heard someone talk about how well someone else performs at a particular task using words such as highly intelligent, very smart, or bright? You may have also heard folks talk about differing Learning Styles, Interests, Strengths, etc. If you think about the many words people use when making these statements it can get rather baffling. You may ask, "how are these concepts related?" or "what does that person really mean in describing the other person in that way?" People use these words so freely they seem quite confident that the descriptors they are using are definitely different from any of the other possible words that they could have used. 

I likewise experience this all the time. I have studied human personality theories for years. In my many years of helping individuals make sense of their individual talents, interests, and skills in application to the work world, I have concluded exactly as stated in the title of this blog entry: Personality is Everything. In using two of the most highly respected of career assessments, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (deals with personality) and the Strong Interest Inventory (deals with human interests), I am amazed at how consistently descriptors about human behaviors are easily attributable to personality differences. While we develop interests and skills from life experience, these experiences form our personality.

In my consulting, I draw on 37 pages of description of the client's personality to discuss many aspects of how they understand the world, make decisions, structure their world and relate to others to solidify a grounded career choice. Because personality is everything, the myriad elements of the client's personality is revealed from the reports. Much more than a list of best fit professions, client meetings become a discussion of essential motivators of the client: reasons why they did this, enjoy this, prefer that, etc. and how all of this coincides with particular professions, work settings, work roles, etc. If you are ready for this kind of in-depth analysis of yourself toward creating an overall focused life, we at EPIC Career are ready to help.
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