Finding your talents can be a kin to going fishing. Not familiar with fishing, let me share what is involved. You must be willing to take the following 5 steps:
- Make the choice to go fishing
- Check the weather report and be prepared
- Make sure you choose the right bait
- Get ready to spend the time needed
- Be prepared to catch the fish
Let’s review this list as it relates to finding your talents.
- You must be willing to take the journey to find your talents. This means you are willing to take the next 4 steps in the process. If you are not, you will not be successful in the process.
- What is your mindset? Are you open to the possibility that you have hidden talents? Are you willing to take assessments, and be coached to help you find your talents?
- It’s homework time. Are you willing to do the research with the people who know you best, family, coworkers, your spouse or significant other to find synergy?
- Take the time to reflect? Look at all of the data that you have compiled from assessments, coaching, homework and reflection and get the help you need to interpret it. Having someone to help you in this part of the process is a key aspect to being successful.
- Flexibility and open mindedness are keys to embracing your newly defined talents. How open are you to change? Your talents may reveal that you would be better served taking a different approach to your work and the things that you do. This will allow you to be more productive.
To emphasize this process I made a video. I would like to encourage you to take the fishing trip to find your talents and I guarantee you will not return home empty handed.
Ooh … I love to go fishing! A lot of women don’t enjoy it, but I do — especially fishing for Trout.
Wonderful advice, Kevin. Oftentimes we think we know exactly what our talents are. But how about the hidden ones? The ones that maybe only others can see?
The talents we don’t recognize in ourselves are usually things that we take for granted — things we do on automatic mode and don’t give them a second thought. I’ll just call these “natural” talents.
Let’s Write On!
Melanie
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Nice analogy I am like Melanie I love to fish just wish I had more time to do it.
I never considered that when we are trying to figure out what we are good at is like fishing. Then again like Melanie pointed out we often take our talents for granted.
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Excellent post Harry – I am very impressed but you did forget the sunscreen..LOL..just kidding. I think it helps people to look at it this way because they may be having trouble identifying what they are good at. Keep up the great posts.
Terrie
Thanks Melanie for your comments. We all need to fish for our hidden talents, and like fishing you never know what you are going to catch.
All the best,
Kevin
Hi Joe,
Being a good fisherman you know take time and patience. Keep that line in the water when looking for your hidden talents and you will be sure to ctch more than you ever expected.
Thanks for your comments.
Kevin
Hi Terrie,
My alter ego Harry Humorous is so happy you stopped by to make a comment. Thanks for your encouragement and both Harry and I welcome you to follow our future posts.
Kevin
Yesss, you can share them with others in the form of products 🙂 I like the analogy of fishing – especially being prepared to “catch the fish”. You may say something brilliant but think of it as not that big of a thing, to others it can be life changing. You need to be ready to recognized that information and catch it!
Such great ideas on your blog.
Thanks,
Gwen
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Hi Gwen,
You have me thinking about everything I do now and using them as part of a product. Thank you for sharing your talent with me and impacting my future tasks. I am so glad that I meet you on the blog challenge and thank you for your insightful comments.
Thanks again,
Kevin
Aha – I see that you too are a fan of analogies –
love your fish tale and wonder how fishing is like yoga? 🙂 thanks for this post and for connecting on this blog challenge.
Hi Anne,
Great to meet you on this challenge and thank you for visiting and commenting on my post.
All the best to you,
Kevin