TOOLS FOR DISCOVERING TALENTS

When you know how you will add value with your talents, you will shine.

Printable: Talent Table (pdf)

Find the intersection between:

→what you love to do the most

STRENGTHS-developed talents

TALENTS-natural abilities

SKILLS-learned abilities

What talent will add the most value?

Unique Selling Proposition-statement of how you will use your talents to add value

I will use [these talents] for [these benefits] by [in this unique way] to [solve this problem]

Oprah's Find Your Passion (pdf) Exercise

Others say you are good at this. It’s easy to do.→

STRENGTHS

Ask Friends & Relatives: Johari Window

SWOT analysis

Identify Strengths –

Alex Linley’s Strength Spotting Tips (pdf)

Marcus Buckingham-

Now Discover Your Strengths

Martin Seligman - Authentic Happiness

What the world needs most:

Causes you believe in. Problems you want to solve.→

MEANING↑

Discover U

Journal

Vision Board or Oprah's online

Wheel of Life (pdf) 

Wheel of Life at Mindtools

Wheel of Excellence (pdf)

You loved to do this as a kid. Projects you’re proud of.→

SKILLS

Skills Profiler

Skill Sort

Skills Center

Transferrable Skills

GA Dept of Labor (pdf)

Skills Identification

You:

Want to share this with others.

Lose track of time,

Feel joy,

Gain energy→

TALENTS↑

Name Your Talent exercise from the book “Is Your Genius at Work?” by Dick Richards...Finding Genius (pdf)

Things you love to learn about. Favorite subjects in school. Hobbies→

INTERESTS

Holland Codes (pdf)

Holland + Career Clusters (gif)

Iseek Interest Assessment (pdf) Online

Iseek Career Cluster Survey (pdf)

Interests Quiz

PERSONALITY

David Borchard’s Passion Revealer

Positive personal qualities.

You admire people who are good at this.→

VALUES↑

Values List at livingmore.org (pdf)

Self Management Skills (pdf)

Pave Your Life Roadmap at Idea Sandbox

Stephen R Covey Mission Builder