The Build on Strength Show

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Find the work that you were meant to do is more about paying attention and being honest with yourself than anything else. But sometimes a framework or a template for identifying those things helps put certain opportunities into perspective.

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You may not realize it, but your physical actions have much more influence over your thinking than you realize. You'll hear a basic example of how this works and we'll apply it to a situation that a lot of people have experienced.

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What do your triggers say about you? Everyone has them, real situations and things that send you to a bad place. Understanding what it is that triggers you is an important part of your journey towards self-awareness.

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Are you a specialist or a generalist? We tend to romanticize the idea and the stories of specialists. But, in a world where technology dominates our lives, generalist have the advantage and the ability to innovate by bringing together disparate skills and abilities in unique ways.

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It may seem like a simple thing to do, but so many people have trouble saying thank you when receiving a compliment. I talk about why it's important to accept and pay attention to the compliments that we receive.

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Are you strengths based on nature, your hardwiring, or nurture, your environment? I'll give you my thoughts and an example that I think sums it up nicely.

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An on the road interview with International Best-Selling Author and leadership expert, Dr. John Stahl-Wert. We talk about why self-awareness is hard and some of John's strengths.

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Mental Stamina - What is it and how do we use it? I talk about the idea of mental stamina and how not relying on your innate abilities may be causing you to use it up.

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I talk a lot about focusing on your strengths instead of your weaknesses but this doesn't mean that you can ignore them. What do you do about them then? I talk about a few ways to handle your weaknesses without trying to improve them or turn them into strengths.

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A lot of people have a single voice that is constantly telling them who they are and what they can do. That voice is their own. Negative self talk is something almost everyone deals with and it is keeping you from being you.