There are two rules of thumb I live by when it comes to deciding whether to build strengths or fix weaknesses while pursuing personal growth. The first rule is to spend as little time, energy, and emotion in areas of weakness as possible. The second rule is to not forget rule #1. With this in […]
The industry leader in “strengths-based” psychology is Gallup with their CliftonStrengths research. Using Gallup’s framework, a person develops strengths by investing in areas of talent. People inherit talents based on the nature and nurture from their parents and environment. Gallup defines 34 talent themes. These themes are what you may call personality talent traits rather […]
Without goals, there is no need to do anything other than maximize pleasure and minimize pain. However, as you probably already know, not all goals create motivation the same. Goals that are too easy or too hard drive very little motivation. In addition, non-specific goals can’t do anything other than frustrate you. Therefore, the basis […]