Benjamin Franklin called unrealized strengths “a sundial in the shadow.” First, let's define what meaning we mean by the concept of “strength” - it is close to perfect performance of a particular type of activity. This definition leads us to think about the three most important principles of living in accordance with strengths. Firstly, it is possible to make one or another type of activity a strength if it is brought to perfection. Secondly, to achieve success, it is not necessary to have everything directions of strengths. Thirdly, success can only be achieved by developing strengths, without focusing on weaknesses. Weaknesses may need to be improved to the required level and no more. Building a life in accordance with your strengths is not easy. To do this, you need to change: self-awareness, maturity, environment. Can you do all this? Of course you can, provided that you have the talent to develop your strengths to perfection. People used to think that talent is the ability to sing, dance or draw. In fact, this list is much longer, since talent is nothing more than your innate abilities given by God (thinking, behavior and sensuality). The basis for the development of strengths is TALENT, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCE. If you have an innate ability to persuade people, then you can become an excellent salesperson, for this you will need product knowledge, sales experience and your forte (ability to persuade). As you can see, everything is very simple. Therefore, beware of the trap, do not agree to take courses to develop public speaking or leadership skills, so as not to waste time and money. We advise you to get to know your personality type, innate abilities, and then purposefully acquire the knowledge and skill that will allow you to turn these talents into strengths. Getting to know yourself more and more deeply is of paramount importance in building strengths because it allows you to discover new abilities, identify dominant ones, and cultivate strengths. This process does not always go smoothly in the way most people vaguely imagine theirs to be. talents and dream of possessing others. People generally tend to know more about loved ones, friends, neighbors than about themselves. Because sometimes negative traits that seem at first glance can be talents, provided they are used productively. Stubbornness is a talent if you are doing a business where The dominant ability is the ability to firmly defend one’s position and is the key to success. Even a stutter can turn into a talent if you use it wisely. From birth, we are given talents so easily that we have the false feeling that everyone perceives the world around us as I do. However, everyone perceives the world differently, and this is where our individuality lies. Have you ever tried, using clear language, to convince your colleague to look at the situation from your point of view? The task is not simple. In order to understand each other more, it is necessary to know the type of person, his capabilities and abilities, since our uniqueness does not include seeing the world through someone else’s eyes. If our abilities play such an important role in the formation and determination of strengths, then how can we identify? The funny thing is that you already know them, because they influence any decision you make. They are so skillfully woven into your life that it is not so easy to recognize each of them. Hiding and at the same time always in sight, they are difficult to describe and yet leave traces. What needs to be done? Look at yourself in a new way from the outside: Describe your talents in detail, how do you imagine them? Who would you like to be and what have you dreamed of doing (currently or in the past)? What do your friends and colleagues say you are good at? What are you praised for the most? What activities do you do best? What past experiences have given you the greatest sense of satisfaction and satisfaction?