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How to Discover Your Hidden Talents ~ Tapping into the infinite power of your inherent gifting.
How to discover your hidden talents ~ You have at least one incredible talent that lies entirely beyond your awareness. You might even have more than one. There are so many things you’ve never tried or even considered that it’s practically guaranteed that you don’t even know what your most extraordinary talent might be.
Imagine how much fuller your life could be if you could find a few of these hidden talents. You don’t know what you’re missing! As an international performance psychologist and life strategist, I have interviewed, counseled, and coached thousands of people. I have worked with kids with down syndrome, autism, and ADHD. I have worked with people emerging from intense poverty, and I have worked with people who come from generational wealth. One thing they all had in common was they had a gift that, when activated, could launch them into greatness.
Everyone has a talent.
“A man’s gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.” (Prov. 18:16)
Gifts are distributed equally without favoritism, while circumstances can influence how we access and engage the potential of our gifts. One of the most significant challenges is most people are unaware of their gifts because life’s circumstances have buried them. You can use some simple strategies to discover and activate your gift. Let’s take a look at a few.
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Discover your talents and learn more about yourself with these strategies:
Follow your interests. One approach to life is built on the belief that your interests will lead you to find your talents and purpose. You have to get off the couch, pursue these interests, and see where they take you. One prerequisite to assuming greatness in this world is the need to engage the opportunities in front of you actively. Those who win in this world are those who press inexorably toward those things they desire.- Whether you have a nagging urge to learn computer programming or a fascination with jazz piano, follow those breadcrumbs and see where they lead. People tend to talk themselves out of things that require long-term commitment without an easily verifiable return. The most incredible things in life are found on the other side of fear and uncertainty.
- Make a list of all the interests you’ve never actually tried. Start with those that have been long-time interests and make plans to do them finally. Just pick one and do it. See what happens. Don’t overthink it; just do it.
List your strengths. What are you good at doing? What can you naturally do that others seem to struggle to do? What are some strengths you’ve developed over the years? Given all of those strengths, what else would you be good at doing? Asking yourself these questions, and others can be an effective way to identify talents you’ve never considered.
Ask for advice. Your friends and family know many things about you that you don’t know about yourself. Ask them what they believe your strengths are. Ask them what they think your talents are and how you could best use them. Most of your friends and family would be happy to do this for you. You will be surprised at what people see in you that you do not see within yourself. Listen intentively to what they have to offer and then ask yourself what pulls at you with the most tremendous force, and start there.
What do you like to talk about? What do you love to talk about with your friends? Is there a topic you always seem to mention every time you hang out? Do you like to share the latest scientific news with your friends? Are you constantly telling them how you’d like to visit Egypt someday? Your gift has gravity; you tend to lean toward behaviors that are conducive to actualizing your gift. When you place your interests in juxtaposition with your gifting, you will notice the parallels you never paid attention to in the past.
What talents do you most admire in others? For example, if you are a huge fan of art, determine if you have a hidden artistic talent. Do you love good writing? Try your hand at some short stories. Life anything else, your gift will have to be nurtured and refined, but even in its raw state, it is potent.
Take an aptitude test. An intelligence test measures intelligence. An achievement test measures how much you know. An aptitude test determines what you would be good at. In a sense, it’s a test that will reveal your talents.
- There are plenty of aptitude tests you can take online. Take one and see what you discover. Don’t let the term “test” intimidate you. Look at is more as a process of self-discovery that will only make you better.
Keep an open mind. Most of us made up our minds about ourselves a long time ago. Be open to discovering talents you never knew you had. It’s hard to discover something new with a closed mind.
How many talents do you currently know that you possess? What if you don’t even know about half of them? What if there are several amazing talents you don’t know about? I am confident that you have hidden talents and gifts burning to come to the surface of your reality. One of my greatest joys is helping people achieve self-discovery so that they can walk out of average into the world of phenomenal!
Given how limited everyone’s experience is, there’s no possible way you’ve found all your talents!
Have you ever been surfing? Tried playing the tuba? Tried making Baked Alaska? Tried your hand at oil painting? Attempted to write a horror novel? Maybe it’s time to finally follow your interests and see where they lead you.
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