COMBINED TALENTS

“Natural” talents are identified by the Strengthsfinder 2.0 survey. These talents may be based in genetics, environment, early experience input from sight, hearing and, to some lesser extent, taste, touch and smell. For the most part, they are not created by specific intent.

COMBINED TALENTS

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE

STRENGTHS

Without an understanding of our existing talents, we develop skills and knowledge without knowing if it will pay off. The intersecting of all three become real strengths.

SKILLS

We can always grow our skill set intentionally. However, to build true strength we need to know the direction in which to do so, i.e. by growing them toward our existing talents.

COMBINED TALENTS

EXPANDEDSKILL SET

FIRST WE NEED TO IDENTIFY OUR TALENTS BECAUSE IF WE UNDERSTAND OUR EXISTING TALENTS, WE CAN THEN DEVELOP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE WITHIN THAT SPHERE OF TALENT...INTENTIONALLY AND WITH PURPOSE.

ORIGINAL SKILL SET

COMBINED TALENTS

SKILLS

WITHOUT THAT UNDERSTANDING, OUR SKILLS CAN BE EXPANDED, BUT THEY STILL WILL NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR TALENTS AND WILL NOT LEAD TO MUCH STRENGTH.

COMBINED TALENTS

SKILLS KNOWLEDGE

STRENGTHS

BEFORE UNDERSTANDING OUR TALENT BASE.

SKILLS

STRENGTHS

COMBINED TALENTS

KNOWLEDGE

AFTER UNDERSTANDING OUR TALENT BASE.

OUR GOAL = INCREASE STRENGTHS

COMBINED TALENTS

SKILLS

KNOWLEDGE

STRENGTHS

COMBINED TALENTS

SKILLS

KNOWLEDGE

STRENGTHS

INTENTIONAL GROWTH OF SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

COMBINED TALENTS

INCREASED SKILLS

INCREASED KNOWLEDGE

INCREASED STRENGTHS

Hint: start with your Talents* as the foundation.

* Disappointing as it may be, your particular Talents may not support your goal to become the very best journalist.