Identify your goals and priorities

So how do you go about developing a life mission? It's not as big and scary as it
sounds.

 Choose your values. Your values are what you hold near and dear to you.
They can be principles, standards or beliefs that you find most worthwhile. You
probably already have a core set of beliefs that guide you. Think about what is
most important to you.
 Analyze your values, interests, and skills. Are there things that have
influenced your thinking and behavior? Think about what you enjoy and what
you're good at. What about the skills you've learned from full- or part-time jobs,
volunteer experiences, or school and social activities. There could be a
connection between your activities and skills and your values. Will any of these
skills help you get where you want to go?
 Set realistic goals. To make your dream future your reality, set some
reasonable, short-term and long-term goals for yourself based on your top
values. You're more likely to get where you want to go if you set a goal and
commit yourself to it. To increase your chances of success even further:
o Choose some logical steps toward your goal.
o Take each step and fill out the details. Include the what, when, where and how
for each step.
o Now it's time for action. Do your plan.
o Keep your plan close by, so you can see how each action step is working and
make improvements to the plan as you go.
 Do some research. Think about your dream job, and then learn more about it.
Find out how other people in that field developed the career you want. Do a job
shadow. Go to work with someone to find answers to questions like these:
o What kind of training, education and skills are required?
o What are the real-life work conditions, the work environment and the
work schedule?
o What are the likely rewards (for example, salary, fringe benefits, room to
grow, retirement plans)?
 Are these rewards important to you?

 Would other rewards be more important to you?

Based on the work you've just done, define your life mission and start living it
with every decision you make. Soon you'll be able to look back and see how far
you've come.
 Establish your priorities
Once you know your mission, be brutally honest with yourself: Are the activities
that take up most of your time really moving you towards your goals? If not, it
is time to set some priorities that support your goals, and make sure they get
plenty of your time and attention.

Time is a precious commodity; basically, you use it or lose it. The good news is
that we all have the same amount of time every day, so use it to your
advantage. Since there will always be plenty of diversions to distract you from
your goals, practice staying in the driver's seat when it comes to time
management. Remember putting off for tomorrow the things you can do today
is procrastination. Procrastination is wasted energy.

Here are some time management tools that can bring a sigh of relief to your
busy college life.

 Use task lists and a calendar to manage school, family, and social
responsibilities. You have enough important facts and figures to remember
right now without committing your ongoing calendar to memory. Use a time
management tool to coordinate all of your daily, weekly, monthly tasks,
obligations, social events, tests --and anything that is important for you to do.
 Understand the difference between important and urgent. Important
tasks must be done; urgent tasks must be done NOW. Some things can be
taken care of tomorrow, later this week, or next week. Really!
 Work with your natural rhythm, not against it. Everyone has specific
periods of peak productivity, so capitalize on your best time of day. If you're a
morning person, plan to tackle the most difficult tasks before lunch. Likewise, if
you're a night owl, don't force yourself to study or work on complicated projects
until late afternoon or evening.
 Accept that you just can't do everything. Don't be a popularity addict. It
may feel good in the moment to be "in demand," but wouldn't it feel even
better to achieve the life you really want? Limit your commitments by choosing
activities that you truly enjoy and are consistent with your goals. Practice
saying no without feeling guilty; the mastery of the tactful decline is a skill that
will come in handy throughout your life!
 Take care of yourself by paying attention to your physical, emotional
and financial health. The same rules still apply: eat well, get plenty of sleep,
exercise regularly, and build time into your schedule for relaxation. Take proper
care of your body and it will take care of you. Remember that stress, although it
can't be seen, can cause a lot of damage - don't overtax your emotions with too
many commitments. Also, pay attention to your financial health as well. Be
realistic about your money, create a realistic budget and stick to it. Using a
spending plan to control your finances can actually feel great-- it's empowering.
 Develop that muscle of determined discipline, and watch how it drives you
towards your goals.

Your short-term and long-term goals must meet the following criteria:

1. Have specific goals. You might say, "I want to be successful." Well, who
doesn't? But can you define what success means? Success to one person
may mean becoming CEO of a company while to another person it may
mean getting home from work by 6 pm every day.
2. Your goals must be measurable. Have a timeframe for achieving your
goals and a way to determine when you have reached them.
3. Don't be negative. Your goal should be something you want rather than
something you want to avoid. It is much better to say, for instance, "I want
to improve my skills over the next four years so that I qualify for a better
job" than "I don't want to be stuck in this job for another four years."

1. Be realistic. Your long-term goals must be compatible with your abilities

and skills. Stating "I want to win a Grammy Award" if you can't sing or play
an instrument will set you up for failure.
2. Your goal must be reachable within your time frame. Break a long-term
goal down into smaller goals. It is better to take baby steps than one big
giant leap.
3. Pair each goal with an action. For instance, if your goal is to become
a writer, sign up for a writing class.
4. Be flexible. Don't give up if you encounter barriers that threaten to impede
your progress. Instead, modify your goals accordingly. Let's say your need
to continue working will keep you from going to college full-time. Although
it won't be possible to finish your bachelor's degree in four years, you can
enroll in school part-time and take a bit longer. Flexibility also means being
willing to let go of goals that are no longer meaningful and instead put your
energy into pursuing other ones.

Steps
1. Think about what you want. Many people have only a vague sense of what they want
from life. ...
2. Write about yourself. One good way to start moving from general to specific is to do
some free-writing about yourself. ...
3. Imagine your future. Think about your ideal future. ...
4. Make your goals specific. ...
5. Think about why.
Uncovering talent strength and style
Nothing comes easy in life but it sure is awarding it at the end of it all. Once you
have a list in hand, make time to indulge in these activities and review them from
time to time. You would be amazed to see the progress you’ve made. That
should be encouraging enough to pursue your dreams further. This will not only
boost your confidence but gain you popularity too.

Getting feedback from others is a powerful tool too to get inspired and move
towards your goal. It can be a wonderful experience to receive positive feedback
from your friends, family and colleagues. It will also make your r realize what
you’re good at and what all you can do to uncover you talents.

Discovering your own talent:

Study the responses. Put all of them into one document to make it easy to
review. Look for a common thread or an underlying theme. Maybe you take for
granted aspects about yourself that others consider your top strength.

In addition, you may want to think about your answers to these two questions:

 What comes easily to you?

 What do you most enjoy?

Self discovery and self assessment is essential in order to uncover your true
skills. Many a times, when you see others living their dreams you envy them but
you forget you can live those dreams too and you are perfectly capable to do so.

1. What Do I Love About My Career?

Take out your most recent resume (yes, I know—ugh) and take a serious look at
all of the jobs and responsibilities you have had. If you’re just starting out, think
about school, volunteer, and extracurricular activities, too.Now, circle the things
that you most liked doing. What, specifically, were your favorite parts about each
job?

2. Where Do I Lose Track of Time?

What hobbies, activities, or tasks occupy your full attention so much so that you
are completely engaged in the present moment? You look up at the clock,
thinking that no time has passed, and poof! Three hours have gone by.

3. What are My Greatest Strengths?

Finally, take a moment for self-reflection and ask yourself: “What do I think are
my greatest strengths?” Be proud—list things that you normally wouldn’t say
about yourself and brag a little bit.

Discovering your own strength:

You may not be aware but you could be good at so many things like telling jokes,
playing sports, creativity, dancing, public speaking, organizing parties etc. etc.
Make a note of all the things you want to do and can do and out of those what
interests you the most. Try to build on it and make it your strength.

1. Watch for signs of excitement.

2. Break away from job titles
3. Notice what you do differently than everyone else.
4. Describe your strengths creatively.

Discovering your own style:

1. Don’t compare yourself with others–but do approach people who inspire, and
even intimidate, you.Are there people in your life who wow or evenintimidate
you? Are you jealous of them? Go up andintroduce yourself, allow yourself to
be a part of their lives.
2. Don’t concentrate on weaknesses, do concentrateon strengths: First, find out
what your strengths are. Self-understanding and self-support is key.Working
on one’s weaknesses only brings misery andself-doubt. Concentrating on
your strengths brings a better sense of
fulfillment and forward progress.
3. Eliminate your weaknesses by partnering with others.: Do you have
someone’ back? Do they have yours? Are there complimentary skill sets
involved? If you have people who believe in you, you can go far
 together.Whether it’s a mentor, employee, or co-worker, get their back and
let them get yours.
4. Use failure as motivation.: Things aren’t always going to go your way, no
matter how well
you and your teams properly align with your goals. Sometimes we need a
goodkick to get us going. Sometimes we need the pain of failure to reset,
revise, and reassess. Are you taking risks? Are you failing? If so, good going.
5. Now is a time of pop-up engagement, leadership, and success: Innovation
demands the work of flexible teams who cooperate,co-lead, and co-create.
We also believe you can do that too–on your own terms, with your own
teams, and in your own way.

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Each of us is gifted with a different talent or skill. We all have the substance in
one way or the other to achieve our goals and dreams but what we lack is the
insight to recognize those talents within ourselves.

Strength is the ability to consistently provide near-perfect performance in a

specific activity. Talents are naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, or
behavior that can be productively applied. Talents, knowledge, and skills —
along with the time spent (i.e., investment) practicing, developing your skills, and
building your knowledge base — combine to create your strengths.

The key to building a fully developed strength is to identify your most dominant
talents, which are likely found within your top five themes, then complement them
with acquired knowledge, skills, and investment.

The need and ways for uncovering the talent are

 What Do I Love About My Career?

 Where Do I Lose Track of Time?
 What are My Greatest Strengths?

Opinions:-

Identify your talents and add knowledge and skills to build upon your strengths.
Strengths help people make better choices in their life.

Strengths and talent improves performance.

Strengths and talent improves productivity.

Strengths and talent increases self-confidence.

Strengths and talent improves employee morale.

Strengths and talent improve employees engagement at work.

Steps For uncovering the Talent, strength and Style:-

First step is to discover what you’re really good at and then build on it. It’s too
easy to take your talents for granted and assume everybody is as good as you
are.

You may have your own skill that can make you stand out. You have to have
confidence in yourself to become what you really are.

Self discovery and self assessment is essential in order to uncover your true
skills. Many a times, when you see others living their dreams you envy them but
you forget you can live those dreams too and you are perfectly capable to do so.

You may not be aware but you could be good at so many things like telling jokes,
playing sports, creativity, dancing, public speaking, organizing parties etc. etc.
Make a note of all the things you want to do and can do and out of those what
interests you the most. Try to build on it and make it your strength.

Once you have a list in hand, make time to indulge in these activities and review
them from time to time. You would be amazed to see the progress you’ve made.
That should be encouraging enough to pursue your dreams further. This will not
only boost your confidence but gain you popularity too.

Getting feedback from others is a powerful tool too to get inspired and move
towards your goal. It can be a wonderful experience to receive positive feedback
from your friends, family and colleagues. It will also make your r realize what
you’re good at and what all you can do to uncover you talents.

Importance:-

Strength and style is limited.

Strength improves individual outcomes such as quality of life, employment, and
health.

Strength promotes positive views of individuals and takes focus away from blame
or judgment.

Strengths increase positive political attention and social support.

Strength and style gives the importance of research and further evaluation of
performance.

Conclusion:-

Strength and style plays an important role in the individual life. Talents, skills, and
knowledge are each important for building a strength, talent is always the most
important. The reason is that your talents are innate and cannot be acquired,
unlike skills and knowledge.