Session #3
Could your strengths be used toward your purpose?
Here in chapter 7 toward the end talks about how our strengths can be used for our purpose. This one really made me think. Here is where another list comes in. Grab your journal this will only take a few minutes and you will be amazed at how far your strengths could go. I’m tired of lists so I am going to make a web diagram, but a list works just as well. On the top of your list or the center of your diagram write your purpose. Then branch out or start listing your strengths. For some reason this part was hard for me. I had to ask people. Then from there branch out or write next to your strength how it can benefit your purpose.
My diagram looks like this:
Then my sloppy list:
I learned a lot from doing this activity and didn’t even realize that they all tie in with each other as well.
Continue by:
- watching for more posts on My Readers page
- Responding if you’d like to my open questions
- Doing the exercises on your own time
- Journal it!
What Drives You? session 1
Where Are You Going? session 2
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I love that book! Great idea for spelling out your strengths and seeing where they can best be used in our lives.
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I love this book! Such a good question to ask even though I hesitate a lot when I see that prompt
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The exercises are pretty fun to do too.
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webbing is my favorite go to for ideas and notes, it helps the ideas flow and gives an obvious map to follow as we start taking steps to impact our lives… or for me stories.
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Looks like you’re enjoying this book. I read it in high school.
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I should give it another read as an adult.
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It was a great book I read awhile ago. Glad you got so much from it.
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Sounds like a good book! I may have to check it out. 🙂
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I think most of us do not know what exactly our strengths are, and we definitely need the input of others to find out. The answers sometimes surprise us!
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I was surprised by my answers too.
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These are great exercises. We can learn a lot about ourselves when we put a little effort into it!
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I love that book! Thanks for sharing your strengths and your journey. Have you read Strength’s Finder 2.0? It’s another excellent book on strengths, and the on-line test is very cool too!
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Definitely going to look that book up.
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this is a great book, I could stand to look at more of my stengths
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I’ve been doing a lot of thinking like this too.
My purpose can be summed up to be to use my life as an art to lives around me, to bring Glory to my Father.
And that brings in writing, acting, blogging, singing, dancing into the picture.
And it gets me so excited when I know he’s implanted so much into me to do his work 🙂
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This is a great idea! I am going to help my kids do this tonight, always great to recognize your strengths and show gratitude for them!
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That’s awesome! Let me know what they think?
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My mother-in-law is religious so I’ll have to see if she has this book. If not, I’ll get it for her for Christmas!
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Love how you mentioned that your strengths can be used towards your purpose. That was a great reminder for me 🙂 The love I give is one of my greatest strengths. And I believe what I do with it is tied to my purpose
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I think it would be really interesting to ask the people in my life what my strengths are and see what they say. Thanks for the idea! -Erin at http://www.stayathomeyogi.com
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I’m visual so I really that writing everything out would help me. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to reading more.
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Great idea to analysis ones strengths. One of greatest strengths is I’m very artistic.
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Love the Purpose Driven Life book. I need to dust off my copy and read it again. I’m a firm believer in strengths guiding your purpose. After all, He gave us our strengths and gifts for a reason.
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It’s crazy how Christ can use our strengths and hobbies to reach out.
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This is interesting! I will give it a try!
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It’s been years since I’ve read that. Might be time to give it another go.
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Interesting activity. I use all that i am for the things I have found to be my purpose in life.
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This is such a great exercise. I really need to sit down and do this for myself!
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Ive got this book and read it a couple of times and I learn something new every single time! I do however like your tip it sounds like it work wonderfully along with the book!
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I’ve heard so many amazing things about this book! I love this concept as well; if we use our strengths towards our purpose, we’ll get much further along.
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I love this idea because it helps you come up with plans or goals in life. It’s definitely going to help you find your purpose!
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This is a lovely idea to empower yourself and to learn more about what you can do! I really like this activity!
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