Becoming You
Kaushi Biddappa ??
Here to help you 'SHOW UP' with Intentionality and Confidence, as your Personal Brand Coach
There are personality tests that we do, to point us in the direction of our strengths. Nevertheless, when someone asks us, what our strengths are, we often struggle with the response. Is it lack of self-awareness or is it the lack of clarity to understand what “strength” implies?
After a little study and few courses I did break this down for myself. Strength is made up of three ingredients – your gifts, your loves and your skills.
Your gifts are talents that come naturally to you. These are usually areas, where what you do seems effortless.
The next part of the strength is what is called your loves - something that you are passionate about doing. With this kind of work, we often don’t realize how time flies.
And finally skills, they represent the knowledge and capability that you’ve acquired over time. Skills can come from education, mentorship or on the job. When you combine gifts, your loves and skills you have your strength.
I am currently reading “Becoming” by Michelle Obama and I find it relevant to share my observations here. Barack Obama didn't always know that he was going to become the President one day. What he did understand was that he wasn’t just content, when his family was happy, he cared about the community. He cared about being useful and caring about people who are less fortunate than him. In simple words, he used his gifts, his loves and found his flow state. Over time you build on “ your gifts” and “your loves” with the help your skills. For instance, Obama sought out a community organizer position with a small group of churches on the South Side of Chicago, even before he joined the Harvard Law School.
In summation
- Understand that nothing happens overnight, be patient with the process.
- Whatever your gifts are, identify them. Making your gifts stronger will give you the greatest amount of growth.
- Play to your strengths.
- If you enjoy reading, this book is worth spending your energies with!
- If you don’t enjoy reading, this one sure will give you a jump start.
In the end we are all about the “Becoming”. Enjoy discovering your strengths!
Data Scientist @ IBM || Generative AI Consultant || Ex TCS Research Ex General Motors ??♀?
4 年What I often forget, is to remain patient enough to allow my gifts to blossom with time. Each gift I suppose is flower of its own in the garden of our life whose gardener are we ourselves, to an extent these flowers need some time of their own with little nurturing and care to blossom to fullest. Again your articulation comes out as a reminder as a motivator.
Senior Product Manager @ Amazon
5 年Wonderful one, Kaushi. You put the great stuff in such a crisp and clear manner. I really liked the thought " you build on your gifts and your loves with the helo of your skills." I have to thank you for sharing this with us :)
Executive Vice President & Head - Customer Obsession I Global Game Changer Workforce Management Awardee I Top 50 SHRM Influencer I AI Trailblazer
5 年Wow Kaushi! I'm still reading the book too and this book gives me the confidence about my own decision of making the move to do something completely different ! Well written and so short and crisp! Keep writing!
Product Management |Program Management | Business Planning |Operations
5 年Good One! Kaushi! What I remember now once said my mentor is "play to your strengths and improve your weakness" again excellent articulation combining gifts, loves and skills. Also, I liked how you pointed out patience as the key parameter in the whole process. Awaiting the next one ??