Now the question of the day is how to discover your zone of genius.
Your zone of genius is your secret weapon to success.
However, it's often pretty difficult for us to determine what our
zone of genius actually is. And that's because there are three primary obstacles that get
in the way.
The first involves our blind zone. It's really hard for us to be objective about ourselves.
So it's hard for us to really take stock of what we're truly good at.
Number two involves social conditioning.
Often our legitimate career choices are defined
by our families, community and society. We may not know that our dream career actually
exists or might not exist and we actually have to create it ourselves. The third involves
the pursuit of external validation.
Often our career choices are based on what looks
good to us. So, for example, the salary, compensation,
or the title or what people in your industry
consider to be the hot job. So your choices may not actually be in alignment with what
is the best fit for you and your unique talents.
So how do you go about identifying your zone of genius? Well first of all you're going
to have to make it a longterm commitment.
Because your skills and expertise will grow
and evolve over time. So it's paying attention to what things
you're really good at doing.
Especially what people are willing to pay you to do that you're good at doing and would
do regardless of whether people would pay you or not, and to see which of those things actually
stick over the long haul.
You're going to also need to take an inventory of your passions.
What do you love to do?
I also recommend taking an inventory of the skills that you've been
paid to do in the past.
I would also poll your friends and family on what they think you're good
at doing, although I try to keep in mind that they might not be objective
or they may have hidden agendas.
Keep their opinion in mind but I wouldn't give it too much weight.
Finally, you can hire somebody like a consultant or coach
who can help you identify your greatest gifts.
It's really valuable to do something like this because you have a person who can
be objective, who you are paying to be your ally and to be essentially in your camp. They
have your best interests in mind and their job is to help you uncover your hidden genius.
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