We don’t grow by focusing our efforts on our weaknesses. We could spend our whole life focusing on them and never really make an impact. If we want to change – we must focus on our strengths. Join Michelle Neujahr for a session designed to help you get honest about what you are really good at. The tips and techniques learned during this program will help professionals uncover their strengths, get comfortable working in their area of brilliance and stop focusing on their weaknesses. This motivational session will help you to make a plan for using your strengths to make lasting changes in your life and/or career.

1. USING YOUR
STRENGTHS…
to CHANGE your life

2. STRENGTH
a good or beneficial quality or attribute of
a person or thing

3. TALENTS VS. STRENGTHS
TALENTS – naturally recurring pattern of thought,
feeling or behavior. [talent is a potential strength]
• Diamonds in the rough
• Identified between 3 -5
STRENGTHS – ability to provide consistent, near-perfect
performance in a specific given task.
• Diamonds that have been buffed
• Are developed between 3-15, strengths do not change
much after 15

4. USING YOUR STRENGTHS
Acknowledge
The Past
Assess Your
Mindset
Let Go of
‘Trying’
Identify
‘Area[s] of
Brilliance’
Tell Yourself
the Truth
Focusing on
Others
Strengths

5. ACKNOWLEDGE THE PAST
Up until this point, I have been ____________.
As of today I am _________________________.

6. MINDSET
Negative
Thinking
Positive
Thinking

8. DEALING
WITH
NEGATIVITY

9. GIVE UP ‘TRYING’ to be…
• Someone you are not
• Perfect
• Good at everything
• All things to all people
• Strong in areas of weakness
• Fill in the blank ______________________.

10. BRILLIANCE
exceptional talent or intelligence

11. IDENTIFY YOUR AREAS OF BRILLIANCE
• Notice how you think, feel and behave
• Look for things that feel natural and effortless
• Notice when you feel inquisitive and focused
• Identify when you feel ‘in the zone’
• Listen to how others describe you
• Pay attention to what others ask you to do
• Reflect on what you loved to do, what came naturally as
a child

12. TELL YOURSELF THE TRUTH
• Who are you most of the time?
• What are you best at?
• What do you do that others can not or will not do?
• What is the REAL story?
• Do you spend more time managing weaknesses or
working in your areas of strength?

13. FOCUS ON
OTHERS
STRENGTHS

14. Helpful Tips
• Don’t compare yourself to others
• Partner with others with different skill sets
• Take a personality assessment or strengths finder
• Give yourself a break
• Have fun discovering and developing your strengths

15. PLAY WITH YOUR STRENGTHS

16. MICHELLE NEUJAHR, MBA
Motivational Speaker, Business Consultant
www.michelleneujahr.com