Lesson 6 Spot Your Talents with the 5 Clues to Talent


There are 5 clues that can help us spot a talent, see The 5 Clues to Talent Diagram on Page 8 of your Black Workbook.  They are…

  • Yearning The pull or attraction to one activity rather than another.  "What do you know you can do well, but haven't yet done?"

  • Rapid Learning Patterns so ingrained in our DNA that they open pathways of understanding "What have you done well that you didn't need explained?"

  • Glimpses of Excellence Others may offer clues to our own talent in the ways they recognize us "What have other people told you you're great at doing?"

  • Satisfaction Activities or opportunities that we genuinely enjoy "What sorts of activities do you finish and think, 'I can't wait to do that again'?"

  • Flow Total performance excellence "What are you doing when time seems to disappear?"

Activity Name the Genius Part 1

  1. Complete the 5 Clues to Talent questionnaire on Page 9 of your Black Workbook

  2. Identify which of your Top 5 CliftonStrengths themes influence the answer.  Refer to My Signature Themes Motivations Guide and I Love on Page 7 of your White Workbook

  3. Share these outputs with your team leader, manager, colleague, or coaching buddy.  Answer these questions in a work context.  Could you get your team leader to coach you through these and questions and note your answers?

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