Do you understand your strengths well? Recognize your strengths and try to maximize these abilities. I realized the importance of understanding and utilizing my skill set from reading the book <Strengths Revolution> by Donald O. Clifton.

Donald O. Clifton was an American psychologist, author, educator, researcher, and entrepreneur. He founded the global American research organization Gallup and developed the online psychological assessment Strengths Revolution. Donald argues that knowing what strengths make a person talented and unique helps them understand how to achieve better performance in their careers.

By entering the code from the book into the Gallup website for the online psychological assessment, you can identify your Top 5 strengths. The book details the characteristics of people with these strengths and the types of individuals who would complement them.

My Top 5 skill set is as follows:
Strength 1. Ideation
Strength 2. Adaptability
Strength 3. Maximizer
Strength 4. Strategic
Strength 5. Learner

The reason I'm fascinated by ideas stems from my strength in ideation. Those with the 'Ideation' strength feel energized when ideas come to them, making them dance and accelerating their work execution. There's joy in discovering clear and simple principles that explain the root causes of complex phenomena. You might find reasons for your fascinations and strategies to complement your strengths. People with the 'Ideation' strength may find that their ideas are intriguing to those lacking this theme but are often ignored as incomplete thoughts due to a lack of ability to connect those ideas. The book encourages developing the ability to persuade others by completing thoughts and ideas. This was very relatable. When I struggled to explain my ideas, I often thought, "Why isn't someone else intrigued by such a great idea?" This made me realize the necessity of concretizing my thoughts and presenting them. This is also why I try to visualize and structure my ideas on a board as I explain them.

Reading the test results provides a different kind of enjoyment than learning about your personality through the MBTI test. It's a chance to rediscover neglected abilities with 'That's right, I was good at this.' or realize, 'Oh, this is why I think this way, because of these strengths!' Understand your strength skill set, attract tasks you excel at, and find ways to make challenging and undesirable tasks enjoyable and easier by leveraging your strengths!