How Students Can Discover Their Strengths
Students can look for patterns rather than waiting for one dramatic moment of discovery.
Look at repeated behavior
What do you repeatedly volunteer to do?
Look at problems
What kinds of problems do people naturally ask you to help solve?
Look at feedback
What do teachers, classmates, family members, or teammates repeatedly say you do well?
Look at projects
Which activities produce strong results or hold your attention?
Look at learning
Which kinds of tasks do you understand or practice relatively easily?
Look at contribution
Where do you make a useful difference to a group? The objective is not to label every good result a "strength." Look for repeated evidence across different situations. Penagix's Natural Gifts and Skills resources can provide additional language for interpreting those patterns.
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