Years ago, I led a journaling session with a group of office administrators and the experience has stayed with me ever since.
Before my session, I had the opportunity to chat with the group members informally and participate in a series of ice breakers with them. I was thrilled to discover I'd be spending the morning with knowledgeable, kind, passionate, funny, curious, and engaged people.
One of the first journal prompts I'd selected was to ask participants to list their strengths. I thought it would be an easy prompt to get the ball rolling. I was so wrong.
In retrospect, perhaps it's not all that surprising that it wasn't an easy prompt, but in the moment, as I wandered around the room observing empty spaces where there were supposed to be long lists, I couldn't quite believe it. I had only spent an hour or two with these lovely people and I saw strengths all over the place. Could they not see these things in themselves?
Even now, thinking back, it's heartbreaking. Because it's really important that we do see these things in ourselves. It's important that we know our strengths. When taken together, they guide us to overcome the unique challenges we face, to set and achieve goals that matter to us, and, ultimately, to fully become the people we want to be. May we all lead with our strengths as we travel life's winding paths.
This set is all about discovering your strengths by thinking about the things you're good at and putting them to good use. You know I'm cheering you on all the way!
