The document outlines a 7-step process for strengths-based personal and professional development. The steps include identifying talents, gaining appreciation for gifts, managing weaknesses, discovering how talents relate to core values, learning life skills, applying talents to work, and living out one's purpose. Focusing on strengths is recommended as people who do so are more likely to be engaged in their work and report an excellent quality of life.

1. 7 Steps to
Strengths-Based
Personal and Professional
Development
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2. Strengths
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3. Why Focus on Strengths?
PEOPLE WHO FOCUS ON
USING THEIR STRENGTHS …
are three TIMES as likely to
report having an excellent
quality of life
are six TIMES as likely to be
engaged in their jobs
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4. • Individual growth
• Increase confidence
• Reach full potential
Step 1
• Disengaged
• Challenges with no
solutions
• Don’t know strengths
• Feeling stuck
• Discontent
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Identify Your Talents

5. Step 2
• What holds you
back?
• What keeps you
from moving
making changes?
• Who are you?
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Gain Appreciation of Your Gifts

6. Step 3
Manage Around Your Weaknesses
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8. Step 4
Discover the Interplay Between Your Talents and
Core Values
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9. Core Values
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10. Step 5
Learn L.I.F.E Skills
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11. What is My Plan?
• What do I do?
• How do I do it?
• Why do I do what I do?
• What makes me
unique?
• What do I need from
others to succeed?
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12. Step 6
Apply Your Talents to the World of Work
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13. The World of Work
• What are you
passionate about?
• What are your
financial goals?
• What are your drivers
for success?
• Gain new perspective
• Inner peace
• Optimism
• Courage
• Ambition
• Achievement
• Success
• Purpose
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14. Step 7
Live Your Out Your Purpose
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15. Success Formula
• Joy
• Happiness
• Fulfillment
• Purpose
• Success
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“You are not here merely to make
a living. You are here to enable
the world to live more amply,
with greater vision, and a finer
spirit of home and achievement.
You are here to enrich the world.
You impoverish yourself if you
forget the errand.”-Woodrow
Wilson
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16. Take Action
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17. Next Steps
Go to www.beckiejorgensen.com
to sign up and receive an access
code and instructions for taking
StrengthsFinder 2.0 for the
discounted rate of $9.99 and
receive a complimentary 60
minute Strategy Session with me.
Hurry, this is a limited time offer!
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18. www.beckiejorgensen.com
Beckie has been featured in
publications, such as Women of
Distinction Magazine and co-
authored an international #1 best
seller, My Creative Thoughts
Journal. Professionally, she loves
coaching, creative writing,
blogging, and presenting.
To learn more about Beckie and
her work, visit
www.beckiejorgensen.com.
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Certified Strengths Coach
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