The Direction of Intention

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What are your strengths? Have you stopped to consider what you do well? What do you love to do? Make a list of what you love to do and what you believe are your gifts. Make a list of your strengths. Enjoy it. Brag to yourself. Try it.

Is it possible to identify your strengths separate from your needs?
Make a list of the things you think you need. Embellish this list; have fun with it just like you did in making your list of strengths. Compare your list of needs with your list of strengths.

Now, throw away your list of needs. They are not useful but chances are this list dominates most of your time and focus. It is useful, creative and productive (not to mention generative) to focus on your gifts and build upon your strengths. If you want to create something new, your strengths will help you. Placing your focus on your needs will generally lead to lots of excuses.

Bring your strengths to the party. They are far more interesting than what you think you need.

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