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STEP 4: IDENTIFY YOUR NATURAL TALENTS AND ABILITIES 99

Signs You’ve Found Your

Unique Talent

Here are some signs that you’ve found your unique talent:

→ It feels fun and easy.
→ You can do it for hours and are more energized, not less.
→ Time collapses around you—you lose track of the hours when you
are engaged in your natural talent.
→ You create superior results with less effort.
→ You add value effortlessly to those around you.
→ It is easy to be successful.
→ You are happy and fulfilled.
→ You feel fully alive and self-expressed.

If you are still stuck like a fish in peanut butter, if work feels like
a burden, if you feel that something is missing or that you haven’t
tapped into your full potential, then you have more discovery work
to do! Once you seize on your unique gifts, life becomes unbeliev-
ably easy, a lot more fun, and much more rewarding financially
and personally.

What’s Your Personal Style?

Can you imagine life in the future and picture what your retire-
ment will be like, or are you primarily focused on the present or
short term? Do questions such as “Where do you see yourself in
five years?” leave you mystified, or can you come up with some
cogent answers?
Do you enjoy a conflict and maybe even start one or pick a fight
on occasion, or do you shy away from conflict? Are you ambitious
and driving, or do you prefer to take a backseat and let someone