5 Ways to Figure Out What You’re Good At
Talk to people who know you well and ask for their honest opinion.
Many others know your outward personality better than you, because those people are on the recieving-end of your personality. Others can be a great source at figuring out what type of perception you give off. This ‘perception’ from someone else of you can easily allow you to learn more of a 360 view of yourself which can in return allow you to see more clearer who you are and what you’re good at. Simply ask someone what their opinion is of what you’re good at, or what type of ‘vibe’ you give off, it will better help you understand if you’re a leader, if you like to stay in quiet spaces, if you’re an extrovert, if you’re good at painting, etc. All of things may be things that you already do, so if you are unable to recognize what you’re good at, just simply have a mini-focus group and get some feedback.
Make a list of things you enjoy doing and see if there is a common thread.
Write down all the things that you see that you are interested in. For example, if you write down ‘painting’ and then someone else mentions to you that you really like ‘painting’ maybe you should consider that is something that you’re good at and reevaluate your interest-level to continue or change it up.
Take a personality test or career assessment.
An easy way to see if you’re an introvert, an extrovert, a leader, a career-minded person, etc. is to take a personality or career assessment. You should take both because you can allow draw lines on commonalities between the two. This can allow you to have a better full view of understanding on different things you are interested in and good at.
Do some research on jobs that interest you and see if your skills and interests match up.
Look at some types of jobs and see if any of them pique your interest. Look at different ways to give back, or join organizations that have common interests with you. Look at skills assessments, skill requirements, and general knowledge that is given about the job and see if it makes you excited or if it makes you feel ‘drained.’ If you’re not naturally good at something it may make you feel drained to read something like, ‘computer science, or reading science books, etc’ so you should steer away from things that have skills or backgrounds in things that make you stressed out when you read the job descriptions, or skills required.
Talk to someone in your field of interest and see if they have any advice.
Talking to elders and people that have experience in different things can greatly allow you to expand your knowledge and assessments on different things. You might find yourself being good at just talking to people in general, but maybe you didn’t realize that until you started ‘talking to people.’ How would you have known that unless you tried? Going out there and trying a bunch of things can easily allow you to become more aware of your skills and what you’re good at!
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