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Sharing natural skills and talents makes humans feel alive with a purpose. This weekend, share what comes natural to you, a recipe, a favor, a book, a kind gesture or something that could use a quick fix. Everyone has a skill or talent so dig deep and get to sharing!
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Ever think about your purpose or significance of your life?
What is a compliment or praise you’ve gotten a number of times?
What do you love doing more than anything?
Do you share that skill or passion with others already?
Are you really skilled in something that you could train or teach others to do?
A great way to find your purpose or impact is to share something you already know with someone who may be interested. Sharing information and specific tips helps us to connect with one another. We are all just beings bumping around in these goofy bodies learning hard lessons and figuring out what the heck we’re all doing here.
How about we all share our specialty with someone today to feel a bit more connected to one another for a moment?
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Do you find it challenging whenever you have to write your bio for a resume, your company’s website, your own website or even social media? Do you draw a blank when asked what you do or what you’re working on? You’re not alone. Who wants to sound like a robot anyway with a prepared script?
This exercise will be helpful in writing a bio infused with your own personality.
Write 3 professional skills in your area of expertise
Write 3 personal traits that make you great a great friend, family member, partner, citizen.
Write your 3 favorite comedies, this could be, movies, series or standup (This part is for carefully referencing the tone of your sense of humor to avoid sounding too corporate or robotic.)
Write a mixture of 3 things you’d like to improve about yourself professionally and/or personally. (This can be for your eyes only.)
Write three things you are proud of experiencing in your life. This can include awards, adventures or a life changing decision that made you better person.
Finally, put it all together in small paragraph. It doesn’t not have to be perfectly worded at this point.
This is exercise is a reference guide and it will take shape as you craft different versions of biographies you may need to write. Before you know it you will have this list memorized and will never be a deer in headlights when asked what you do and why or stare at a blank bio box at a loss for your own words.
Now feel some gratitude for your hard work throughout all of your experiences. Remember we are all constant works in progress. Take a deep breath and stay present in this moment.