What are your strengths?

When you think about ADHD, do you often think first about your challenges?  While it is important to have clarity around your challenge, I encourage you to first take your time to identify your strengths.  Go ahead, take some time to think.  Grab a piece of paper and write down at least 4 strengths that you have.  Don’t take time to evaluate, just get them down on paper.  Be as specific as you can.  If more than 4 come to mind, keep going, keep writing.

Brainstorm

After you get those down on paper, brainstorm a little more.  What other strengths can you add?  How can you add a variation to something you already wrote down?  Your new additions might sound close to what you already wrote down, but keep adding as many as you can.

Use Tools

Interview a few people and ask them questions about your strengths.  Some examples are included below.

1. What strengths do you find in me?
2. How can I use these strengths more frequently?
3. What would you tell others about me if they asked about my strengths?

One of my favorite sites for identifying strengths is http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu.  They have several on-line assessments.  The Brief Strengths Test is a quick one that helps people identify their strengths.  I think you will find it insightful.

What are your strengths?  How do you use them?  I look forward to hearing from you!