Happy Monday!

What is success? Well, the answer to that question largely depends on who you ask. There can be as many different definitions as there are people to question. These multitudes of differing opinions can a make the entire issue of success very confusing. In addition, having so many options can make it difficult for anyone to decide for themselves what success means to them.

Should a person let society tell them what success is or should each person make that decision on their own? The problem with letting someone else decide on a definition of success for you is that you greatly increase the chances that you will end up with a definition that doesn’t suit you.

It’s a little bit like letting someone else order for you in a restaurant. You will certainly end up eating what they like, but you very likely won’t end up with the exact meal that suits your own tastes.

It is because of this that understanding the exact nature of success becomes so critical for happiness and fulfillment. If you never develop the facilities to be able to make your own decision on the matter then you run the risk of ending up with someone else’s dinner, so to speak.

In order to end up with what you want you need to see the items available on the menu so that you can choose what best suits you. In doing so, you have to know what "foods" agree with you and which ones don't. The foods I'm referring to are skills and talents that are natural to you that help you toward your journey of success.

We all have thirty-four defined strengths within us that we use from time to time to lead our lives, but there are 5 that are the strongest and most consistent that our go-tos.

A renowned Educational Psychologist by the name of Don Clifton discovered these thirty-four strengths and developed an assessment tool where you can find out your top 5, 10, or all thirty-four in the order of strength and usage that is unique to you. The amazing thing is, the likelihood of two people having the same top five is 1 in 33,000,000. So we really are each very unique in how we conduct our lives. Which we may behave in similar ways, but there's still something that makes us each different.

Clifton hypothesized that these talents were naturally recurring patterns of thought, feeling, or behavior that can be productively applied. “Strengths” are the result of maximized talents. Specifically, a strength is mastery created when one’s most powerful talents are refined with practice and combined with acquired relevant skills and knowledge. The Clifton StrengthsFinder Assessment is designed to measure the raw talents that can serve as the foundation of strengths. Thus, the purpose of the instrument is to identify Signature Themes of talent that serve as a starting point in the discovery of talents that can be productively applied to achieve success.

I have discovered my top 5 and have applied them to my life in all aspects and it feels so great because it is unique to me, so I don't have to copy someone else. No one is choosing my dinner for me. My top five strengths are Achiever, Activator, Competition, Input, and Strategic. When I apply these strengths to various areas of my life, I feel full and successful in my own unique way.

Would you like to feel this way too?! Of course you do! So I am hosting an empowerment conference on Saturday, January 12, 2019 for you to join me in Houston, TX to discover those unique talents within you and learn how to apply them to your life. You can find out more info here. 

I hope to see you there! If you cannot make it there in person, no worries, you can buy a ticket to view the conference on Facebook Live. It will be a life changing event! 

Continue to strive for more and live your best life now!

-Ronica

Interested in taking the Strengthsfinder Assessment for yourself? Click here to learn more.