Finding Your Genius

The idea behind this article is that we all have been blessed with talents and have great potential to be successful in a particular career area. It just comes down to possessing the self-awareness to know your niche or genius area. We believe a person’s genius area is located at the intersection of a person’s talents, personality traits, and interests.

Finding Your Genius
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Chris_Ashley]Chris Ashley

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The idea behind this article is that we all have been blessed with talents and have great potential to be successful in a particular career area. It just comes down to possessing the self-awareness to know your niche or genius area. We believe a person’s genius area is located at the intersection of a person’s talents, personality traits, and interests. These are the 3 factors which intertwine to determine a person’s potential genius area.

I. Talent

I know you have probably heard this term a countless amount of times in reference to a professional athlete, musician, etc. But what is talent? Talent is the raw, natural inclination to do something extraordinarily well. Talent is not skill but it is what allows a person to develop a skill easier and perform it extraordinarily well in comparison to others. With that being said, we all can learn any skill and perform it reasonably well with determination, hard work, and practice. But if a skill does not correlate with a person’s talent area, it will just be more of uphill battle to become proficient at the skill. Also with the hard work invested to learn the skill, the person still may not perform it at the level that a person who is naturally suited for this skill might.

For example when I was in high school I played on the basketball team. As a team, we had never had a work ethic problem. Our coaches could never question our grit and our commitment to getting better as a team, but from a talent perspective we were average. I can recall us playing teams with more athletic, talented players and they would beat us despite our preparation and effort. These teams were not doing anything special from a game plan perspective, they just had players who were faster, jumped higher, and more agile. So long story short, as a result of their talents, the game came easier to these players.

II. Personality

Personality refers to individual differences in thought process which in turn ultimately influences our behavior. Our thought process is merely how we process and interpret the world around us. The unique way each individual sees the world can provide direction to what careers might be a good match for them. For example, a lawyer and a business person can look at the same situation and have totally different perspectives. Also personality plays a part in determining which environments would allow a person to produce their best results. For example, a person who has a more laid back, flexible personality will probably produce their best work in situations which are not too structured or bureaucratic.

III. Interest

Interest or passion is what allows you go that extra mile in your work. When performing work related to your passion, your work comes from a deeper motivation than just earning a paycheck. It comes from a place of love, which nine times of ten produces more quality work than when it comes from a superficial motivation. Most of the time, your interest or passion is strongly aligned with your purpose on this earth and it is what keeps you going after setbacks. Lastly, interest is the difference between a job being boring or enjoyable. I believe in my heart that we all desire careers that we enjoy and this is why interest/passion such an important factor to consider when choosing a career path.

If you are interested in gaining more insight about your genius and how you can apply it toward having a successful, enjoyable career, check out our Genius Index at [http://www.mindsetcareersolutions.com]http://www.mindsetcareersolutions.com. This survey uses psychological principles to analyze a person’s talents, personality and interests with goal of helping people find their genius.

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