Focus On Your Strengths, Not Your Weaknesses

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CREATING GREAT PLACES TO WORK Website Speaking Assessments Shop Contact Hello zubay, One of our joys of this holiday season is the opportunity to say THANK YOU for your continued support for these past 23 years. We enjoy teaching, helping and speaking with all of you. I hope you have a wonderful time during these special days. Cathy and I plan on spending time with our family.  We will be closed from December 20 to January 2. If you require anything while we are away, please call the office on 770-860-9464 and leave a voice mail. We will be checking our email from time to time as well. From our hearts to yours, we wish you all the fun and enjoyment this special time brings. Gregory P. Smith Chart Your Course International Inc. www.Chartcourse.com 800-821-2487 Contact us End of Year Special Deals $200 off January's DISC and EQ certification webinar Get an additional 10% off when you order 20 or more assessments 10% off Leadership and Team workshops $200 off. 12 Individual Customer Service Videos Including Training Materials. See below graphic. Focus On Your Strengths, Not Your Weaknesses It seems in every performance appraisal or job interview it comes up. Yep, your weaknesses. We all know there are things we could do better, but seriously, do we need to shine a bright spotlight on them? What Happens When You Focus on Your Strengths Some entrepreneurs believe it is better to focus on your strengths. Focusing on what you are good at enables you to be at your best. It increases enjoyment in your work, and you accomplish more. Instinctively we all enjoy doing things that fit our strengths. When we do things that we love, we get excited. When we are doing things we love, time seems to fly by. It makes us shine, feel good about ourselves, and we perform better. What Happens When You Focus on Your Weaknesses Take a moment to think about your weaknesses. How does that make you feel? Tired? Defeated? Drained? When you're procrastinating it usually involves something you don’t enjoy doing. It stops you from being your best. Focusing on your weaknesses is not the way to make headway in your career. Improve Your Successes with a Mentor A mentor can help you make the most of your strengths and use your strengths to solve problems. They know you and can help you get through the difficult days. A great mentor helps you to see that you don’t have to be a pioneer all the time. Your dreams are achievable. Reframe How You See Problems Reframing helps you to overcome negative thoughts and use them to feel good about yourself. Sometimes you may feel that you don’t ‘fit in'. Many successful people have felt that way. You can let the feeling of being different eat at you and undermine your self-esteem. But try to ‘reframe’ the situation to look at it differently. Reframing can help you overcome those feelings. For example, reframe those thoughts with, ‘what makes me strong and different is a good thing. If someone underestimates me, it’s OK. It allows me to catch them off guard.’ Look for ways to turn those moments into something that helps you.  Finding Success If you want to succeed, focusing on your strengths is the answer. Recognizing your strengths will help you be better and push yourself harder. Keep your eye on your strengths and find ways to enhance and improve them. You’ll love what you’re doing and enjoy your journey to success. ~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved. Tackle These 3 Things Before It Kills Your Company Keeping your company competitive can be risky business. Every industry has its challenges, but all will face these three universal risks. As an exceptional leader you need to take a proactive approach when it comes to risk management. Now is the time to put safety procedures in place. Protect your business from these three risks. The Fight For Talent No industry is immune to the talent war. There’s a growing talent gap between employees with skills and those without. As this gap increases, finding great talent is getting harder daily. Companies are having to pull out all the stops to find talented employees and keep them. You can prepare for this battle through great recruiting and training. Recruiting amazing talent is essential. Even if you don’t have any job openings. Hiring a skilled recruiter is a great investment. Be proactive by auditing your employee benefits. Benefits can attract talented applicants. Survey your current team and ask them which benefits they value. Find out if there’s any benefits they recommend. Another way to close the talent gap is by focusing on educating your current team. Investing in existing employees saves you money in the long run. Your company should provide continued education and access to developmental training programs. Offering extensive learning and development plans is an important step. This shows your employees that you care about their career goals. Embrace Digital Transformation To keep your business relevant you need to be innovative. This means embracing accelerated digital transformation. As a leader, you need to look at how you can leverage digital, especially AI. You don’t need to buy into every new tech program on the market. As a leader, you have a responsibility to stay informed of new technology. Look for ways to increase productivity. This means purchasing valuable AI tools for your company. Look for ways to use these tools to remove unnecessary stress from your team. This will free them up to focus on more important tasks. Protect That Data Data failures at major companies are big news. Mistakes and data breaches don’t get swept under the rug. You’re probably thinking of those companies now. Invest in protecting and keeping your customer’s data safe. Audit security processes today to prevent being a major headline tomorrow.  These three risks can break a company that’s not prepared. As a leader, you need to face these problems head-on. You need to stay vigilant. Being proactive today can save your company tomorrow. ~ Written for us by our associate Gary Sorrell, Sorrell Associates, LLC. Copyright protected. All rights reserved. Advanced DISC Training Program (2-Day Master Class) November 12-13 (Atlanta) Jan 28-29 (Atlanta) April 21-22 (Atlanta) July 21-22 (Atlanta) Oct 20-21 (Atlanta) Visit our website Online DISC Certification Training Webinar  Includes Facilitator Materials NEW CLASS TIMES January 6, 13, 22, 27 (12-1:30 ET) February 3, 10, 17, 24 (12-1:30 ET) March 2, 9, 11, 16 (12-1:30 ET) 3:00-4:30 ET $200 off for the month of January More info Visit our website DISC Training Program – Self-Study DISC Program This DISC self-study program allows you to move at your own pace at the comfort of your home or office. This program includes online video recordings, printed materials, password protected website and a reference manual explaining the DISC language. Visit our website Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Training & Certification  Our emotional intelligence training program is delivered by Jennifer C. Zamecki, an Accredited Certified Professional Coach who has a wealth of knowledge and 20 + years of experience using these tools in both large global organizations & small companies.  $200 off for the month of January Visit our website Why We Are the Best Organization for Your Hiring and Talent Management Solutions Thanks for Reading! The Navigator Newsletter is the free newsletter from Greg Smith the Lead Navigator, author, speaker and organizational development consultant, along with his team of experts at Chartcourse.com. If you like it, please forward a copy to a friend.    Our other websites include BehaviorProfile.com , HighPerformanceOrganization.com and WoodSmithWeb.com Privacy ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER Copyright © 2019. All Rights Reserved.  VISIT OUR WEBSITE

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