首卷语:人人都知道做自己擅长的事情更容易成功，因此发现自己的优势十分重要。此类文章比比皆是，但是风铃只想给你4条非常明确的建议。

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※ 1 What Are My Skills?
我的技能是什么？

Take the five to ten people that know you the best. Split them into two categories: people you connect with on a deep level of love, and people who you are close with, but maybe you’re a little different in lifestyle and personality.
挑5~10位最了解你的人，将他们分为两组：一组是你深爱的、关系亲密的人；另一组也是你熟悉的人，但是也许你们在生活方式和个性方面有所不同。

Then, ask one person from each category to honestly tell you what they think you’re best at, and what they think you’re worst at. “What are my skills and abilities, and what are my weaknesses?”
接下来，从每组中选出一位朋友，让他诚实地说出他眼中你所擅长的事情，以及他们认为你不拿手的事。“你们认为我具备什么技能和能力，什么又是我的弱势呢？”


※ 2 What Are My Strengths?
我的优势是什么? (重点,咳咳…)

You can’t take a romantic view on the skills that have made you successful so far in life. One way those strengths can come in handy tremendously is by using them as a blueprint to discovering talents you may not have understood before. Maybe you’ve been blinded by the overarching strength itself because you aren’t passionate about it, but list all the things that that skill requires you to do. Don’t take them for granted. There are many things that go into being good at something. Your potential doesn’t end with that one skill.
有些技能曾在你的人生成功道路上扮演了重要角色，但你不能过于乐观得看待这些技能。这些优势之所以能够很好地为你所用，是因为你能以此为指引发现以前未曾发现的才能。也许你已被重要技能本身蒙蔽了双眼，它不会再激发你的热情；你也只能列举出掌握这些技能所需的东西。不要将这些技能看作是理所当然的。有很多事情是水到渠成的，你不应该仅仅因为拥有一个技能而不再发掘其他的潜能。


※ 3 Read Everything
阅读所有的工作记录

Here is a super specific one for you: go on a vacation.
给你一条非常明确的建议：去度假吧。

Yeah, seriously.是的，我没有开玩笑。

But it’s not a total vacation. During that time, you’re going to go back through every email, letter or note someone wrote you, talking about your accolades or failures. Read all of them. And as you read, ask yourself “Which of my skills am I consistently praised for?” And on the flipside: what do people continuously say you are bad at?
但是也不完全是去度假。在那期间，你要回顾一下你所有的电子邮件、信件或是别人写给你的记事贴，其中记录了你的荣誉和你的失意。全都看一遍。当你回顾的时候，你问问自己“大家最常因为我的哪项技能而夸奖我呢？”另一方面，在大家口中我最不擅长什么呢？

※ 4 Ask Strangers
问问陌生人

On social media, make a video or post asking everyone who follows you the very question we have been repeating over and over: “What are my personal strengths?” 
在社交平台(比如:英语魔方秀)上，发一条视频或状态，问问你的所有粉丝一个我们已经重复了千百次的问题：“我个人的优势是什么？”

This is now the widest net you can cast to get the information. Because these are people who have been viewing you from a very specific place, your social media personality, you are able to curate that part of your life as well into the decision of which strength to pursue.
这就是现在发达的网络能够给你带来的信息。因为你的粉丝们都是从某个特定的角度看待你，看待你的个性，你可以借此精简你的生活，决定应该将哪个优势继续到底。