Greetings ,

You might know the drill by now, but just letting you know there's an audio of this in the google drive 🎧.

Where do you reckon you'd place yourself here, if we take this stat below to be true? (and I love a solid Gallup stat by the way).

Will it be in the 80% or in the 20%?

I've been guilty in the past of setting New Year's resolutions based on rectifying what I saw as weaknesses or setting goals that were maybe punishing me for underperforming in one area or another.

You know like the classic pursuit of dropping the extra kilos that successfully manifest after each Christmas Period.

Overcome the weaknesses. Work hardest where its hardest. Put ourselves through some sort of punishment for not having hit the mark.

What if there was a different way though that made progress and achievement feel like it was flowing in the right direction? A way of succeeding in the pursuit of a 2025 goal where you aligned them with your strengths?

There's one thing you need to do then to see how you can.

Grab your Top 5 or your 34 Report (with a specific focus on your individual Top 5 strengths anyway).

Re-read those Top 5 Strengths.

Re-read them thinking 'how can I weave my intentional use of these strengths into the goals I'm setting?'

If Activator is in the Top 5 are you nurturing this strength to kick start new behaviours? To get 'em going?

If Strategic is in the Top 5 are you reviewing your options and prioritising where to head based on which option delivers the most impact for you and for others?

What if Connectedness is in that Top 5 as well, or the beautiful Relator?

How are you making sure that your goals for 2025 and the pursuit of them, allow you to leverage your natural ability to build relationships successfully with others around you? For example, have you found an accountability buddy?

I could go on.

There's 34 Strengths.

Your Top 5 are unique.

You are unique.

I'd encourage you to embrace this as you point your way into 2025 and as you navigate your way towards the successful achievement of your goals.

Yours in 💪

Nick

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p.s. got any feedback or requests on what I write about? Please drop me a reply and let me know 🤔 I'd love to hear from you.