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Our personal strengths （優(yōu)點；優(yōu)勢） are the things that we are good at. They are part of what makes us unique as individuals， and part of the values we offer to the world around us. Using our personal strengths means using more of what we are good at to get more of what we want. But if were not aware of （意識到） our personal strengths， we dont always use them as fully as we could， and we may miss the chance to be successful in our lives and careers.

我們的優(yōu)點指的是我們所擅長的東西，它們也是使我們具有個體獨特性和人生價值的因素之一。利用我們自己的優(yōu)點意味著利用我們擅長的東西去得到更多我們想要的東西。 但是，如果我們沒有意識到自己的優(yōu)點，就沒法充分地利用它們，我們也就可能錯過了取得在生活上和事業(yè)上成功的機會。

You might say youre good at cooking. Or that youre good at writing. Maybe youre good at being determined or youre good at staying positive. Maybe youre good at playing the guitar. There are an infinite number of things you could tell me that youre good at. So how do we make sense of （弄清楚） all these potentials （潛能）？

你可能會說自己廚藝很好，或者擅長寫作。或許你很有決心或者能保持樂觀。又可能你擅長彈吉他。你可能有數(shù)不清的擅長的事兒可以告訴我。于是，我們該怎么弄清楚這些潛能呢？

How to find our personal strengths？ There are ways. You might find that some of them below are more effective for you than others， so you can have a try.

如何找出自己的優(yōu)點？有一些方法。你可能會發(fā)現(xiàn)，以下的某些方法可能對你會更有效，那么來試試看吧。

You can notice what you enjoy. The kinds of activities we enjoy doing are often an indicator （指示物） of the skills we naturally enjoy. Take a few minutes to think about the things you really love to do. Can you see any patterns or shared skills among these things？

留心一下自己喜歡的是些什么。我們很喜歡做的往往顯示了我們原本就很喜歡用的技巧。花幾分鐘去思考一下自己真正喜歡做的是什么，看看你能否找到一些固定的模式，或者一些共通的方法。

You can ask your good friends and family. Sometimes it can be hard to judge our strengths by ourselves. Ask trusted friends or family who know you well what they think your personal strengths are， and see if any of the answers surprise you.

你可以問問你的好友和家人。有時我們自己很難精準地判斷我們自己的優(yōu)點。去問問你信賴的家人或朋友，在他們心中你的優(yōu)點是什么，看看是否會有讓你吃驚的答案出現(xiàn)呢？

What qualities do you like in yourself？ The qualities you like about yourself will give you some indication of your personal strengths. For example， if you like the fact that you stick to （堅持） your goals and put them in practice， even when you meet difficulties， one of your personal strengths might be determination （決心）.

你喜歡自己身上的哪些品質(zhì)呢？你喜歡的自己身上的那些品質(zhì)往往也暗示了你的個人優(yōu)點。比如，你喜歡自己堅持完成目標，并一直付諸行動的特點。尤其是當事情變得棘手的時候，你的優(yōu)點之一就是有完成這件事的決心。

What kind of work do you want to do and what makes you good at that work？ Think about what you enjoy about your work and why. If youre struggling to find much that is enjoyable， consider whats missing instead.

你想要做的是什么工作呢？是什么讓你勝任這份工作的呢？想想看你喜歡做什么樣的工作？為什么喜歡？如果你很難找出你喜歡的，思考一下，是不是其中卻少了點什么。

What makes you proud？ Think about some examples in your life when you really felt proud of the way you acted or responded. What was it about your action or response that left you feeling proud？ Why do you feel proud of the way you acted？

是什么讓你引以為豪？想想在生活中讓你感到自豪的幾個例子，你有什么行為或反應(yīng)。是什么原因讓你覺得很自豪呢？你是因為你的哪些行為而自豪呢？

Who are your role models？ Why do you consider them as your models？ Most of us have role models in our lives， and these can help us find our own personal strengths. Look for the strengths you admire about your particular role models， then think about whether you have any of those strengths in yourself.

誰是你的偶像呢？你為什么視他們?yōu)榕枷衲?？在我們的生活中，大多?shù)人都有偶像，偶像能幫助我們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的優(yōu)點。找出偶像身上你特別敬佩的那些優(yōu)點，然后想想看你自己是不是也有這些優(yōu)點

What feedback do you notice from people in daily life？ It involves looking for feedback in everyday interactions （互動）. This is useful as it can provide more accurate （準確的；精確的） information of how other people truly think of your strengths.

留心一下在平時的生活中別人對你的反饋是什么？在你與別人的日常交流互動中尋找反饋信息。這一點是很有用的，因為這可以給你提供其他人如何看待你的優(yōu)點的信息。

Think about where your strengths show up in your life.

想想在生活中你的優(yōu)點都表現(xiàn)在哪些地方。

Take a look at a list of personal strengths and notice which personal strengths stand out （超群；脫穎而出） to you. We are often display strengths to others， so think about where each of the strengths shows up in your personal life.

看一看你所列出的優(yōu)點，觀察一下是哪些優(yōu)點讓你脫穎而出。我們通常都向別人展示出這些優(yōu)點，所以想一想，我們的每個優(yōu)點都表現(xiàn)在生活中的哪些地方。