How to help your child discover their strengths most accurately.

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - American psychologist Adam Grant says the way to find your strengths is... to ask other people.

According to expert Grant, each person can ask 15 to 20 people they regularly interact with, such as family members, friends, teachers, etc., for their opinions on the best image of themselves that people have of them.

From these stories, we can identify the themes and details that most frequently appear in shared experiences. Ultimately, each individual will build their most impressive self-image through the perspective of those around them.

Understanding your own strengths is very important (Illustrative image: iStock).

Psychologist Adam Grant teaches at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania (USA). Grant often asks his students to see themselves through the perspectives of others.

"This is one of the assignments I really enjoy giving my students. Interestingly, when students gather and share information from those around them, they can't anticipate their own strengths from another person's perspective. In fact, there are strengths we possess that we ourselves don't recognize," Grant said.

Understanding our strengths can help us overcome difficult times more easily.

For example, a businessman might be very diplomatic and always able to control conversations, but one time he found himself flustered when he unexpectedly had to enter an important dialogue without prior preparation.

If a businessman recognizes that his strength lies in his charm and elegance, he can navigate meetings more effectively. He will know how to leverage his strengths in challenging situations.

Mr. Grant said that he himself had gathered feedback from those around him and learned that many were impressed by his sharp memory. This made him aware of his strength and proactively memorize useful information around him.

American psychologist Adam Grant (Illustrative image: CNBC).

For example, when he first became a lecturer in an MBA program, he was quite worried about connecting with the students. He quickly memorized the names of the students in the class and surprised them.

"My ability to quickly and accurately memorize the names of the trainees changed the level of openness in the interactions between me and them. I wouldn't have realized I had such an impressively sharp memory if I hadn't asked those around me about my strength."

"Once I realized this strength, I immediately sought ways to leverage it to my advantage in interacting with colleagues and students," Grant said.

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