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Unique Ability® 2.0: Discovery - Define Your Best Self
Your Unique Ability is the key to a simpler and infinitely more rewarding life and business.
Imagine building your life around doing what you love to do and do best, and being increasingly rewarded by the world for doing so. Your Unique Ability is the essence of you at your best. This combination of passion and talent is so innate that you may even not realize how special it is, yet it s how you create the most value for others, and enjoyment and energy for yourself in all areas of life. Focusing on it is the key to realizing your own brand of genius and your greatest success in life.
Get crystal clear on your Unique Ability with the proven process laid out in this book/notebook package the most deep and comprehensive approach to defining your Unique Ability that Strategic Coach has ever offered in print. Doing the exercises in this easy-to-follow format will bring you life-changing self-knowledge. Confidently make clearer plans for the future and better decisions every day based on putting more of your best self into everything you do.
Imagine building your life around doing what you love to do and do best, and being increasingly rewarded by the world for doing so. Your Unique Ability is the essence of you at your best. This combination of passion and talent is so innate that you may even not realize how special it is, yet it s how you create the most value for others, and enjoyment and energy for yourself in all areas of life. Focusing on it is the key to realizing your own brand of genius and your greatest success in life.
Get crystal clear on your Unique Ability with the proven process laid out in this book/notebook package the most deep and comprehensive approach to defining your Unique Ability that Strategic Coach has ever offered in print. Doing the exercises in this easy-to-follow format will bring you life-changing self-knowledge. Confidently make clearer plans for the future and better decisions every day based on putting more of your best self into everything you do.
232 pages, Paperback
Published October 5, 2015
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October 30, 2018
Great book on finding your talents and why. Top takeaways:
My Unique Ability: To break down others struggles, help them create step by step systems to overcome, grow and thrive! SYSTEMS.
Look to create environments that inspire others to take some risks, learn, grow, and experience more joy!
The KEY is to go DEEP in ONE AREA! Most go wide and spread out!
KEY is to find the BEST IN THE FIELD and be PERSISTENT ENOUGH TO TAKE TO LUNCH AND PICK THEIR BRAIN!
4 Characteristics of Unique Ability:
Superior skill.
Passion.
Energizes you and others.
Never ending improvement.
When working on Unique Ability, you get more energy and lose track of time.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. - Aristotle.
Even if you don't know what your unique ability is, you know what it IS NOT!
EXERCISE: RECORD ACTIVITIES OF YOUR DAY AND LOOK THROUGH YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY LENS. This shows you how you're spending your time.
Label as:
U-Unique (superior skill, passion, energy).
E-Excellent (superior skill, no passion, teamwork).
C-Competent (OK, anxiety, competition, repetition).
I-Incompetent (failure, conflict, stress).
FIVE WAYS TO FREE YOURSELF:
Stop doing it. Try dropping it and see if it's noticed and no consequences.
Delegate it. Use fiverr or others.
Swap it. Exchange with someone else for win/win.
Automate it.
Transform it. How can you batch it.
DISCOVERING YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY:
WHAT DO YOU LOVE, ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND GAIN ENERGY WHEN ENGAGED?
BREAKING DOWN A PROBLEM, CREATING A FORMULAIC SYSTEM, AND IMPLEMENTING IT FOR GROWTH! I LOVE THE CREATIVE ASPECT! Must hand off continual training, measurement, and corrections to a manager.
In a study by Schiff, 97% of ultra rich said they know what they're exceptional at where only 54% of middle class knew. The ultra rich focus on 1-2 skills where middle class focuses on over 5.
Focus on what non unique ability you can delegate.
Strip away non unique ability activities like a sculptor chisels away marble, you are the sculptor of your life shaping your vision!
RESHAPE YOUR LIFE AROUND YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY!
FINDING YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY:
Collect input from others. Email 10 people who know you well (friends, family, colleagues, clients, mentors, etc.)
Sample: "I have a favor to ask. I am taking a course on a concept called unique ability and it's based on finding my unique talents, interests, and capabilities that are passionate about. I value your opinion and wondering if you would let me know what you see as my unique ability? This would be what you see as my strengths, abilities, what I'm good at, how I do things, what you count in me for and any other distinguishing features you see in me. It would really help me out if you could get back to me within the next 2 weeks. Thank you for helping me with this.
Once get it back, use the sheet to draw info to 1 place.
As a THANK YOU give them positive feedback in return.
Use Kolbe Index and Strengths Finder.
Then look for THEMES of your unique ability and list different words (such as Ambitious/Hard Worker and listed below are achiever, passionate, driven, strong, hungry, etc.) to provide the foundation for your TOP 10 HABITS!
TALENT: Problem Solving - The ability to solve problems with strategic solutions where others see confusion. Taking a 30k elevation perspective to achieve the best outcome.
TALENT: Educate others using a proven framework that is lost others to achieve the same goal.
TALENT: Bringing the future to the present in order to realize tangible results while foreseeing potential obstacles.
TALENT: Help others through challenging elevation in order to raise their standards for next level living.
This list of your 10 best habits keeps you guided in principles for everyday action.
UNIQUE ABILITY POWER STATEMENT: What you do and how you do it (talents) and why you do it (passion).
The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency you have!
My Unique Ability: To break down others struggles, help them create step by step systems to overcome, grow and thrive! SYSTEMS.
Look to create environments that inspire others to take some risks, learn, grow, and experience more joy!
The KEY is to go DEEP in ONE AREA! Most go wide and spread out!
KEY is to find the BEST IN THE FIELD and be PERSISTENT ENOUGH TO TAKE TO LUNCH AND PICK THEIR BRAIN!
4 Characteristics of Unique Ability:
Superior skill.
Passion.
Energizes you and others.
Never ending improvement.
When working on Unique Ability, you get more energy and lose track of time.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. - Aristotle.
Even if you don't know what your unique ability is, you know what it IS NOT!
EXERCISE: RECORD ACTIVITIES OF YOUR DAY AND LOOK THROUGH YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY LENS. This shows you how you're spending your time.
Label as:
U-Unique (superior skill, passion, energy).
E-Excellent (superior skill, no passion, teamwork).
C-Competent (OK, anxiety, competition, repetition).
I-Incompetent (failure, conflict, stress).
FIVE WAYS TO FREE YOURSELF:
Stop doing it. Try dropping it and see if it's noticed and no consequences.
Delegate it. Use fiverr or others.
Swap it. Exchange with someone else for win/win.
Automate it.
Transform it. How can you batch it.
DISCOVERING YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY:
WHAT DO YOU LOVE, ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT, AND GAIN ENERGY WHEN ENGAGED?
BREAKING DOWN A PROBLEM, CREATING A FORMULAIC SYSTEM, AND IMPLEMENTING IT FOR GROWTH! I LOVE THE CREATIVE ASPECT! Must hand off continual training, measurement, and corrections to a manager.
In a study by Schiff, 97% of ultra rich said they know what they're exceptional at where only 54% of middle class knew. The ultra rich focus on 1-2 skills where middle class focuses on over 5.
Focus on what non unique ability you can delegate.
Strip away non unique ability activities like a sculptor chisels away marble, you are the sculptor of your life shaping your vision!
RESHAPE YOUR LIFE AROUND YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY!
FINDING YOUR UNIQUE ABILITY:
Collect input from others. Email 10 people who know you well (friends, family, colleagues, clients, mentors, etc.)
Sample: "I have a favor to ask. I am taking a course on a concept called unique ability and it's based on finding my unique talents, interests, and capabilities that are passionate about. I value your opinion and wondering if you would let me know what you see as my unique ability? This would be what you see as my strengths, abilities, what I'm good at, how I do things, what you count in me for and any other distinguishing features you see in me. It would really help me out if you could get back to me within the next 2 weeks. Thank you for helping me with this.
Once get it back, use the sheet to draw info to 1 place.
As a THANK YOU give them positive feedback in return.
Use Kolbe Index and Strengths Finder.
Then look for THEMES of your unique ability and list different words (such as Ambitious/Hard Worker and listed below are achiever, passionate, driven, strong, hungry, etc.) to provide the foundation for your TOP 10 HABITS!
TALENT: Problem Solving - The ability to solve problems with strategic solutions where others see confusion. Taking a 30k elevation perspective to achieve the best outcome.
TALENT: Educate others using a proven framework that is lost others to achieve the same goal.
TALENT: Bringing the future to the present in order to realize tangible results while foreseeing potential obstacles.
TALENT: Help others through challenging elevation in order to raise their standards for next level living.
This list of your 10 best habits keeps you guided in principles for everyday action.
UNIQUE ABILITY POWER STATEMENT: What you do and how you do it (talents) and why you do it (passion).
The effect you have on others is the most valuable currency you have!
March 27, 2020
Good as long as you don't take it too seriously. It's not going to save you.
I love thinking about my specific abilities and how I can leverage those for the Kingdom. But I also firmly believe that the most productive specialists are generalists. Having a lot of interests and having a broad education (classical education, liberal arts) will give you the wisdom to double down on what you're good at.
I love thinking about my specific abilities and how I can leverage those for the Kingdom. But I also firmly believe that the most productive specialists are generalists. Having a lot of interests and having a broad education (classical education, liberal arts) will give you the wisdom to double down on what you're good at.
August 4, 2018
Absolutely fantastic life-changing must-read! The Strategic Coach team did an amazing job putting this together and I feel strongly about everyone going through this self-discovery process for the betterment of mankind!
January 6, 2018
The first edition was easier to understand. This 2.0 editin encourages you to do some additional personality tests like the Strengths Finder and Kolbe A.
April 2, 2024
My unique ability is getting through this book in six months instead of a year 👎🏻
July 24, 2024
Productive exercises to identify our greatest strengths.
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