“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Without trying to get too weighty with the quote I can recommend an exercise to know yourself better. I’m doing a personal branding course with Vassilena Valchanova (highly recommended!) and one of the exercises was asking people you work with a number of questions (see below).

As a perennial optimiser I love Myers Briggs, DISC profiles, 360 reviews and understanding more about myself (and thanks to living in the Netherlands and South Africa I’ve become good at getting direct feedback 😁 ).

This process helped me understand myself more professionally and how I can be helpful. If you want some insights I’d recommend you ask some people these questions and lean into your strengths.