How can I explore my personality and strengths?

You can explore your personality and strengths by combining self-reflection with outside feedback and a few simple exercises:

1. Write down what gives you energy, drains you, and feels easy versus hard.
2. Notice patterns across your best and worst days: what were you doing, who were you with, and what kind of work was it?
3. Ask 3–5 people you trust what they think you’re naturally good at and what stands out about you.
4. Try a few personality or strengths tools, then treat them as prompts, not labels.
5. Test yourself in different situations—solo work, group work, planning, improvising, helping, leading—and see where you perform best.
6. Keep a short log of wins, compliments, and moments you felt most like yourself.

A practical way to do it is:

• Pick 3 weeks.
• Each day, jot down one thing that energized you, one thing that frustrated you, and one thing you did well.
• At the end, look for repeated themes.

What to look for:

• Personality: how you tend to think, react, and relate to people.
• Strengths: what you do well with less effort, or what improves when you practice.
• Values: what matters most to you, which often explains why certain situations feel right or wrong.