One of the reasons you might not be achieving the success you want to achieve is that you are depending on tigers that aren’t your strongest ones.
In this episode, I focus on why people you might be overestimating the strength of your talents and how it could be limiting your ability to thrive. I then provide you with three questions you can ask yourself that will help you determine if certain tigers of yours are genuinely big ones or not.
Knowing whether tigers are genuinely big ones or not will help you make better decisions about whether to change career directions, to double down on a direction you are pursuing, to get support in areas where you might need it, and so on.
To demonstrate this concept, I tell a true story of a client of mine who dropped out of college to pursue a dream based on an average size tiger and misled himself. After an honest appraisal of his talents, he discovered another tiger would lead him to the success and happiness he enjoys today.
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To help you determine the strength of your tigers, I’m pleased to share with you a tool: The 7-Way Test. This is a free PDF that includes the three questions from this episode, as well as an additional four questions that you can ask yourself in order to help you be certain that a talent you are exploring is indeed a strong one.
Enjoy the episode (and don’t forget to feed your tigers!).
EPISODE LINKS
- Download The 7-Way Test: Seven questions you can ask to determine if a tiger is big or not
- The Dunning-Kruger Effect: Why some people are not great at assessing their own abilities
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