| You and your giftedness | | Print | |
| Written by Susan Briggs |
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I was attending a one day training seminar recently where the trainer was speaking about giftedness and being your authentic self. Apparently my giftedness would assist me in what direction I may go in with my business and what I have to offer that is coming from my authenticity. I then thought about how many years I have spent trying to figure out who I truly was and what purpose I had in life and now I was being told that it was as easy as discovering what your giftedness is? I knew I had to share this with you. I know from my lived experience over many years that I was living as someone other than my true self and this knowing is what started me on my personal development journey 12 years ago. For most of my life I was a 'people pleaser.' I had a belief that stemmed from an experience in my very early childhood, that my gifts were worthless. I saw myself as rather ordinary and often compared myself to others because it seemed that they knew more than me or had more than me or were valued more than me. All of this was going through my head as I was listening to him talk about giftedness and eventually I had to ask him exactly what he meant by giftedness. The answer I got was not what I expected because it challenged my normal way of thinking. He went on to say that your giftedness is simply your ‘effortless brilliance.' The reason this challenged my normal way of thinking was because I never considered myself to be effortlessly brilliant at anything however, now that this concept had been brought into my awareness I knew I had to dig deeper and at least consider that maybe I did have effortless brilliance somewhere in the depths of my being. He went on to say that these gifts are often taken for granted and given the least attention because they come too easily or, in other words they are effortless. You need to know that you have gifts that others may not and right now you could be totally unaware as to what they are but if you take a close look at what you take for granted or what comes easily to you then you may just find your effortless brilliance. Once you realise what your gifts are and can incorporate them into your life in any way possible then that is where you will feel most at peace and experience many more moments of joy. There are many types of giftedness and you may even have more than one as your primary gift so let me share with you some of the gifts you may possess;
To give you a better idea of how to find your gifts I will explain what a few of these mean. Leadership - If you have the gift of leadership then you will easily be able to organise a group of people and set them to work doing tasks that will get the job done well. You will have no hesitation about delegating and people will look to you for guidance. Hospitality - If this is one of your gifts then you will feel compelled to ensure that everyone is comfortable and that they have what they need. For instance, if you are hosting a party you will be constantly seeing that your guests have ample supply of food and drink and you will spend most of your time ensuring that everyone has been looked after. Encouragement - This is the gift that will draw others to you and they will tell you intimate details about their lives without you even asking. They immediately feel comfortable and secure in your presence and you give them the gift of being there and holding their space so that they can share their innermost thoughts. These are only three of the many gifts you may possess. You have effortless brilliance that is waiting to be realised and introduced into your world in a bigger way therefore, if you have a few moments grab a pen and piece of paper and begin to think about, and write down, what comes easily to you. What skills do you tend to take for granted and find easy. It may help if you look at the things that others say about you and your skills because chances are it will be in these conversations that you think to yourself, or say out loud, ‘Oh that is so easy, anyone can do it.' The fact is that not everyone can do it because this is your gift. Start now to discover your giftedness and be authentic in every area of your life because if you are not being who you truly are then chances are you are undervaluing yourself and your gifts.
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