

He says a person needs to learn one’s strengths to be able to build from a position of strength. In this short book, the author states we need to know our strengths to know where we belong in the field of work and life to get the best out of ourselves, this is due to us having a choice in the modern world. Managing Oneself – Getting the best out of oneself It’s a short book about an hour’s read but it’s full of useful straight to the point content. Understand and optimize your performance.I bought the book Managing Oneself because of a recommendation Firas Zahabi made in a YouTube AMA. There’s no point in wasting your energy trying to improve in these areas!

If you practice this consistently, you’ll not only be able to determine precisely where your strengths lie – you’ll also see exactly what you’re doing, or failing to do, to take full advantage of those strengths. Nine to twelve months later, review your predicted result and compare it to the actual outcome. Each time you make an important decision, write it down along with what you think the outcome will be. It first emerged back in the fourteenth century and is a pretty simple technique. The good news? There’s a tried and true method you can use to remedy this situation, and it’s called feedback analysis. But more often than not, we’re wrong about that too! The reverse is also true: many of us think we know exactly what we’re not good at. Most people can’t – and those who think they can are often quite wrong. Don’t worry if you can’t readily identify them. Take a moment to think about your strengths.
