{"id":26140,"date":"2016-03-02T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/?p=26140"},"modified":"2016-03-02T15:33:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T15:33:43","slug":"how-to-channel-your-best-personality-traits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clearbooks.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-channel-your-best-personality-traits\/","title":{"rendered":"How to channel your best personality traits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot of talk about channeling your best personality traits, both in work and in life in general. And while that\u2019s great, in practice this tends to slip down the priority list in the face of daily life, so a lot of people never really get around to it. If you\u2019ve been wishing that you could really start playing up your best traits but aren\u2019t quite sure how to do it, here are our best tips for getting started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Know what they are<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not totally sure what your best personality traits are, then there\u2019s no way that you can really successfully channel them, so start by taking a reputable test to find out more about yourself. There are loads of industry-specific ones, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myersbriggs.org\">Myers-Briggs<\/a> is a solid general one. You can even go further and take perception tests like the one at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.howtofascinate.com\">How to Fascinate<\/a> so you can see how your personality traits are coming across to other people now. This will give you a good starting point for your channeling \u2014 by knowing your personal baseline, as well as how you\u2019re coming across, you can then modify accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Start small<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you know what you\u2019re working with, choose just one or two to focus on channeling. It\u2019s better to keep yourself very focused, especially at the beginning, so that you don\u2019t end up spreading yourself too thin. You want to get really good at channeling your best personality traits, not sort of OK at tapping into many of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice, practice, practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As with anything, you\u2019ll only get better at channeling your best personality traits if you make it a practice. So make sure that you\u2019re actively seeking out situations in which you can make the most of your natural advantages so that you can get the real world experience of putting them into practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Play your strengths, outsource things that lie in your weaknesses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no point in wishing that you had different innate strengths or personality traits. While you can do a lot to change your actions, trying to change your personality is a huge waste of time and energy, so instead, focus on your strengths, and rely on other people to take up the slack for your weaknesses.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if you\u2019re terrible with paperwork, there\u2019s no point in punishing yourself by forcing yourself to sit down and wade through it every day. Get a VA or find a colleague who\u2019s naturally better at it to help! Similarly, if you love the nuts and bolts of your work but aren\u2019t great at coming up with big picture plans, then don\u2019t \u2014 get a colleague, a mentor, or a coach to help you out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your tips for channeling your best personality traits? Tell us below in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a lot of talk about channeling your best personality traits, both in work and in life in general. 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