STRENGTHS

_n.noun

The New Oxford American Dictionary provides the following definition for strengths:

” a good or beneficial quality or attribute of a person or thing: the strengths and weaknesses of their sales and marketing operation | his strength was his obsessive single-mindedness.”

In short, strengths are characteristics of an individual that allow them to accomplish certain tasks and actions that others, who do not share the same type of strengths, cannot accomplish, or at least to the same extent.

It is crucial for individuals to identify their personal strengths and then use those strengths to better their lives. For example, a master craftsman possesses certain talent, or strengths, that enable him to utilize when creating items out of wood. This individual has taken advantage of his ability and has applied his strengths to become an expert in an occupation, one that others, who do not possess similar strengths, would ever be able to achieve. Moreover, effectively identifying and applying personal strength is crucial for an individual’s overall success.