This episode is all about discovering where and how to do the Clifton Strengths assessment. Alternatively, how you can do a less accurate free strengths discovery exercise. As well as looking at the reports and tools that will help with your initial strengths journey of discovery.

The Best way to discover your Talents is to go to Gallup.com/cliftonstrengths

And click on Compare assessment options to discover which of the two assessments is best for you.

If you are just wanting to dip your toe in the water and discover a bit more about yourself, I would recommend you do the free exercise we are going to show you.

If you enjoy knowing more about how to maximize your potential and you have some time and energy to put into development I would recommend the $20 USD top 5 report to get you started with a great foundation into your Talents. This provides you with top 5 Strengths and reports that give you much greater information on those talents

The All 34 report provide you with ALL of your strengths themes. It also provides a report that goes into much more in depth and customized information on those themes. So if you are wanting to go further and go deeper with your development this is the report you really want. The All 34 is $50 USD

Check out Gallup.com for even more information to help you make your decision.

So for those that are just curious or maybe dragged along by a friend or family member who is excited about Strengths. Here is a much less accurate but free option to do some discovery around your strengths.

Here are the 34 Basic descriptions of all 34 Clifton Strengths Themes

Read each theme carefully. After reading each theme rank them from 1-3.

Put a number 1 beside that description if you believe that description is ALWAYS you. If when you read the description it SOMETIMES describes you write a number 2 beside it. If you believe that description is NEVER you place a number 3 beside it

Doing this exercise is no where near as accurate as doing the online assessment and if you start seeing real benefit from developing through Strengths I would really recommend you go and do the proper assessment to really understand yourself and your potential.

Go back over all of the theme descriptions that have a number 1 beside them and choose the five themes that you are most interested in developing.

Doing this exercise is no where near as accurate as doing the online assessment and if you start seeing real benefit from developing through Strengths I would really recommend you go and do the proper assessment to really understand yourself and your potential.

In the next two episodes we will go over the next two stages of Strengths Training which are Awareness and Development.