Daily Tip 21 - Advent Calendar 2025 (Day 21: Always know your own Strengths)

Day 21: Identify Your Top Strengths — Confidence Starts With Awareness

Many people struggle with confidence not because they lack ability, but because they’re not fully aware of their strengths. Sadly, we often focus on gaps, weaknesses, or what we think we should be better at but forget to recognise what we already do well.

When you know your strengths everything is possible

Confidence grows when you know and trust your strengths.

Your strengths are the skills, qualities and behaviours that come naturally to you and consistently create positive outcomes. When you can clearly articulate them, you show up more confidently in interviews, meetings, networking conversations and decision-making.

Knowing your strengths helps you to:

• Communicate your value clearly

• Make career and business decisions more easily

• Build confidence in your abilities

• Focus on what energises you

• Stop comparing yourself to others

  
  

So your challenge today is:

1. Write down your top five strengths

2. For each one, add a short example of when you’ve used it effectively

3. Keep this list somewhere visible and revisit it when doubt creeps in

Your strengths are already part of you.

Taking time to acknowledge them is a powerful act of self-belief, and a reminder that you bring value, exactly as you are.

If you are struggling to understand where your strengths are, then chat with me. I have a programme where I work through what you know, who you are and help you discover your strengths.

Hazel, Empowering Your Circle