What are my strengths? I learned just 6 months ago

When you're early in your career, finding the perfect career path has it's hills and valleys. You seek out opportunities that may offer status, fast-growth or a chance of scenery. (Sometimes, anything that pays the bills is enough).

But as you work though the early stages, you begin to discover what you like about work (and not just the unlimited soda in the fridge). You identify certain activities or situations you thrive in and you begin to understand which ones to avoid because you may not be as successful (or excited).

Before I joined MediaSauce, I was asked to take the Gallup Strengthsfinder 2.0 survey. Following a comprehensive 1-1.5 hour long survey on their web site, I was delivered a summary of what key strengths were within me and a comprehensive report about how to identify what situations and opportunities would play to my strengths. You can read the report if you're interested.

I'd taken plenty of personality profiles and was aware of what I liked in life, but never before had a report so succinctly and accurately defined for me not only what my strengths were, but also what I could excel at professional and personally.

I highly recommend you find out what your strengths are - it may chance your outlook on what kind of work life might make you most successful - and happy.

By the way, my five (of the 34 possible) themes are:

• Significance
• Strategic
• Command
• Relator
• Achiever

If you take the survey, please send me a copy of your report and post your comments.