 Book is great but buying it from Amazon was not
The book is great but buying it from Amazon was not. There is a code inside the spine of the dust jacket. I bought the book as "new" but there was no code in the back to take the online test at the end of the book. I returned the book and got a refund but if I didn't know about the code I would have read 1/2 the book before learing about the code and I don't know how Amazon would have handled a returned 1/2 read book.
 It confirms something you should already know
If you are wondering what strengths you have, listening to this audio book is a way to find out. Keep in mind the code included is only good for 1 use!
I listened to the book on my way to work in the mornings (I have an hour's drive one way) and it was interesting. The author gives examples and it's easy to follow. After I took the exam and got my results it was nice to see there were no surprises. Yeah, I may not have articulated the results in the same way, but the exam really did the trick in "discovering my strengths". To me, the price of the book made it worth that exam result.
Don't buy it used
Sorry for the rating. The book is great. The only ratings I usually read are the low ones. So, the best place to warn people is with a one rating. Don't buy it used. It has a serial number you need to access an online test and it can only be used once. Chances are, whoever owned the book before you used the number.
 Context Changing...
The books premise is that world class preformance is based on leveraging our natural talents rather than fixing our personal weaknesses. Focuses on each persons uniqueness and unique talents.
Takes a lot of pressure off to realize that focusing on what you love and are really good at, will make a person more successful than focusing being a little bit good at a lot of things (most of which don't bring joy.)
By leveraging talents, we can learn to compensate or come up with alternatives to our weaknesses that are centered in our strenghts.
very intersing book. Lots to ponder
 Do you know what your talents are?
Excellent book. Loved taking the assessment and discovering my top 5 "talent themes". I will definitely look further into strength-based psychology.
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