Certified Strengths Trainer - Jim Seybert

Blessed by technology

Jim Seybert — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:42:50 +0000

This morning, at the same time, I was:

Chatting with a friend in Orlando – iChat Watching a 1940′s newsreel of Yosemite National Park – YouTube Reading comments from hundreds of friends, colleagues and acquaintances – Facebook Engaging in some passive marketing for my business – Twitter Posting a response to a question on the Strengths Campus community – Ning And scratching [...]

Reviewing your week

Jim Seybert — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 23:29:41 +0000

The single best piece of advice I’ve EVER been given came during one of those $99 seminars they have at the local Embassy Suites. The tip cost less than a hundred bucks and has paid off thousands of times over.

Make tomorrow’s TO DO list before you go home at night.

When I take the time to do [...]

Strengths Misconception #805

Jim Seybert — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:21:43 +0000

One common push-back to introducing a Strengths initiative is the belief that doing so will require massive change in an organization’s structure and that job descriptions will be thrown out the window.

Not so -

In fact, implementing a Strengths initiative is far less distracting than many other management concepts because it can be introduced in small bites. [...]

Leading or Creating? Or Both?

Jim Seybert — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:25:46 +0000

My mind has been wandering recently around the juxtaposition of leadership and creativity.

What influence does one have on the other? Are all leaders creative? Does creativity, by default, make one a leader? Can a leader be too creative? Must leaders be creative?

I am not an expert in either of these areas but I do have [...]

No curves in sight

Jim Seybert — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:05:08 +0000

It’s easy to be lulled into a sense that your current plans are going to get you where you want to be – specially when the road ahead appears to be clear of anything that might cause deviation.

Don’t be caught in the Paradox of Success.

Reliance on past or current success for future results is like [...]

Sunrise in Nebraska

Jim Seybert — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:47:11 +0000

This is the view over my shoulder this morning as I open the Kindle. One cool thing about the Great Plains is the way you can watch both Sunrise and Sunset from the same chair. No mountains to stand in the way.

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Strengths misconception #156

Jim Seybert — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:15:16 +0000

It’s THE question – “At work, do you have the opportunity to do what you do best, every day.”

It’s also one of the most frequently misunderstood.

A common mistake is to replace the word every with the word all, as if to say the goal of a Strengths focus is playing to them 24/7.

Hey, I’d love [...]

Vacation Dilemma?

Jim Seybert — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:40:55 +0000

The key to personal satisfaction and higher performance is to intentionally apply your strengths to your work every day. I encourage people to understand the activities that strengthen them, and then look for opportunities to use those strengths in pursuit of what they are PAID to do.

So – if you’ve achieved a solid level of [...]

Promises, Promises

Jim Seybert — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:06:31 +0000

Experience has taught me to refrain from making promises about the frequency of blog posts, but I’ve just installed an app to my BlackBerry that allows me to post from where ever I am and this may change the wind.

My goal for the blog is to share observations related to the practice of understanding and [...]

Hiking Yosemite’s Half Dome

Jim Seybert — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:47:07 +0000

My dream job is driving a shuttle bus in Yosemite.

Quick post with virtually nothing to do with maximizing your strengths other than giving you a glimpse at something that nourishes me just as much as facilitating SimplyStrengths and StrengthsEssentials workshops.

My dream job – seriously – is driving a tour bus in Yosemite National Park and [...]