POSITIVITY
  • Workshops
    • Calendar
  • Resources
    • Shop
    • Blog
    • Books
    • Podcast >
      • Hashtag Positivity Podcast
      • On A Positive Note Podcast
      • It's the Climb Podcast
    • Quotes
    • Free Minicourses >
      • Magic Words
    • Grow with the Flow
    • Principles of Happiness
  • Connect
Picture

Bloom Where You’re Planted

8/27/2020

0 Comments

 
A picture of a yellow flower in bloom.
How are you embracing and developing your talents?​
​Read the full article now ⬇︎
For as long as I can remember, I've had a natural passion for music and magic. 

One of my earliest memories is banging away at a toy keyboard singing "Neno, Neno, Neno!" (Neno was my word for music when I was still trying to figure out what words are).

And next to that memory is being fascinated by a magic show. Seeing the impossible become possible can be a truly motivating experience, and I quickly began learning all I could about the craft.

Fast forward three decades and I'm still using these gifts that simply came natural to me. As a musician, I've studied music formally in college and have played the saxophone in numerous musical groups. As a magician, I've traveled all across New England and other parts of the United States performing my Interactive Comedy Show.
​
I'm sharing this with you because of the importance of embracing, developing, and sharing your own strengths.

Everyone has a talent for something that they are able to do better than most others with little to no effort; the trouble is that, for some, they don't know what their talents are, and for many others, they simply don't take the time to turn their talents into honed skills.

We become truly empowered to effectively serve ourselves and our community when we engage in our strengths and learn to embrace and develop them. Like watering a flower, our authentic colors shine the brightest when we bloom where we're planted.
​
Sure, it's good to work on our weaknesses—in areas that we'd do well to improve—but to borrow a phrase from Strengths Finder Coach Lisa Cummings: "We have to stop trying to teach fish to climb trees."

As for myself, though I still play music and perform magic, I don't really consider myself a musician or a magician. Rather, today I look at the underlying skills behind these talents to find the through line. For me, the through line that connects music and magic is the gift of presentation, fascination, and happiness, which is why I consider myself a Facilitator of Fascination & Purveyor of Positivity.

Embracing and developing these talents into honed skills is what today empowers me to share these gifts with others, helping teenagers and young adults gain valuable social emotional knowledge, skills, and resources to meet the challenges of everyday life with clarity, confidence, and courage.

How about you? How do your talents support your mission?

Reflection
1.   What are your strengths?
2.   How are you developing your talents into honed skills?
3.   What are you doing to share your gifts to make your community a little bit brighter?

Final Thoughts
Everyone has a talent for something that they are able to do better than most others with little to no effort; the trouble is that, for some, they don't know what their talents are, and for many others, they simply don't take the time to turn their talents into honed skills. Yet by embracing, developing, and sharing your strengths, you become empowered to effectively serve yourself and those around you in your community. In other words, you allow your authentic colors to shine the brightest when you bloom where you're planted.

Want More On This Topic?
  • Watch the companion video.
  • Listen to the podcast.
  • Schedule a FREE 30-minute Positivity Assessment.
  • Become a member of Hashtag Positivity to access exclusive positivity resources to develop social emotional skills for yourself and the people you influence.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    JONAS CAIN, M.Ed.

    Author

    Jonas Cain, M.Ed. is a storyteller, magician, musician, and facilitator of fascination on a mission to help you experience abiding joy.
    ​
    ​
    Connect with Jonas today to discuss your challenges, goals, and obstacles.

    Picture

    Topics

    All
    Acceptance
    Action
    Adversity
    Advice
    Ally
    April Fools
    Atonement
    Authenticity
    Behavior
    Breathing
    Care
    Change
    Change Management
    Character
    Clarity
    Commitment
    Communication
    Compassion
    Confidence
    Connecting
    Courage
    Creativity
    Curiosity
    Dreams
    Education
    Empowerment
    Encouragement
    Engagement
    Enjoyment
    Excellence
    Expectation
    Family
    Fascination
    Fear
    Focus
    Friendship
    Goals
    Gratitude
    Grief
    Growth
    Guest Posts
    Happiness
    Happy Birthday
    Hope
    Humor
    Influence
    Inspiration
    Kindness
    Leadership
    Legacy
    Lessons
    Love
    Mental Health
    Mentor
    Mindfulness
    Mindset
    Motivation
    Online Learning
    Opportunity
    Passion
    Patience
    Peace
    Perseverance
    Persistence
    Perspective
    Positivity
    Practice
    Preparation
    Presence
    Priorities
    Process
    Proverbs
    Psychology
    Purpose
    Rapport
    Reflection
    Relationships
    Resilience
    Resources
    Responsibility
    Risk
    Skills
    Social Justice
    Storytelling
    Stress Relief
    Talent
    Teamwork
    Transition
    Ukraine
    Unity
    Virtual Education
    Vision

    Picture

    Subscribe

    Subscribe on Apple
    Subscribe on Spotify
    Subscribe on Google
    Subscribe on Breaker
    Subscribe on Radio Public
    Subscribe on Overcast
    Subscribe on Pocket Casts
    Picture

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    July 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    February 2017

    RSS Feed

Picture

JONAS CAIN
​Facilitator of Fascination
800-969-9778 | ​jonas@hashtagpositivity.com

#POSITIVITY

WORKSHOPS | RESOURCES | CONNECT

© 2023
  • Workshops
    • Calendar
  • Resources
    • Shop
    • Blog
    • Books
    • Podcast >
      • Hashtag Positivity Podcast
      • On A Positive Note Podcast
      • It's the Climb Podcast
    • Quotes
    • Free Minicourses >
      • Magic Words
    • Grow with the Flow
    • Principles of Happiness
  • Connect