Find your strengths, use them everyday, live with Nerd Zest
So you want to live with Nerd Zest? Life is hard when you don’t have a direction, a purpose, and meaningful work that is fulfilling, rewarding, but most importantly, utilizes your natural abilities. The work you do must be able to provide you with a sustainable income, challenge you mentally, and the ability to grow and increase your income.
But how do you select the kind of work or career that will do this? That is what this blog is about.
Why am I doing this? Because I believe that we are not properly taught how to achieve success.
The products and resources on this site are designed to arm you with the best decision making ability for the type of work you should be doing, for how much pay, and to continue to improve you.
I want to help people that are stuck in a dead end job, can’t find work that pays enough, and people that want a better life for themselves and their family. These are the people that will benefit most from what I have to offer. Whether it’s finding your strengths, working within your current job to better yourself, or finding a completely different line of work.
I want to redefine how people find work and choose a career. Think about how this is done now. You select a job based on a description on a website or job search. You match the job to the skills or the experience you currently have. You apply for the job and get nothing. You apply for many jobs and maybe get one or two interviews. Stop it. Start doing something different to get better results. Before you even get to this step in the job search, you should have defined what the job will do for you and how it works into your overall career goals. You need to think long term, with the ultimate goal of financial independence. Eventually, you will be unable to work and earn an income or you just want to live without having to work. Think that is impossible? It’s not. People do this every day, it just takes a while to get there.
You must start now. Define what you want to achieve, how you want to achieve it, and go get it. How you accomplish this has changed because of advances in technology, an ever evolving work landscape, and advances in human well being. Humans are living longer, which requires more work and more money. Your ability to earn enough money for you to live longer, is directly related to the work you do, the industry you choose, and how that industry allows you to grow and earn more.
Select wisely and you will be living a life where you are successful, have enough money to live the way you want, and become financially independent.
My fascination in this area came about through my experience as a software engineer. I went to school and earned an my degree in computer science and electrical engineering. Early in my career I was successful because I was able to write, debug, test, and deliver programs for a large company. I was good at it. Then, I started to learn about people. Customers, team members, bosses, company leaders, organizational behavior, management, engagement, performance, program management… the list goes on. To me, this was new, intriguing, and overall puzzling. People are a big part of any work environment and the more you know about people, the more likely you are to be successful. Why? If you select job that utilizes your strengths, you are more likely to enjoy work, be more productive, stay in that position longer, and be more effective in all that you do.
Myers Briggs, StrengthFinder 2.0, What Color is Your Parachute, Gallup, Employee Engagement- these are amazing resources that allow individuals to discover more about their natural strengths. The basis for who you are is what sets you apart from others. What natural skills do you have that come in handy in the work that you select? What do you enjoy? What are your interests and passions? How do you turn that into a career that will earn you the living that you want?
Know yourself, discover your natural abilities, and learn to apply those to select an industry, a career, and life goals. This is difficult, but not impossible. Even if you only do 10% of the exercises and discovery work on this site, you will be that much better.
The Nerd Zest is all about discovering the best about you and how to apply that to your work. That is the first step. Once you discover your best, then you must continue working on improving. The world will change around you and you must change along with it. Technology will always advance, bringing humans better gadgets to make our lives easier, but what will not change is people. People have been the same forever.
The system I have used since selecting my major in college, is based on knowing my strengths and abilities, selecting an industry that utilizes both, and continually working to improve. My success has allowed me to learn and grow with a large company, in a very competitive industry. The learning never stops and it never will. Know that and embrace it.
Now, I want to pass along what I have learned and experienced to help others. This will be a journey for me as well as you. My system will be developed as I contribute to this blog. The products that will become available over time, will implement my Nerd Zest system.
Find your strengths, use them everyday, and live with Nerd Zest.