Go, Use Your Strengths Now
2010-02-02
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT YOUR TOP 5 STRENGTHS ARE?
If you cannot articulate - right now - what your greatest strengths are, you might simply be jeopardizing your success.
Not convinced? Is this another right-brain talk of Jasmine, the dreamer? Read further!

I attended last week a brilliant event organized by a few European Chambers of Commerce.

The guest speaker was Dominic Johnson-Hill, Founder and Manager of the iconic brand "Plastered T-Shirts". (His business card rather states: "Creative Dictator").
In 2008 Dominic received the British Entrepreneur of the year award and Plastered T-shirts can be spotted on local and foreign celebrities worldwide. Basically, Dominic is one of those rare entrepreneurs in Beijing who are both famous and wealthy.

But, Dominic is for sure not your average entrepreneur. Some might call him crazy, some might call him lucky, some might call him creative.

I will personally call him "SELF-AWARE".

Plastered T-Shirts is the story of an energetic but immature British guy who was diagnosed at a young age with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).

If you are unfamiliar with ADD, let me remind you of its common symptoms:
- Small attention span
- Easily bored and distracted
- Frequent shifts from one activity to another
- Full of nervous energy
- Not able to sit and relax
- Pattern of making sudden decisions
- Immature
- Not able to follow rules of activities in social situations

Well, Dominic could have looked at this sad list and hated his Mum.
He did not go into the full details of his relationship with his Mum.
But he shared with us that those ADD symptoms were his SUPER-POWERS.

He simply built Plastered T-Shirts upon his natural strengths.

Dominic is creative, intuitive, tenacious and high-energy. He can think outside of the box and is willing to take risks.
He used his creativity and came up with unique designs, he launched unconventional marketing campaigns, he got noticed for breaking the law and being rather immature, he used his nervous energy and became a favorite TV-show host, he associated his brand with Rock stars.
And last but not least, he reached out to strategic and financial people to bring his business to the next level.

So, do I need to say more?

What are your top strengths? How will you turn them to your own ADVANTAGE?

IIf you are unsure of where to start, INSPIRED can give you a push.
We will send you a personal code to take an online test (Strengths Finder 2.0) and you will benefit from a 90-minute strategy session to identify how you can leverage those strengths. Right NOW, in China.

Interested? Contact us today.

On this note, shall I change the title on my business card and call myself "Innovative Catalyst"?

Be inspired!

Jasmine

p.s. For more on Entrepreneurship, don't miss our upcoming event on Thursday, the 25th of February: "Do You Have What It Takes to Be An Entrepreneur?".