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Have you ever noticed how everything clamors for attention in the last month of the year?

School, work, and community events; holidays, meetings, launches, technical implementation, project completion, shopping, sales, preparation for the new year, taxes and accounting, goal setting, and results reporting. All of this comes in addition to the normal obligations of family, work, school, and community.

It is endings and beginnings, routines and projects, goals and results. All of it.

It can be quite the juggle, and yes, it’s a LOT.

But your strengths can be a welcome gift to others during this season.

Your Strengths as Gifts

D – If you are a driven, D-wired person, you love the challenge that December brings. You also love seeing the results. The pace of December honors your swiftness, and you are thrilled to see others stepping up the pace to help you reach goals.

Your gift to others is decisive finishing.

You know when to call it “good enough”. You can easily determine priorities. And you are not averse to tabling or trashing an idea that no longer matters. You know how to push through obstacles. This is your chance to lead those you serve to finish the things that matter and shelve the things that can wait.

I – You give life to the holidays. December may just be your favorite month of the year because it is full of fun, festivities, friends, and family.

Your gift to others is light.

You keep the atmosphere light when the work is heavy. You lighten spirits and the burdens of others. And you, literally, bring light to the season.

S – In the frenetic energy of the season, you provide the calm behind the scenes. You organize and streamline all the details that overwhelm others. Often underestimated, you quietly pull big goals across the finish line.

Your gift to others is peace.

You absorb the chaotic energy of people and projects and turn them into plans and systems that flow smoothly. In the storm of December, you are a place of calm.

C – Rudyard Kipling’s quote, “If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…” describes you perfectly. While everyone else is running about, you are still. You are thinking. You are planning. You are coming up with a solution. And when you do provide that solution, the results are often immediate and very much amazing.

Your gift to others is discernment.

Your gift ensures that goals are reached with quality, events are flawless, people are safe, and launches are well-done and efficient.

In a season that demands speed and quality, flexibility and consistency, focus and agility, fun and serious work, you can see how each person’s strengths bring unique gifts to those they serve.

This season, give the gift of your strengths!

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Deb Ingino is a highly sought-after executive coach, mentor, consultant, and speaker worldwide. Deb is well versed in business operations and in the importance of asking key questions most business leaders won’t ask themselves. She brings deep experience in leadership development, strategy, high performance team building and effective communication. She has a passion for leading people to discover and maximize their strengths as well as those of fellow team members, while offering advanced strategies to achieve high performance. Deb is the perfect fit if you’re ready to take your leadership and impact to the next level!