Trait 58: Vitality - Professional Development Key of the Week
- Erica Hughey
- Dec 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 4
How can you make the work place a better place? That’s the question you ask yourself regularly. You find joy in using your zestful energy to improve your work environment and to be of service for the greater good. The kicker is, with this energy, you are driven to show others where things can be improved but may lack the insight to know what to replace the inefficiency with. Your gift to the team is to only show where the inconsistencies lie, not to come up with the solution, that’s Trait 48, The Expert. This skill of vitality is rooted in not being satisfied coupled with the ability to bask in the bliss and enjoy the progress that has been made. Your love of life motivates you to be in service to humanity.
If Trait 58 is activated in your Career Design Chart, you have an ability to recognize imperfections and weaknesses in patterns which makes you an indispensable part of any organization that strive for innovation and quality. You can immediately see where processes, structures, or concepts need to be adjusted to function better. This logical gift allows you not only to question existing standards but also to find creative solutions to problems that others may overlook. In a professional environment, you can optimize projects and workflows with these precise analyses without losing sight of the bigger picture. Whether in developing new strategies or perfecting workflows, you ensure that mistakes are minimized and goals are achieved more efficiently. Your approach to critically but constructively addressing things brings fresh energy and sustainable improvements.
In collaboration with colleagues, your energy helps not only to initiate improvements but also to implement them together. You are good at assessing weaknesses without pointing fingers, which builds trust and motivates teams. Your feedback remains solution-oriented, and you have a special sense of which changes will truly bring the greatest value. In the process, you inspire others to develop themselves and their work further, actively supporting them in implementing improvements. Your focus is on sparking positive changes that are effective not just in the short term but long term as well. This approach makes you a driving force that places innovation and quality at the forefront.
It’s important to use this skill on the bigger picture, on projects, not on people. If this perfectionist energy is used interpersonally, it could be harmful to partnerships. Your passion for improvement can turn into perfectionism when you focus too much on everything that is not yet optimal. This mindset can lead you to a state of dissatisfaction where you can't appreciate either your own performance or the progress of your team. To avoid this, it is crucial to focus your energy and not try to improve everything at once. Your strength lies in recognizing the moment when enough has been done and celebrating successes before moving on to the next project.
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