10. You are God's Gift to the World! Not Kidding!

Tools needed: FABSHEET-GIFTS or notebook paper, pen or pencil

Do you know you are God's gift to the world? Ok, I know you think I'm messing with you now, but I'm not.

Hi, I'm Lisa Barry, a radio DJ who's been in pursuit of a fabulous life for 20 years and I'm here to help you get unstuck from an average life and give you the tools and secrets to create a fabulous one.

I believe you were given gifts at birth that were meant to be used in this world. In fact, if everything were to go as originally planned, each one of us would be a puzzle piece that fits with 4 other puzzle pieces that make up an amazing picture. Unfortunately, a lot of us don't even know what gifts we have to offer. Maybe no one ever told you what gifts they see in you. Or maybe your giftedness is so engrained into your life, you don't even recognize it as a gift and something special.

I remember when my daughter was young, she was such a great artist. But one day in her 2nd grade class, when the teacher asked what she loves to do, she didn't say art (which she did every waking moment), no, she said...are you ready for this...basketball! She never played basketball! We don't have a hoop nor do our neighbors. She did have a basketball trophy in her room but it was one she got out of a free box at a garage sale!! She never saw her artistic nature as something special, because it came easy to her! You might be the same way.

If you know what your gifts are, terrific! If you don't have a clue, that's ok too because that's what we're going to work on next. Now that we know what you want and don't want in life, before we can cast a vision, we need to find out what you bring to the table. What are the gifts, abilities, temperaments, and values you possess. I'm going to ask you to spend a good amount of time thinking about that. I know it's a bit uncomfortable to come up with a running list of your attributes and abilities but this is no time to be humble. You're not bragging to honestly state your abilities. So, here's what you're going to do.

On the FABSHEET-GIFT (or on a sheet of notebook paper) List as many as attributes, giftings, and abilities you can think of...preferably not in one word but in short sentences to give context to what you're saying. You might say things like...

• Instead of saying "I'm kind", give me an example like, "When I see someone having a bad day in the checkout line, I make sure to tell them what a good job they're doing and that I hope their days goes better."

• instead of saying. "I'm an innovator", say "I'm an innovator who helps create new products, methodologies, and systems."

• Instead of "I'm respectful", say something like "When someone is talking to me, I'm respectful, and listen to them without interrupting."

• Instead of saying "I do financial plans", say, "I create financial plans for people to organize their organize their money and plan for the future."

• Instead of "I'm punctual" say something like "I always make it on time to work even if it means not getting my second cup of coffee."

You get the idea. Please take your time with this because it may take you a while to remember all of the things you can do well. In fact, you can list several examples in one category if you want. Fill out the sheet as thoroughly as you can and we'll start to blend that together with what you've discovered about your Fabulous life so far. Once you're finished with that, move on to the next step where we're gonna put this all together!

If you'd like to do some further study on the strengths you have, I highly recommend StrengthsFinder 2.0 After taking an on-line test, it will spit out your top 5 strengths. You will also find your top 5 weaknesses. I've found this an extremely valuable tool. If you choose to do it, you need to buy a new book because each book has a unique code in the back to use to take the test and a used book won't have that.