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Once you’ve identified what you are great at, you gain the ability to diversify from that point onto tangents that fit your core competency and values. By Scott Swinton
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I took an acting class in college, because I needed the credits. I was pathetic, and I still cringe at my interpretation of the prologue to Henry V – “Oh for a muse of fire…” As if remembering the lines wasn’t hard enough, emoting them was a burden almost too great to bear. I still recall a young man with the last name Peacock, no joke, self-confidently strutting about the stage. I met some nice girls in the class but was quickly drawn back to the blunt reality that I was only there for the credits.
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What are you good at? You manage HOAs and a high rise in Oakland. You’re the owner of a management company. You’re a painting contractor. You’re a tech analyst with a 1% interest in an HOA and have been elected to the board of directors. Who are you? What are you? To borrow a phrase, what is your core competency? At your core, who are you? You are the mother of three kids and a poodle. You’re a wife, chef,
