"StrengthsFinder 2.0 – Discover your Strengths" by Tom Rath

While it may be true that there is nobody out there that knows you better than yourself, there are times when a little insight from the outside is just what you need. As a matter of fact, chances are that every day you dedicate yourself to something you are not naturally good at, and as such a lot of people with amazing talents are untapped and wasted. While I’m not saying that the key to your happiness lies in some type of test or book, I would recommend that you take a look at the StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath. 

As you can probably imagine, the purpose of this book is to help you discover your strengths through an assessment. In 2001, Gallup introduced the first version of this book, and six years later released their second edition, which became a bestseller.

To make a long story short, this is not the type of book that you are going to sit down and read in order to entertain yourself. The principal goal of StrengthsFinder 2.0 is to not only help you find your strengths and talents, but it’s also there to provide you with various tips and tricks on how you can better apply them. 

StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath (Book cover)
In the end, this book is meant to change not only the way you look at the world around you, but also the way in which you perceive yourself. Like I mentioned before, instead of being a book that is read for entertainment this is more something that you read in order to acquire certain knowledge, using it as a reference for years to come.



Tom Rath (Author)

Tom Rath


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Tom Rath is an author, speaker and researcher of American origin whose books, which have been translated into over sixteen languages, are centered on the topics of leadership and synthesizing research findings.

His first book, titled How Full Is Your Bucket?, co-authored by his grandfather, became a New York Times #1 Bestseller. In addition to all of that, Rath has also, for thirteen years, led the Gallup Inc.'s research team focused on consulting on employee engagement, strengths and well being.




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