I'm Josh Newton

Summary What do your triggers say about you? Everyone has them, real situations and things that send you to a bad place. Understanding what it is that triggers you is an important part of your journey towards self-awareness. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Are you a specialist or a generalist? We tend to romanticize the idea and the stories of specialists. But, in a world where technology dominates our lives, generalist have the advantage and the ability to innovate by bringing together disparate skills and abilities in unique ways. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary It may seem like a simple thing to do, but so many people have trouble saying thank you when receiving a compliment. I talk about why it's important to accept and pay attention to the compliments that we receive. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Are you strengths based on nature, your hardwiring, or nurture, your environment? I'll give you my thoughts and an example that I think sums it up nicely. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary An on the road interview with International Best-Selling Author and leadership expert, Dr. John Stahl-Wert. We talk about why self-awareness is hard and some of John's strengths. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Mental Stamina - What is it and how do we use it? I talk about the idea of mental stamina and how not relying on your innate abilities may be causing you to use it up. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary I talk a lot about focusing on your strengths instead of your weaknesses but this doesn't mean that you can ignore them. What do you do about them then? I talk about a few ways to handle your weaknesses without trying to improve them or turn them into strengths. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary A lot of people have a single voice that is constantly telling them who they are and what they can do. That voice is their own. Negative self talk is something almost everyone deals with and it is keeping you from being you. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Humility is often taken to mean thinking less of yourself. I want to propose a new definition of humility. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Self-awareness is NOT a silver bullet or a shortcut. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Strengths are Your Unique Value Proposition

Summary Skills vs Strengths - What's the difference? I'll talk about how to identify when you're developing a skill vs leveraging a strength. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Announcing some plans I have for a new kind of segment on the Anchor show. Timing is still TBD. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

I get asked all the time why it's normal or typical to focus on weakness instead of strength. This episode is some of my thoughts on the topic. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary A quick segment after a good conversation I had with a friend and client who is trying to figure out where thy should be spending their time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Giving Tuesday Episode! Today instead of focusing on charitable giving, I want to give you something. Permission to focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary You don't always need an assessment tool to find out what your strengths are. Here are 3 questions you can ask yourself to start self-assessing your strengths. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary I often get asked, "What is the best assessment?" The answer is a bit more complicated and less straight forward than most people want, but here's my take. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary Monday morning - getting over a cold. ? ? Strengths vs weaknesses - are they real or manufactured? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support

Summary When I talk about strengths and self-awareness I get asked about getting pigeon holed or not adapting a lot in response. I actually believe that self-awareness makes you more adaptable. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/buildonstrengthshow/support