{"id":227,"date":"2025-06-01T19:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T17:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/?p=227"},"modified":"2025-06-01T19:36:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T17:36:33","slug":"10x-growth-how-is-that-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/10x-growth-how-is-that-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"10x Growth? How Is That Possible?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer might sound simple. According to a study by Marcus Buckingham\u2019s team, it\u2019s important to remember that we grow the most in areas where we already have strengths. By focusing your effort on your strengths, you can achieve much more progress compared to someone who isn\u2019t \u201cnaturally\u201d gifted in those areas\u2014even if they are motivated.<br>It\u2019s also important to note that the \u201cStandOut\u201d tool, developed by Marcus Buckingham\u2019s team, does not suggest we should ignore our weaknesses. Instead, it encourages us to improve our performance mainly in the areas where we already have strengths, because this is where we can see spectacular results!<br>For example, in the book \u201cSoar with your Strengths\u201d by Donald O. Clifton and Paula Nelson, there\u2019s an interesting analysis of reading speed. In the same time period, people who didn\u2019t have a natural strength in reading improved their speed by only 67% (ending up at 150 words per minute). But for those who already had a reading strength, their improvement was an incredible 729%\u2014reaching 2,900 words per minute!<br>So, the next \u201cnatural\u201d question is:<br>What should I do next? The answer is simple. First, identify your strengths. Then, start focusing your actions on them\u2014starting today!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10x-Growth_grafic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" style=\"width:616px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10x-Growth_grafic.png 1024w, https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10x-Growth_grafic-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10x-Growth_grafic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/10x-Growth_grafic-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Strengths lead to exponential growth\u2014see the difference!<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This powerful example shows us that, when we build on what we\u2019re naturally good at, the results can be truly extraordinary\u2014far beyond what we might expect if we focused only on fixing our weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why discovering and leveraging your unique strengths is not just important\u2014it can be life-changing. When you put your energy into what makes you naturally strong, you open the door to levels of achievement that may have once seemed impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What strengths are you ready to focus on starting today, and how might your life or work change if you gave yourself permission to truly grow in those areas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional coaching sessions can also be a powerful way to discover your strengths and design actions that help you use them even more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The answer might sound simple. According to a study by Marcus Buckingham\u2019s team, it\u2019s important to remember that we grow the most in areas where we already have strengths. By focusing your effort on your strengths, you can achieve much more progress compared to someone who isn\u2019t \u201cnaturally\u201d gifted in those areas\u2014even if they are motivated.It\u2019s also important to note that the \u201cStandOut\u201d tool, developed by Marcus Buckingham\u2019s team, does not suggest we should ignore our weaknesses. Instead, it encourages us to improve our performance mainly in the areas where we already have strengths, because this is where we can see spectacular results!For example, in the book \u201cSoar with your Strengths\u201d by Donald O. Clifton and Paula Nelson, there\u2019s an interesting analysis of reading speed. In the same time period, people who didn\u2019t have a natural strength in reading improved their speed by only 67% (ending up at 150 words per minute). But for those who already had a reading strength, their improvement was an incredible 729%\u2014reaching 2,900 words per minute!So, the next \u201cnatural\u201d question is:What should I do next? The answer is simple. First, identify your strengths. Then, start focusing your actions on them\u2014starting today! This powerful example shows us that, when we build on what we\u2019re naturally good at, the results can be truly extraordinary\u2014far beyond what we might expect if we focused only on fixing our weaknesses. This is why discovering and leveraging your unique strengths is not just important\u2014it can be life-changing. When you put your energy into what makes you naturally strong, you open the door to levels of achievement that may have once seemed impossible. What strengths are you ready to focus on starting today, and how might your life or work change if you gave yourself permission to truly grow in those areas? Professional coaching sessions can also be a powerful way to discover your strengths and design actions that help you use them even more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5,8,7],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-coaching","tag-growth-2","tag-strengths"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vlaraone.com\/gc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}