Lean on your strengths to make you shine with Josh Cox

In pursuing a purposeful and prosperous life, the key lies in understanding and harnessing your unique strengths. This exploration invites you to embark on a personal odyssey, uncovering the inherent qualities that make you exceptional. By identifying and nurturing these strengths, you can cultivate a life of meaning and fulfilment. This journey isn't just about self-improvement; it's a celebration of your inherent capabilities, empowering you to navigate challenges and embrace opportunities with confidence.  In this episode, I am joined by Josh Cox, a culture consultant, strength finder coach, and the managing director of Yellow Umbrella, which helps good businesses become great employers, to talk about discovering your strengths and feeding them to grow and prosper. Josh shares how he got into helping other people deepen their understanding and that of the people they lead, and how he realized he had strengths that can help him grow. He also shares ways to discover your strengths, feed your strengths, manage your strengths, and how leadership and well-being relate to your strengths. Tune in to learn more about this and other exciting topics!   Timestamps [00:28] Josh Cox’s background information [05:01] How Josh got into helping people grow and flourish [08:00] The misunderstanding of laziness and lack of contribution [10:49] The time Josh realized he had strengths and that they could help him grow [13:26] How Josh manages to help businesses get the best out of their employees in their busy schedule [17:26] Ways to discover your strengths [22:00] Activation, one of the best strengths [28:37] Feeding our strengths  [33:15] How Josh managed to bring the sense of identity and the sense of purpose back after the dark moments [38:38] Ways to manage our strengths [42:00] My empathetic strengths [46:53] Things that prevent empathetic people from getting anxiety and depression [52:16] How empathy is misunderstood in the workplace [58:17] The truth about positivity [01:05:00] The moments where positivity dips [01:11:09] How leadership and well-being relate to your strengths [01:17:59] Linking your strengths to your goals Notable quotes ●      “Motivation is very environmental and is unique to the individual.” ●      “A different environment and a different stimulus can bring energy and contribution from people.” ●      “The interesting fact about strengths is that you can use them to deepen the connection with your partner, children, and yourself, not just the workplace.” ●      “Your purpose comes from a healthy expression of who you are because that’s where your highest contribution will be.” ●      “When there is positivity in a room, people become more fruitful.” ●      “You can link your goals to your strengths to get what you want.” ●      “We need to feed our strengths to thrive. If we don’t feed them, they are going to be anchored. See what Josh has to offer: Website: https://yellowumbrella.co.nz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshcoxnz/?originalSubdomain=nz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yellowumbrellanz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yellowumbrella.co.nz/ Contact Anna: Website: https://www.freshcoaching.me/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annavealecoach Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshcoachingnz/?hl=en   As ever, a huge shout out to our sponsors, Financial Independence who do invaluable work within our community, supporting their customers when they need it the most.