Life's Great Question
by Tom Rath
Rath on contribution: how to use your strengths to serve others, with a contribution inventory. Brief and earnest, with a personal note about his limited life expectancy.
Read it if…
you want a short book that turns strengths outward.
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Skip it if…
you want a strengths assessment; see StrengthsFinder.
Try instead: It's Not About You →
Three things you will actually use
- Life is about contribution, not self-discovery.
- Strengths exist to serve.
- Start now; time is finite.
Do this first
Write the three contributions you make most naturally and where they are needed.
Our verdict
Strengths turned outward.
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