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Bad decisions made early on — if you choose the wrong partners or hire the wrong people, for example — are very hard to correct after they are made. It may take a crisis on the order of bankruptcy before anybody will even try to correct them. As a founder, your first job is to get the first things right, because you cannot build a great company on a flawed foundation.”― Peter Thiel, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the FutureThough HR is not a glamorous position, it is an essential one. Arduous policies, poor recruiting, blunderous hiring, and awkward, unresolved workplace conflict can kill a company from inside out. On the other hand, streamlined processes, useful resources and employee training, aggressive recruiting, selective hiring, team building, and the right culture creation can turn a company into a "mafia" and coworkers into family.Below are the 5 best senior HR executives working at startups in Silicon Valley.Allison Hopkins (Silicon Valley)Allison Hopkins, the Chief People Officer of Hampton Creek, a food technology company backed by Peter Thiel[1] and praised by Bill Gates,[2] is an HR wizard. With more than 25 years of experience as a "human resources leader in start-ups, pre-IPO and Fortune 500 technology companies," Hopkins' career has been nothing short of impressive.[3]Before joining Hampton Creek, Hopkins served as the VP of Human Resources at Netflix and VP of Human Resources at E*TRADE, both while the companies were experiencing hyper-growth. Previously she founded Core Elements, Inc., providing HR and internal communication consulting to the world's largest technology companies. "Core Elements was nominated consecutively for four years as one of the fastest growing privately-held companies in Silicon Valley. Allison was also nominated for the Leadership California and YWCA’s Manager of the Year awards."[4]Andrew Stoe (Silicon Valley)Andrew Stoe is Head of Talent at Asana,[5] a $280 million company founded by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein that provides an "application designed to help teams track their work"[6] Asana is well known for fantastic great workplace culture,[7][8] perks,[9][10] and intelligent employees.[11]Prior to joining Asana, Stoe worked as Head of Recruiting & HR at Rockmelt and as Ebay's Recruiting Lead for two and three years respectively.Christine P. Wu (Silicon Valley)A licensed California attorney and the Senior Manager of People Operations at NerdWallet, a disruptive personal finance start-up, Wu is an exceptional HR Director with a special penchant for mitigating legal risk.[12] In the past, Wu served as the People Operations Team Lead at Dropbox, Chief Evangelist at Kynded, the Lead HR Business Partner of Global Sales at Google, Manager of Human Resources at Seven Networks, and Manager of Human Resources at Perfect Commerce.Greg Pappas (Silicon Valley)The Chief People & Culture Officer at Zscaler, an internet security company used by 6,000+ organizations and valued at "well north of $1 billion,"[13] since Sept. 2013, Pappas has overseen explosive but selective company expansion resulting in the company's 500+ employee count and continuous 100%+ year over year growth. Before joining Zscaler, Greg Pappas worked as Chief People & Culture Officer at Specialized Bicycle Components, as VP of HR at CyberSource, Packeteer, Extended Systems, Pearson English Business Solutions, and Pegasystems.[14]Anna Binder (Silicon Valley)As VP of MuleSoft, a software company that provides iPaaS through its product, APIhub, Binder is responsible for recruitment, talent retention, and acquisition integration. MuleSoft is often noted for its terrific employee culture[15] and was named a "Best Place to Work" by GlassDoor in 2014.[16]Before joining MuleSoft, Binder was the "VP of Client Services and Human Resources at Readyforce, a professional network for college students. Prior to Readyforce, Anna was the VP of People at IronPort Systems (acquired by Cisco) where she was responsible for designing and building the culture and people programs as the company grew to 700 people in 25 countries." In addition to an HR Director, Binder is a "business advisor, frequent speaker and community leader on topics of leadership, culture and scaling organizations," and serves as the Vice Chair at Emerge California.[17]As a bonus, I also included 5 more terrific senior startup HR executives who are not located in the San Francisco Bay Area.Liz Liu (Los Angeles)Liu, began working as a General Startup Talent Intern & Sourcer at Scopely, "the leading touchscreen entertainment network," in Oct. 2012. Four promotions and two years later, she is now Scopely's Senior Manager of People Operations and Head of Culture where she oversees its 200+ employees and directs its robust hiring. Before joining Scopely, Liu was an account manager at Tesla Motors' Zoom Vision Care division, an assistant project manager at Intero Real Estate Services, and a Marketing and Creative Services Coordinator at ABC News.Pamela Perry (Orange Country, California)Pamela Perry is the the Chief People Officer at Kareo, a cloud-based medical office software and services platform built for small practices that processes over $6B in medical billing for more than 30,000 medical providers a year.[18] In her tenure, Perry has overseen the acquisition and talent integration of DoctorBase and has kept organizational and structural pace with Kareo's phenomenal growth.[19][20] In 2015, partly due to Perry's efforts, Kareo was named a "Best Company to Work for in 2015" by Glassdoor[21] and a "Top Workplace" by the Orange County Registar.[22]Prior to working with Kareo, Perry was the VP of HR at Appriss, Global VP of HR at Internet Technology Group, Senior VP of HR at CB Richard Ellis, VP of HR at Carrmark, and Director of HR at Pharmacia.Nina Roth (New York City)The first HR hire and ninth employee at Oscar Health Insurance, Roth has been integral in building up the company's 200+ employee base and its $1.75 billion valuation. In Feb. 2015, Roth was promoted from Office and Talent Manager to Manager of People Operations where she now oversees employee training and on-boarding, culture development, facilities operations, and corporate social impact.[23]Ciara Lakhani (New York City)The Head of People & Culture at Compass, a start-up trying to ease the process of buying, selling, and renting a home, Lakhani is "responsible for selecting and building people capabilities to enable business success and growth" by developing leaders, shaping culture, and enhancing HR programs.[24]Prior to joining Compass, "Ciara was a Human Resources Business Partner at GE's Corporate Headquarters" where she "covered a diverse mix of teams in GE Capital," "worked on the Corporate Audit Staff," and supported "1250 employees across multiple locations." Before that, she worked as "Manager of Human Resources" at Nexion Health and received her MBA in Finance and Management from the Wharton School and a B.S. in Psychology from SUNY Geneseo.[25]Elise James-Decruise (New York City)As Senior Director and Head of Global Training at MediaMath's New Marketing Institute, the educational wing of MediaMath, Elise James-Decruise oversees "company-wide education initiatives, program development and individual certification programs" on topics as diverse as "Digital Marketing, Programmatic 101, Omni-Channel (video, mobile, social), Demand Side Platforms (DSP), Data Management Platforms (DMP), TerminalOne Marketing Operating System, Optimization, Industry Best Practices and Train the Trainer (TTT)." [26]In addition to her work with the NMI, James-Decruise is the founder of the AthletesWork Academy, a "3-day leadership and career exploration workshop to train high school and collegiate athletes for future career." Prior to joining MediaMath, James-Decruise served as Macys.com's Learning and Development Manager and Manager of Internal Learning & Development Communications at KPMG.Footnotes[1] Page on angel.co[2] Future of Food[3] Page on crunchbase.com[4] Page on crunchbase.com[5] Page on linkedin.com[6] Asana (software)[7] These Are The Best Employee Benefits And Perks [8] In the Asana company values, what does "chill-ness" mean?[9] What is lunch at Asana like?[10] Zenefits' new CEO just banned employees from drinking alcohol at the office[11] What is it like to work at Asana?[12] Page on linkedin.com[13] Zscaler[14] Leadership Team | Zscaler[15] How To Create A Great Corporate Culture: Lessons From MuleSoft[16] MuleSoft Named a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor[17] Team | MuleSoft[18] Kareo[19] Kareo Named on Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500[20] Press Detail | Press | FDG Stripes[21] 50 best companies to work for, according to employees[22] Orange County Register Top Workplaces 2015 - List of winners[23] Page on linkedin.com[24] Page on linkedin.com[25] Find A Home You Love[26] Page on linkedin.com

You have to find your talent first, there are some little points which can help you to find you inner desire.1. Sorry, No Excuses Allowed.How To Find Your Talent: First, figure out what benefits you are getting by NOT finding your own talents.For example, are you really afraid to try something new because it might not work, so not letting your talents surface gives you an excuse for not succeeding - or do you just feel safer being able to blame your problems (boredom, lack of money) on someone or something else?Once you know what you are gaining by NOT seeking out your own talents, it is easier to let go of those old outdated beliefs about yourself and move on to new ideas.This tip is not mine - the idea and examples come from a wonderful book on pumping up your spirit to find the real you - Spiritual Vitamins: 12 Essential Nutrients for Women by Mary Ellen Psaltis and Maureen Kiefert.Thanks To: Karen Sell of The Possibilities Group LLC2. Jar Painting Out Of NecessityHow To Find Your Talent: I discovered my hidden talent of painting jars in 1998 when I wanted something decorative to hold my 80 flavors of tea on my kitchen counter. I have now painted over 5000 glass jars (jelly jars, pickle jars, mayonnaise jars etc.) No two are alike and I've sold or given most of them away filled with candy, tea, paperclips, rolled-up dollar bills.Thanks To: Patricia Lorenz of Freelance writer/speaker3. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall...How To Find Your Talent: Think about the things that you do naturally that others say "I wish I could do that _____ (fill in the blank) as good as you do" and you say "whatever, no big deal, that's nothing, etc., etc."Take that "__________" which IS your hidden talent and look at yourself in the mirror and introduce yourself to yourself (a la Austin Powers) by saying "Hi, I'm Adrienne Garland and I can organize and simplify your life". Then, literally - you will be able to see how it feels. I guarantee it will feel right.Thanks To: Adrienne Garland of Kando Services4. Others See it Before YouHow To Find Your Talent: One key to discovering a hidden talent is to remain open and receptive to new ideas - no matter how crazy they may seem. For more than a dozen years after entering the workplace employers and clients regularly told me that I would make a great teacher. I never took the idea seriously because I could never seemyself being comfortable in a conventional classroom environment. In 1994 I discovered a subject I am passionate about - chocolate - andnow I love teaching because it's fun, not work.Thanks To: Clay Gordon of pureorigin5. Find Your StrengthsHow To Find Your Talent: The best way to find your strengths or hidden talents is to take the online test of the book, "Now, Discover your strengths!" by Marcys Buckingham. This online test will show you your hidden talents.Thanks To: Arnel Tanyag of Drescher & Tanyag6. Capitalize on Your StrengthsHow To Find Your Talent: Read the book StrengthsFinder 2.0 (by Tom Rath). Take the assessment and PAY ATTENTION to the messages it either provides or that it affirms.Thanks To: Meggin McIntosh of Emphasis on Excellence, Inc.7. Go With Your GutHow To Find Your Talent: Go with your gut. Whatever gives you the most personal satisfaction is more than likely your hidden talent.Thanks To: Brian Rouff of Imagine Marketing8. Do What You LoveHow To Find Your Talent: The best way to discover a hidden talent is to think about what you love to do. What have you always wanted to try but haven't yet? What do you see others doing that you wish you were doing? The best tip for discovering your hidden talent is simply to think about what you love to do!Thanks To: Karin Wilson Edmonds of KW+A9. Take an Improv ClassHow To Find Your Talent: An Improv Class will encourage you to think across so many genres: different movies, countries, accents, periods of time. Then you must become what is needed for the scene: an alien, an 18th century aristocrat, a 60 year old truck driver, a 5 year old girl. Get your different voices out, walk with a certain gait, dance, sing. Transform yourself on stage, and you will discover more passions and hidden talents within!Thanks To: Pamela Hawley of UniversalGiving10. Listen Carefully!How To Find Your Talent: People will tell you everything about themselves if you listen carefully and do not interrupt them. For hiring, friendships or doing business with them always do some background checking(credit report for example will often tell you where they live and have lived for evaluating their resume or conversation).Thanks To: Ted Costa of TixClinix11. Follow Eleanor Roosevelt's SuggestionHow To Find Your Talent: "Do something that scares you every day." Following this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt will help you find your hiddent talent(s).Thanks To: Jan Cullinane of Retirement Living from A to Z12. Try Everything!How To Find Your Talent: Try everything! Whatever your hidden talent is will shine through as you’ll be mediocre (or completely suck) at everything else. The trick is to quickly realize what you’re not good at.Thanks To: Mike Ogilvie of Ignite Speed Networking13. Comfort Zones Stunt Your GrowthHow To Find Your Talent: The best way to explore hidden talents is to try completely new “scary” things for yourself. Skydive, sing at a Karaoke, visit a church you know nothing about, volunteer for a crisis center, join a club, study something completely foreign to you. Break out of your comfort zone and you might be surprised what gets waked up in you.Thanks To: Nancy Irwin of Dr. Nancy Irwin, Psychotherapist/Clinical Hypnotist14. Be CreativeHow To Find Your Talent: Each day set aside 2-3 minutes of quiet time to contemplate a project or idea you are working on - give yourself space and time to do this, if you get distracted write a note.The idea here is to let your mind wander, we don't see idle thinking as work yet most of us know our best ideas pop into our heads when we're not thinking about anything in particular.So sit, be quiet and just wander, you will find wild, wacky and creative ideas that you can later develop or reject but which might just give you a whole new way to look at your worldThanks To: Matthew Draycott of inc15. Listen Up!How To Find Your Talent:Listen to people that know you. You may not be that aware of the things you do best but people who know you do.Listen to people when they say, "have you ever thought of doing____?" or "You are really good at___."Next time someone says something to you--don't blow it off, follow up instead. Being open to other people's experience of you can expand your ideas of yourself!Thanks To: Stacey Wolf of intuitive counselor16. You Knew As A ChildHow To Find Your Talent:Remember what you imagined or pretended when you were playing by yourself as a child, under the age of seven. This will key you into your soul's purpose. Were you a teacher, did you build things, make clothes for your dolls, heal your pets? It is important to remember what you imagined when you were alone, and therefore un-influenced by other people, and under the age of seven when the "inner self" is more pronounced than the conscious mind and conscious ego.Thanks To: Laurel Clark of School of Metaphysics17. Is it Really Hidden?How To Find Your Talent: Sometimes, I think our hidden talents aren’t really hidden – more like repressed or discounted and ignored. Be especially aware of what other people “see” in you that you may or may not validate or give much attention to yourself.Thanks To: Krista Dunk of Koinonia Business Women18. What’s Easy For YouHow To Find Your Talent: We all think that the things we are good atare easy, so we tend to discount their value.Conversely, we value things that we finddifficult – which other people find easy.If something comes easily to you, chancesare you’re good at it, too - and oftenthe people for whom it's not easy will pay you to do it.Thanks To: Mary Westheimer of Kevin Caron Studio19. Find Your Sweet SpotHow To Find Your Talent: In order to find your sweet spot, or your unique gift, think of those things that come easy to you. To you it's no big deal, but to others, it's incredible. What are those things that others come to you for that for you, it's as easy as breathing and you'd do it for fun whether you were paid or not? When your operating out of your sweet spot, your true talent will shine!Thanks To: Bradley Will of Empowering Young Entrepreneurs20. One Thing With Effortless Ease?How To Find Your Talent: 1. What did you ALWAYS dream about doing or becoming? What did you dream about doing when you were a kid? What kind of success in other people´s lives make you the most jelous or uncomfortable with your life when you see it? (even if it´s in a movie, song, book or real life)2. What one particular thing do you do VERY well with effortless ease? You might not even realize you´re doing it because of how WELL you do it!3. What is it that you LOVE to do the most? That thing that while you´re doing it, time freezes and hours slip by without you even noticing.4 .Everything around that hidden talent autamitacally intrests you, every conversation spikes your interest.5. Whenever you are doing or performing this hidden talent, even if you´re uncoinciously doing it, you feel happy, at ease, peacefull, secure and comfortable with yourself, that moment, and that thing that you´re doingThanks To: Alexandra S. Martinez of Eloquent Books21. Ignite the Spark WithinHow To Find Your Talent: Our true entrepreneurial talents may be divined by the emotion sparked by engagement. Listen to your heartbeat, when it speeds our intent becomes fueled by passion which enables action. Action is the key to realizing our identified entrepreneurial talents. If the spark isn’t there, you won’t have the stamina to withstand the inevitable setbacks.Thanks To: Brogan Keane of Fuego Nation, Inc.22. A Duh Moment!How To Find Your Talent: Listen to what your inner voice is telling you. Sometimes we have to trip and fall before we hear the voice. Duh!!!Thanks To: Linda Distler of lynsdesign23. Smiley FaceHow To Find Your Talent: What do you do that makes you burst into a genuinely happy smile? Do that!Thanks To: Precious Knudsen of Precious Knudsen24. Don't Get Mad, Get PaidHow To Find Your Talent: 'If you see something wrong, why don't you right it' the song goes. If something bugs you about the way things are, making a difference can make you money. Chances are if you're annoyed by something, other people are too. All the better if you can do something profitable that helps everyone!Thanks To: Patrick Hebert of CellCycle.ca25. Fix Your FrustrationHow To Find Your Talent: Ask yourself: What frustrates me? Can I fix it? If I can, why has no one fixed it, yet? It may be because fixing your source of frustration is your hidden talent, or a strength that differentiates you from 'the rest of us.'Thanks To: Jim Graham of Start Up Now26. Find The Bigger ThingHow To Find Your Talent: Play "Find the Bigger Thing." Consider all your ideas and write them all down, draw a circle around all the things you like, and think about it for days. Now consider what is the bigger thing that contains all those things that I loved? Do that bigger thing.Thanks To: Amy Hoy of Freckle Time Tracking27. Tune In To YourselfHow To Find Your Talent: The best way to uncover your hidden talent is to tune in to yourself. Our talents are all there but can sometimes get masked by taking other jobs just to make money. Instead, think about what you love doing. For example, I was always a very strong writer but never thought to make a career out of it. I went the practical route studying environmental science in college. Upon graduation, I worked in the environmental industry. I knew something was up when I learned I'd rather write the reports than do field work. After I realized that my talent and strength was writing, I started pursuing my writing career.Thanks To: Kristen Fischer of Kristen Fischer28. Get Out of Your ZoneHow To Find Your Talent: Take a class or select a hobby that's completely out of your comfort (and possibly interest) zone. If you're not sure what to select, ask your friends, family, and business colleagues for their suggestions. Dive in -- no fear! Adopt the mindset of an explorer, filled with excitement and possibility, and you just may unearth some inner treasures.Thanks To: Tara Kachaturoff of Personal Brand Essentials29. Read The HeadstonesHow To Find Your Talent: Go for a walk in a cemetery. The inscriptions shout out the talents of the deceased: lived to square dance, world's greatest quilter, juggling for Jesus. I ponder what will be on my grave marker; what am I good at, and what have I not explored? I realized my hidden talent for poetry after spotting a headstone that declared Grandma loved her nightcrawlers and ant farms.Thanks To: Elizabeth Fournier of All Men Are Cremated Equal30. Could Fish Describe Water?How To Find Your Talent: Knowing your best talents is like fish knowing water. Your best talents and gifts are so natural, they are hard to recognize. Gather together or connect through writing to a circle of people who know you well from work, activities, friendships – both current and part – and ask them the following question. "What do I do uniquely well that offers significant benefit to others?"Thanks To: Kay Plantes of Plantes Company31. Mastermind Reveals StrengthsHow To Find Your Talent: Through my mastermind group (filled with business owners and entrepreneurs), I instruct each member how to quickly spot the "Hidden Talents" of other members. Fellow mastermind group members are great listeners and are quick to reveal other group member strengths (Extremely powerful and highly successful technique).Thanks To: David Breth of MAGICTAINMENT32. Dig Up Proudest Past MomentsHow To Find Your Talent: Think about and write down the best accomplishments, achievements and activity successes you are most proud of, even back to childhood. Patterns will emerge as you scan all of them and your hidden talents will come up. They may be talents that you are not currently using in your present job which may indicate a career change would make you happier.Thanks To: Clint Cora of Clint Cora33. Listen To Your KidsHow To Find Your Talent: When my family moved to a new home, my then 9 year old daughter said that she wanted a sky on the ceiling of her bedroom and flowers on the walls. I was working on a stock trading desk as I had been for 18 years when she asked me to perform this feat. I had no clue, but she said, "you can do it, I know you can" so Iasked a few people about mixing paint and in two hours, had the outlines for the entire design painted on the walls. Who knew? But from there my business was born.Thanks To: Rebecca Kelman of ByBecca34. What Do You Want Your Life To Look Like?How To Find Your Talent: Often, people are asked what they “love” to do to help them find their passion, but for many of us this isn’t a long list. I get some of the best information from my clients when I ask them to describe a day/month or year in their ideal life. By doing this, it really brings out how you would like to spend your time and therefore can reveal some ideas of what you truly are passionate about.Thanks To: Valerie Young of Changing Course35. What Makes Your Heart Dance And Your Eyes Light up?How To Find Your Talent: What are the things you're doing when you lose track of time or that you can talk about for hours? You may not consider them to be gifts or talents, but if you enjoy them that much, chances are there is something there that could lead you to your gifts.Thanks To: Lisa Tarrant of HelpMeLisa.com36. Unique Abilities-- Just AskHow To Find Your Talent: I did an exercise called Unique Abilities, where I sent out a question to friends, family and colleagues asking them what makes me special. Most people answered, and I compiled all the responses. Then I found a thread – I communicate passionately and expertly about the joys of eating well. Utilize people you know you to help you unveil your hidden talent, which may not be so hidden but you'll get great feedback.Thanks To: Jill Nussinow of The Veggie Queen37. Reveal Your Subconscious InstantlyHow To Find Your Talent: Learn to read and intepret a simple tree you draw. This simple and easy to learn technique will allow you to reveal your inner self. Once you know more about your subconscious mind you can become more authentic.True talent lies in living your passion.Thanks To: Janet Crain of Dr. Janet Crain38. Playing Musical Instruments With LoveHow To Find Your Talent: If I had not had the opportunity to play musical instruments when I was young, I don't think I would be the Entrepreneur I am today.Thanks To: Matt Leitch of MGL Enterprises39. Reflect Back on ComplimentsHow To Find Your Talent: It is helpful to take a moment to reflect on the compliments that we have received from our customers. Sometimes it takes outside objectivity to see what we have simply taken for granted.Thanks To: Mary Ann Wirtz of Summit Strategies (Communication Strategy, Consulting & Coaching)40. Capitalize On Childhood JoysHow To Find Your Talent: Start by reflecting on your childhood and remembering what activities TRULY gave you joy and satisfaction. You may remember that you loved to work with your hands and could spend hours hanging out in the kitchen cooking, or drawing the day away, or were excited when given the chance to explore and be outdoors all day, or had the most fun entertaining or creating your own “shows” for family and friends, or were happiest when you could spend the day reading every book in sight, or maybe you were the one who would always “tinker” with things and enjoyed taking them apart and putting them back together. Figuring out the themes of what activities made you happy when you were young and what “skills” you used in pursuing those joyful activities can help you uncover the skills and talents that come naturally that you can use to help shape and define your future business direction.Thanks To: Kaushika Patel of Catalyst Tea & Gift Boutique41. Internal, Spiritual, Prayer, Self, PurposeHow To Find Your Talent: Turn inward and pray for spiritual guidance with self imposed questions of how to serve, share and be of help. Be aware and discover feelings and ideas that lead to passion and purpose. Be willing to listen on a different level...... your cat may even start talking to you.Thanks To: Carolyn Bartz of Secrets Of Cat Attitude Revealed42. Think About Your InterestsHow To Find Your Talent: Think about the subjects and activities you are most comfortable discussing and decide whether there is a market for them.Thanks To: Denis Cauvier, PhD of The ABCs of Making Money and The ABCs of Making Money for Teens43. Find Hidden Treasures in MemoriesHow To Find Your Talent: Remember those simple things that made you incredibly happy as a child? Our hidden talents are often buried in our past, but haven't resurfaced in our adult life. Keep a story journal to trigger your memory of the times you felt 'happiest' and start to infuse those instances into your present life. You may discover, or re-discover, your hidden talents!Thanks To: Melissa Cassera of Cassera Communications44. Talents Are Hidden in Passions.How To Find Your Talent: Whatever you love, no matter how far removed it may seem from having the ability to make you money, chances are there is a blog or forum dedicated to it. Find others who share your passions and you'll start cluing in on how others turn passion into talent.Thanks To: Leigh Peterson of GoFetchGifts.com45. Find Your Gift in Ten Minutes by Asking Only One QuestionHow To Find Your Talent: If you really want to find your gift and get to know someone in your life better try this. Sit across from each other. Have your buddy ask you "Who are you?" and then start listing nouns: A listener, a comic, energy, etc. Do this for 10 minutes - then flip to the other person. When you're both done - tell each other what you heard.Thanks To: Ivana Taylor of DIY Marketers46. Learn to Find Hidden TalentsHow To Find Your Talent: Get a notebook and find a quiet place. Write down the earliest memory from childhood of a time that you were full of joy, and happiness, a time when you were given praise and applause.Describe fully what you were doing, where you were, and who you were with. In addition, write down a vivid dream you had of your future, as a grown up person.Thanks To: Geraldine Hoylie of Allana Enterprises47. How To Find Your Hidden TalentsHow To Find Your Talent: To find your hidden talents do this exercise: Take a piece of paper and make two columns. Under the left column, write down every job and hobby you had and have now. Under the right column, write down every skill you used and use to do the job or hobby. Go through the list and remove duplicates. The skills that are left are your hidden talents. They are hidden because you don't realize you use them when doing the work or hobby.Thanks To: Harry Husted of Creating Words48. Hide and Go SeekHow To Find Your Talent: Think back to what you loved to do as a child. As young children, we're uninhibited and our true passions come more naturally to us. Then, see if you can translate that passion and talent into something you can use and build upon as an adult.Thanks To: Jill Frechtman of Fretzels by Jill, Inc.49. Listen to Compliments. Really listen.How To Find Your Talent: Other people often recognise what we're good at while we are taking it for granted and fail to notice it (if we're not denying it altogether). I have had to hear "wow, that's great, you're so creative!" many times before I told myself to stop the brain noise going "oh no, that's rubbish, I'm not creative at all" and embrace it. Less brain noise, more actual listening to people's praise!Thanks To: Noreen Blanluet of beamazingtoday50. Ask Your FAMILYHow To Find Your Talent: In order to find your hidden talent you should ask others what you are great at? The talent is hidden because you have not found it on your own. An excellent way to find out is to ask your FAMILY, F is for Friends, A is for Associates, M is for Ministry(church members), I is for Inspiration(mentor),L is for Learning classmates),and Y is for You as sometimes after hearing what they have to say you have to see what you say about yourself.Thanks To: Derrick Hayes of WOE Enterprises 51. Squeezing Lemons Into Sweet Cologne.How To Find Your Talent: My brother and I always had a strong sense of smell, but it wasn't until we left Hawaii when our homesickness helped us develop what turned out to be the first perfume house blending natural colognes for kids and kids at heart.Thanks To: Kai Hughes of Maoli perfumes52. Strengths Finder to Uncover TalentsHow To Find Your Talent: I used Gallup's Strengths Finder 2.0 test and when I got my personalized results, I really saw how each of my talents works to complement and even magnify my other talents, which was awesome! I also noticed that nearly every one of my talents had a couple of similar phrases and that encouraged me it was the right move to start my creative consulting business. In the book, there are also Ideas for Action to make the most of your talent in your career and life, as well as a section for Working with Others Who Have the particular talents. Out of 34 talents, the test will determine your top 5, and you will receive a online report (PDF) that takes your top 5 into consideration to provide insight into your unique make-up.Thanks To: Lauren Krause of Creative Curio53. Cultivate Those Wacky Childhood SeedlingsHow To Find Your Talent: When I think about my interests and passions as a kid—-like talking all my friends into wacky ventures like drama clubs and neighborhood magazines—-I can see the seeds of all the stuff I'm actually very talented at and passionate about today. And I’m convinced there are even more seeds and seedlings from my childhood-—and from your childhood, too—-that haven’t even bloomed yet! What’s true for me can be true for you: With a little digging, you may find rooted in your childhood all sorts of hidden talents, dormant but very much alive, waiting patiently for a little cultivating so they can grow and bloom into something really spectacular now that you’re all grown-up.Thanks To: Karen Linamen of Humorous Speaker and Writer54. Think of What Makes You HappyHow To Find Your Talent: Make a list of all the jobs you've had, in your whole life, no matter whether they were paid or not. The jobs that you had during the happiest times of your life were ones where you were using your hidden talent.Thanks To: Bill Horne of William Warren Consulting55. Your Talent is In the NewspaperHow To Find Your Talent: What section of the newspaper or magazines do you go to first? Movie reviews, travel, sports, health, religion, local politics? Your hidden talent may lie in this area.

Just quit my job in Beijing today. I can't wait to leave.I was in Beijing for 3 years: Founded a start-up, worked for 2 Silicon-Valley start-ups.First year: Super exciting! Beijing is like Silicon Valley + Hollywood + Washington DC.Work/Business: So many people were interested in what we were doing because we were expats who ditched their comfortable jobs in the States to start a company in China. Investors were interested because of our backgrounds. Got invited to lots of start-up events and got into conferences for free.Environment: Whatever. I'm too excited about my start-up to care. Even if I as getting a stomach ache at least once a week.Friends: Made lots of friends in and outside of Sanlitun very quickly and things were great.Women: Got all the attention and getting girls' numbers was 2x easier compared to the States.Second year:Work/Business: Business went well for a while. Then things went down hill. Growth was flat. Investors started micro-managing. Company shut down.Environment: Started to get tired of the environment. Started to feel like everything here is too salty, too spicy. Started wearing masks and kept struggling on finding the right PM2.5 mask.Friends: Got a bit burnt out from all the socializing and work.Women: Started realizing how much I miss American girls (ABC girls). It's not that I didn't meet any ABC girls here. Just that they weren't attractive to me. Local girls are all eager to get married and some will bring up this subject on the first date. Local girls are also really concerned about their age. They ask you about your horoscope, which I don't believe in. Once you tell him your answer, they'll look at you like you just told them all of your secrets and respond "Ohhhhhh....," so you are blah blah blah.Third year:Work/Business: Had to take a break and think about what to do next. Which led to me noticing the health effects of living in Beijing even more.Environment: Fed up with the air pollution. I have a strong feeling against going to work when the pollution is bad. Local colleagues at work continues to open the window as if they have no idea pollution exists. It just fascinates me.Tired of all the sichuan food that's oily and spicy. Eat much more spaghetti and burgers now.Learned that some water brands are undrinkable so became choosy with the water I drink.Got a bit overweight because it costs $ for any kind of exercise that's indoor (I mean, you don't want to exercise outdoor). Gym memberships are at least 2x more expensive than the States. It even costs money to play tennis outdoors. C'mon WTF.Have an urge to leave China every weekend.Friends: Half of my expat friends have left. 25% of the rest have plans to leave. Some of the remaining dislike living here but can't seem to pull him/herself up to leave just yet.Women: Yes, there are lots of beautiful slim ladies. But I also realized another thing: Not only can products be fake, people's faces can be fake too. Many have had plastic surgeries. And I've grown to be able to tell if a girl has had one done and whether the girls' nose is fake (if you need help, send me a photo and I can tell you). Some people can accept it. But it continues to bother the hell out of me.Conclusion:It's def a place worth staying for a bit for the international experience. Fastest growing market / economy, etc.. No one is worried about being unemployed. Bilingual ABC talent is rare (My company is desperately people with our backgrounds).However, the longer you stay, the harder it is to leave.A few friends, including me, have gone back to the States to try to find a job. They will have a perception of you being the "China expert." And for companies who have no intention of coming to China, or don't have roles that needs your bilingual skills, you actually get deducted points for working with Chinese market for too long. Unless you work with companies that has something to do with China, you will have an upper-hand. And that's why many expats can't leave yet because they have ZERO or negative competitive advantage if they return home.You turn from a nobody into a somebody in Asia automatically. And that's why also why many expats stay.If it was me, I'd just stay here for 1 to 1.5 years max. I've stayed for way too long.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------EDIT (Additions):Chinese Salary:If you find an opportunity in China AFTER you arrive, you'll like to get localized pay, which is almost 50% of USA pay. For example, I'm leading a team of 40 people at a sizable Silicon Valley start-up, and my monthly pay is 30,000RMB, which is $5,000/USD. That's how much I got paid when I left college.Not to mention the health cost of living in China, the company almost has to pay me USA pay + a premium for me to work here.So I quit.Chinese Service:Service is simply awful. Taxi drivers and some service industry folks in Beijing seem like they were born mad. The concept of customer service barely exists here. Unless you go to a high-end or western venues do you get more respect. I get frustrated by at least a few strangers a week.When I return to the States (mainly west coast) or Taiwan, I'm so amazed at how nice people are. It's SO DAMN REFRESHING. I almost want to add strangers to Facebook.VPN:I still use Gmail. And I miss Facebook, Youtube, and western media. Of course, you need a good VPN account to access them. There're plenty that are available. But there are also plenty that suck. I've used 12VPN for the past 2.5 years and it's always been a choppy.Just to be critical of myself:Finally, I've only lived in Beijing. I've visited Shanghai and it seems a bit better. Better service, better air, etc... Also, my business didn't do well so perhaps I'm jaded from the experience. Thirdly, I've had a couple of issues from dating a Chinese girl, which made me think "Are Chinese girls all like this?"So take my opinions with a grain of salt.You just might have a different experience. You won't know unless you try.