40 | Leaning Into What You're Already Good At with Strengths Coach Lee Peterson

How often are you getting to do the things that you are already good at? Do you wake up each day knowing that you’re going to get to show up in the world in the ways that you naturally shine? If not, then it’s time to change that, darlin.

In this conversation with strengths coach Lee Peterson, we talk about how important it is to our wellbeing for us to lean into doing the things we’re naturally good at – instead of being in a never-ending spin cycle of trying to get better at the stuff we’re bad at.

Lee convinces me that trying to be well-rounded is a bunch of bullshit. (Which is still blowing my mind, but it seems like letting go of trying to be good at everything is a better way to live).

While the conversation is centered around the Gallup Clifton’s Strengths assessment specifically, it’s useful to anyone ready to think about how to really honor the things that make you awesomely you.

Read the transcript and see the visuals at: https://settlingisbullshit.com/2025/05/14/leaning-into-what-youre-already-good-at-with-lee-peterson/

Connect with Lee

Visit her website: https://www.learningkarma.com/

Follow her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leedpeterson/

Resources, References, and Links

Gallup Clifton Strengths. (Costs around $50 but is worth it, in my opinion) https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx

Meyers-Briggs. A personality framework where eight ways of thinking are broken out into four pairs (resulting in 16 different personality types). https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/myers-briggs-overview/

16 Personalities. My preferred/recommended resource for understanding Meyers-Briggs. https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

The Enneagram. “A powerful tool that helps us understand our motivations, core beliefs, and unconscious patterns that drive our behavior.” It’s my FAVORITE, and I’m a certified Enneagram coach. You’ll be hearing more about this from me in the coming months. https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/

VIA Character Strengths. Free strengths assessment! https://www.viacharacter.org/

SMART goals: specific, measurable, accountable, relevant, and timebound.

Lee’s book: Gardening for the Soul. https://www.learningkarma.com/product-page/gardening-for-the-soul

Fixed vs. growth mindset. For an overview, watch Carol Dweck’s TED talk about it. https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve