Welcome to the simple Sophisticate Podcast, where intelligent living is paired with signature style.

I'm your host, Shannon Ables.

And whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden, or sitting down with a hot cup of tea or a

cafe a lot. Thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome. Welcome to the 81st episode of the Simple Sophisticate. I'm so happy you can

join me this morning. We're continuing on our theme of the How of Happiness. Last week we

dove into the eight specific ways you can cultivate a happier everyday life.

And today we're going to touch on another way. You can really build a sound foundation for a happy way of living.

But before I get into that, a quick hint as to what this week's Petit Leger is. It is a recipe that some you caught a glimpse of on my Instagram feed earlier this week.

And it's something that immediately caught my eye when I saw it and I said I've got to try this and it was just one of those right after work I was hungry but I needed something for dinner but I also wanted to cook just to have that relaxing time at the end of the day

I rushed to the grocery store picked up the ingredients and let me tell you this recipe did not

disappoint it will definitely be a recipe that you could easily make

no matter how skilled or novice you are in the kitchen. So I look forward to sharing

that with you at the end of today's episode. All right, back to the topic of today. We are going to focus on

the difference between strengths and skills. There is a very important difference and that is what we're going to talk about today.

For example, in an effort to get to know a candidate for a job, the question commonly asked regardless of the career field is,

what are your strengths?

Share them with us.

As well, when working with a life coach, perhaps,

to help determine your best direction,

the same question will be brought up.

What do you think your strengths are, they may ask?

But what does the word strengths pertain to?

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