The Power of Reaching Out to People Who Know You Well

In 2003, Jocelyn Kinsman started reading research on the reflected best self exercise. It's a way of discovering your strengths by asking friends and family to tell you stories about when they were at their best. Kinsman: I realized that regardless of whether this was a strength of mine or not, the person I wanted to be at my best was the person who showed that kind of appreciation.