Our NHS People

Your unique contribution in the world

What is unique about you? Why do people value you? These are clichéd interview questions, which can be answered tactically to get a job or we can look at them in a more meaningful and fundamental way.

Having a sense of your uniqueness (what you do and who you are) is a very steadying influence. It can keep you balanced when you are under pressure.

Spend 2 minutes thinking about your own uniqueness. Make some notes in a journal using the questions below, if you find them helpful.

  • What is my uniqueness?
  • What do people value in me?
  • How do I know?
  • If there are gaps in my awareness of why and how I am valued, how can I find out more?

If that was a difficult activity for you then why not collect some feedback, for example, you might;

  • Ask trusted friends or relatives what they love about you most,
  • Request that your family write down adjectives to describe what they value about you, or
  • Ask colleagues what makes them glad to work with you.

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