I feel like my entire thinking and knowledge was neglected by my surrounding and I don’t know how I could change this.
How can I show my talent? I fail in tests for multiple reasons.
One being that I cannot properly prepare. As a visual thinker, I cannot learn in sequences, which is how the material is taught and how questions are asked. I learn best if I can start with the whole subject at once. Now even if I have the idea for the answer, I cannot answer it verbally.
Another reason being that I cannot vomit knowledge back. I am forcefully creative and unstructured in my thinking.
How can I prove my knowledge?
One suggestion: How to prove your usefulness
- Show Flexibility
- Acquire Marketable Skills
- Be a Problem Solver
- Have a Positive Attitude
- Don’t Become the Only Expert on One Topic
See also: How to prove your work makes a difference
- Are your skills state of the art?
- Is your educational background different from peers?
- Can you be replaced?
The article “Do you need to prove yourself?” takes the opposite approach, which is a very interesting one, claiming that you don’t require external validation and should only seek it within yourself.
Quote:
- Spend some time looking for ways in which you seek approval from others. Journal about it.
- Imagine how life would be different if you didn’t spend so much time and effort doing things in order to gain approval from elsewhere. You’d have more time and energy to put into doing other things, for instance. You’d also feel more confident.
- When you recognize that you are seeking approval from someone else, instead, ask yourself how YOU might approve of yourself.
- You don’t need to prove anything to anyone. You are whole and complete and wonderful.
Nomi Sunrider 