Day 70 of 100 Days of Hope

Rediscovering Your Talents: A Simple Way to Build Hope and Confidence

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to forget what you’re good at? Life gets busy, responsibilities stack up, and suddenly your own strengths drift into the background. You move from one task to the next without pausing to remember what makes you you—your gifts, your experiences, your natural abilities, the things you’ve learned and earned through practice, effort, and love.

But here’s the truth:
Remembering your talents is one of the most powerful ways to build confidence and hope for the future.

When you remind yourself of what you’ve done before, you begin to see what’s possible again. You notice that you’ve learned new skills, overcome past challenges, and grown in ways you didn’t always recognize. And if you’ve done it before, you can do it again.

The Power of Noticing Your Gifts

One of the simplest ways to reconnect with your strengths is to make a list. It may seem small, but it’s incredibly grounding. It shines light onto what’s already true about you—talents that often get buried under daily routines.

Here are a few questions to help you uncover them:

• What do you love to do?
  These are the things that feel like home—activities that energize you, calm you, or bring out your creativity.

• What do others say they admire about you?
  Sometimes people see strengths in us long before we see them in ourselves.

• How do you naturally spend your free time?
  What you naturally gravitate toward often reveals your gifts.

• In what ways do you love to serve others?
  Talents often show up in the moments we think we’re “just helping.”

• What makes you feel alive when you do it?
  Pay attention to those spark moments—they’re clues to who you truly are.

These questions aren’t about perfection. They’re about noticing the good that already exists within you.

Let Your Talents Grow You

Focusing on your gifts naturally opens the door for growth. Talents grow when they’re used, even in small ways.

For example, one of the things I love is playing the piano. Tonight, I get to share that talent in a concert. Preparing for it stretched me—practicing, refining, showing up to something that matters to me. And through that stretching, I grew. I felt myself come alive in the process.

Another talent I use every day is cooking for my family. It may seem simple, but cooking has become a space of creativity and service. It’s something I do with love, and over time, it’s helped me grow skills, create memories, and connect with the people I care about.

These talents aren’t grand or flashy. They’re everyday gifts—gifts that shape me, teach me, and help me show up as the person I want to become.

Your Talents Are Guiding You Forward

The beauty of noticing your strengths is that it builds confidence in your future. Your talents show you that you’re learning, expanding, and growing every day—often without realizing it.

You don’t have to become someone new to have hope.
You simply have to remember who you already are.

Your gifts tell a story:
You are creative.
You are capable.
You are evolving.
You are becoming.

When you recognize your talents—even the small ones—you begin to trust yourself again. You see evidence that you can handle what’s ahead because you’ve already handled so much.

So take a moment today.
Write down your talents.
Notice what makes you unique.
Celebrate the gifts you carry.
Let them show you the bright, hopeful future ahead.

You’re growing more than you know.

Here is a short video to hear more.

Much love,
Julie Burningham
The Hope Coach