You just Took the CliftonStrengths® 34 assessment. Now What?
Receiving your CliftonStrengths® 34 is expansive — 34 themes, multiple reports, learning modules, podcasts, and AI tools, all within a rich scientific model. Here’s where to begin.
Now that you’ve completed your assessment and received your reports. The very first step to making the most of your results is simpler than you might expect.
Gallup offers a brilliantly simple arc for strengths development: Name It. Claim It. Aim It. (You can read more about it here).
We begin with Name It.
Naming your talents is not about agreeing with every sentence of the report. It is about recognizing what is true for you.
By following the instrouctions in this article, you’ll identify your Top 10 talents and describe how you resonate with them.
Step 1: Download your 34 Report
Begin by downloading your CliftonStrengths 34 report at https://my.gallup.com/
Click on CliftonStrengths and locate your 34 report (There is also a Top 5 Report, we will visit at a future date).
Start with the full 34.
Step 2: Locate Your Top 10 Talents
On the first page of your report, you will see all 34 talent themes ranked in order.
The assessment identifies your natural talents — recurring patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that can be productively applied.
It is my personal belief that we have all the 34 talents within us, but that our top 5 talents are our primary lenses through which we see life, make decisions, and move through the world.
One client once described it using a piano metaphor: we have access to all the keys, but we tend to play certain chords more often in particular melodies.
Your Top 5 are not your only talents, but can be your most instinctive.
Step 3: Savor Your Report — Read It With Your Gut (and Your Heart)
As you read the descriptions of your Top 10, I invite you to slow down.
Highlight what resonates. Notice what feels accurate, energizing, or deeply familiar.
And remember: your results are unique to you. No two people receive the same description of the same theme. Achiever for you will not read the same as Achiever for someone else.
As you read through each description, notice:
Which descriptions feel immediately accurate
Which feel incomplete or slightly off
Which create a physical reaction — energy, tightening, relief
Where you feel proud
Where you feel defensive
Each theme is a cluster of patterns, that means some may not sound familiar at first glance — for example Woo, Individualization, or Deliberative.
Interested in coaching with me?
I’m Paula. As a CliftonStrengths Coach I’ve helped clients gain greater clarity about their careers and leadership styles by understanding their strengths.
Click here to learn more about coaching with me and to request a free consultation.
