There is also a Strong Life Test for Women to help you determine the roles you were created to play.

According to the results, my lead role is an INFLUENCER. I begin by asking: ‘How can I move you to act?’ My supporting role is CREATOR where I then ask: ‘What do I understand?’ Hmmm, interesting stuff…of course I am now hooked on learning more of the detail behind these roles.

You can download a free chapter of Marcus Buckingham’s Find Your Strongest Life book by logging into Oprah.com. In Chapter 5 of Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham shares the stories of two women: Anna, who is happy, successful and fulfilled; and Charlie, who feels none of those things. Anna’s distinct approach to life strengthens her, while a flawed approach has led Charlie astray.

Read Find Your Strongest Life and discover:

• How to make the most of the role you were born to play
• How to get others to understand who you really are
• The successful strategies of other women like you

Carolyn Gurtz experienced greater success than I win she became the winner of the 2008 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest with these Double Delight Peanut Butter Cookies. Oprah gave them a try on her show and gave them a nod of approval. If you love peanut butter cookies, then this is a recipe worth testing.

Ingredients – Makes 24 cookies

• 1/4 cup Fisher dry-roasted peanuts , finely chopped
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup JIF creamy peanut butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 roll (16.5 ounces) Pillsbury refrigerated peanut butter cookies , well chilled
• Crisco original no-stick cooking spray

1. Heat oven to 375°. In small bowl, mix chopped peanuts, granulated sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
2. In another small bowl, stir peanut butter and powdered sugar until completely blended. Shape mixture into 24 balls, about 1 inch each.
3. Cut roll of cookie dough into 12 slices. Cut each slice in half crosswise to make 24 pieces; flatten slightly. Shape 1 cookie dough piece around 1 peanut butter ball, covering completely. Repeat with remaining dough and balls.
4. Roll each covered ball in peanut mixture; gently pat mixture completely onto balls. On ungreased large cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Spray bottom of drinking glass with Crisco original no-stick cooking spray; press into remaining peanut mixture. Flatten each ball to 1/2-inch thickness with bottom of glass. Sprinkle any remaining peanut mixture evenly on tops of cookies; gently press into dough.
5. Bake 7 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Store tightly covered.

Pillsbury Bake-Off Double Delight Winning Recipe found on Oprah.com

A strength is something that completes you. A weakness is something that depletes you.

You can take the workshop that Marcus Buckingham offers for free via Oprah’s website. For your convenience a quick summary of the Marcus Buckingham workshop materials are also listed below:

• Syllabus – This details what you will need to do before you take the workshop as well as the activities you will complete in each session.
• Green Cards – You’ll use the green cards to write down all of the times when you loved a task or felt strong during the course of a week.
• Red Cards – You’ll use the red cards to write down all of the items you loathed a task or felt weak (drained or bored) during the course of a week.
• Strength Statement – In Session 6, you’ll create a strength statement for each of the things you wrote down on the green cards.
• Weakness Statement – In Session 7, you’ll create a weakness statement for each of the things you wrote down on the red cards.
• Strong Week Plan – In Session 8, you’ll create a plan with key outcomes, activities needed to meet those outcomes and strategies to leverage your strengths and minimize your weaknesses for a strong week.