A Talents Assessment exercise works like this.

1. From the list of talents, select those you exhibit. Mark each talent in the list as High (extremely proficient or exhibited frequently), medium (fair or sometimes), or low (not something you posess) in terms of your life. Then count the number of "High" marks. In this exercise, the more the merrier.

2. Prioritize the list from highest proficiency to lowest. What are you best at?

There are many references available to learn more about your talents. Here are only a few:

• Career Delight, Talents and Skills

• Uncovering Your Skills And Special Talents

• Talents, Skills, Motivation — Human Resources in a nutshell

• ACT AS LIAISON: Represent, serve as a link between individuals or groups.
• ANALYZE: Break down figure out problems logically
• BUDGET: Economize, save, and stretch money or other resources
• CLASSIFY: Group, categorize, systematize data, people or things
• COMPOSE MUSIC: Write and arrange Music for voice instruments
• COUNSEL: Facilitate Insight and personal growth, guide, advise, coach students, employees, or clients.
• COUNT: Tally, calculate, and compute questions.
• DEAL WITH FEELINGS: Draw out, listen, accept, empathize, express sensitivity, defuse anger, calm, inject humor, and appreciate.
• DESIGN: Structure new or innovative practices, programs, products or environments.
• ENTERTAIN, PERFORM: Amuse, sing, dance, play music, speak to an audience, give a demonstration.
• ESTIMATE: Appraise value or cost
• EVALUATE: Assess, review, critique feasibility or quality.
• EXPEDITE: Speed up production or services, trouble shoot problems, Streamline procedures.
• GENERATE IDEAS: Reflect upon, conceive of, dream up, and brainstorm ideas.
• HOST/HOSTESS: Make welcome, put at ease, provide comfort and pleasure, serve visitors, guests or customers.
• IMPLEMENT: Provide detailed follow through of policies and plans.
• INITIATE CHANGE: Exert influence on changing the status quo, exercise leadership in bringing about new directions.
• INTERVIEW FOR INFORMATION: Draw out subjects through incisive questioning.
• MAINTAIN RECORDS: Keep accurate and up-to-date records, log, record, itemize, collate, and tabulate data
• MAKE ARRANGEMENTS: Coordinate events, handle logistics.
• MAKE DECISIONS: Make major, complex or frequent decisions.
• MEDIATE: Manage conflict, reconcile differences.
• MONITOR Keep track of the movement of data, people or things
• MOTIVATE: Recruit involvement, mobilize energy, and stimulate peak performance.
• NEGOTIATE: Bargain for the rights or the advantages
• OBSERVE: Study, scrutinize, exam data, people or things scientifically.
• PERCEIVE INTUITIVELY: Sense, show insight and foresight
• PLAN, ORGANIZE: Define goals and objectives, schedule and develop projects or programs.
• PORTRAY IMAGES: Sketch, draw, illustrate, paint, photograph.
• PRODUCE SKILLED CRAFTS: Shape, weave, attache etch or carve ornamental gift or display items.
• PROOFREAD, EDIT: Check writings for proper usage and stylistic flair, make improvements.
• READ FOR INFORMATION: Research written resources efficiently and exhaustively.
• SELL: Promote a person, company, goods or services, convince of merits and benefits, raise money.
• STAGE SHOWS: Price theatrical, art, fashion, or trade shows and other events for public performance or display.
• SUPERVISE: Oversee, direct the work of others.
• SYNTHESIZE: Integrate ideas and information, combine diverse elements into a coherent whole.
• TEACH, TRAIN: Inform, explain, and give instruction to students, employees or customers.
• TEST: Measure proficiency, quality or validity, check and double check.
• TREAT, NURSE: Heal, cure patients or clients
• USE MECHANICAL ABILITIES: Assemble, tune repair or operate engines or other machinery
• VISUALIZE: Imagine possibilities, see in mind's eye.
• WRITE: Compose reports, letters, articles, ads, stories, or educational materials.