Write an article based on this "Understand what strengths are. Find your strengths. Write strength statements."
article: Strengths have recently been defined as activities that make you feel strong. Everyone has certain talents, knowledge, and skills that make them feel successful and unique.  Talents are aptitudes, personality traits, or interpersonal characteristics like assertiveness, curiosity, empathy, or strategic thinking. These are often things you are born with. Knowledge is information based on facts and personal experience, like symptoms for a specific illness, the structure of a good speech, or how to take care of a horse. Skills are learned activities or tasks that you can do well, such as presenting a speech, playing a sport, or creating a spreadsheet. Strength-based leadership requires you to be aware of your own strengths. Realize that some strengths play more to leadership than others. Try to focus on those. There are several ways you can identify your strengths.  Take a strengths assessment test. These assessments help you identify specific strengths based on how you answer certain questions. Take a personal inventory. List activities you enjoy and that come easily to you. Identify tasks that energize you. List your values and beliefs. Identify knowledge you have that others around you do not. Look at past performance reviews. Note what your supervisors or colleagues praise you for. Ask others. Friends, family members, and colleagues can often point out things we do well that we may assume came naturally to everyone but are really special strengths we alone possess. Theses statements capture, in one sentence, what it is that makes you feel strong. Try to identify three areas of strength to focus on. Be as specific as possible. For example, "I feel strong when I am coaching my team to meet project goals" or "I feel strong when I write a clear report outlining potential steps for my organization to take."

Write an article based on this "Buy or pick your apricots when they are fully ripe. Look for big sales at your local supermarket. Ripen firm apricots by placing them in a paper bag in the window. Clean your apricots thoroughly. Pit the apricots. Turn the apricots inside out. Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment paper. Lay the apricot halves on the rack, or directly on the parchment paper. Preheat your oven to its lowest setting. Space the oven racks several levels apart. Wait at least 10 to 12 hours for the apricots to dry."
article: Under-ripe fruit can become sour when dried. If they grow locally in your area, wait for the end of the season “canning specials” when you can get ripe fruit that you can use immediately, instead of keeping it around to eat raw. They will be ripe in late summer, or sometime between July and September, depending upon the year. If you are worried your apricots will become overripe before you have time to dry them, you can place them in the refrigerator for up to a week. Soak them for a few minutes in water to loosen dirt and then rinse them with running water. Discard any bruised apricots. You should cut them in half along the indentation, and then you can remove the pit. Push the outside center up, so that there is more flesh exposed to the air. You will dry them with the flesh facing up. If you have a large wire rack, place it above the rack to reduce drying times. Make sure they are spaced evenly apart. They will dry best at a warming temperature below 200 degrees (93 degrees Celsius). 175 degrees Fahrenheit (79 degrees Celsius) will work well for drying apricots. Place the cooking sheets with racks in the oven. Turn them at the halfway mark to ensure even drying. They should be slightly soft but leathery when they are done. The cooking time will vary depending upon the size of the apricots and the temperature at which you dry them. It will take less time to dry at 175 than 150 degrees.

Write an article based on this "Alert an authority figure. Remember your own value. Say no."
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If your dislike of this person comes from them antagonizing or displaying potential harmful behavior toward you, do not be afraid to stand up for yourself. Let an authority figure know, whether that be your teacher, your boss, or the police, if necessary.  Explain the situation to them and let them know what this person has done to make you feel threatened or harmed. Try to stick to facts and accounts of actions as much as possible. If you regularly encounter this person and worry about potential further harm through extended contact, request to be put in a situation that involves little to no contact with this person. This may include transferring desks, shifting part of your job duties, or moving to another class. If you do not like a person because they disparage you or put you down, remember that this individual is expressing a personal opinion, not stating fact. Remind yourself of your own value and worth, and allow your positive thoughts to replace their negative input.   Trying making a list of three to five things that you like about yourself to help remind yourself of your positive traits. List not only the items, but why they are important and how they help you in your daily life. If this person is antagonizing you over something they know is a larger issue in your life, you may want to seek professional assistance such as therapy to help you deal with not only this person but your matters in a healthy way. If an antagonistic person tries to talk to you, make plans with you, or in any other way engage with you, do not be afraid to tell them no. Let them know, “I do not think you are a positive force in my life and I do not want speak with you.” Know that you have the power and the authority to say no at any time. If this person occupies a position of power in your life it may seem difficult to get away from them, but know that you always have the option to tell them no or remove yourself from the situation.