One of the sixteen callings
You are oriented toward potential, the gap between who someone is and who they could become. You tend that gap patiently, and ask for little credit.
Your strengths
You see the seed of who someone could be, not just who they are.
You're patient with growth that takes its own slow time.
You take quiet joy in other people's flourishing.
Your weaknesses
You can pour into people who aren't ready to grow.
You hide behind others' development and neglect your own.
You wait to be noticed instead of claiming your own ground.
Your opportunities
The people you grow become your truest legacy.
Mentorship and teaching multiply your gift far beyond you.
Tending your own growth makes you a better gardener for others.
Your calling
To help others become more fully themselves.
How this might express itself
The mentor
One-to-one work drawing out what's already trying to grow in someone.
The teacher
Creating the conditions where many people can flourish at once.
The talent-grower
Spotting and developing potential others overlook.
Where this purpose can get lost
When tending everyone else's growth becomes a way to never face your own.
Roles that tend to fit
Is this you?
Find your purpose