In my speaking session of human transformation, many participants are naturally obsessed with strength.
The favorite myth that we should focus on using mainly our strengths and focus less on working on our weakness, unfortunately, does not answer many grey areas.
The truth is, people are afraid of their weakness because facing our weakness undermine our confidence and we are not sure about handling the hard truth. But what lies behind that hard truth will help to strengthen, if not, reveal certain powerful qualities hidden from us.
Here are three new mind-shifting perspectives of how we can look at weakness directing us in the direction of revealing more of our strengths.
Weakness reveals the power needed to build strength.
Using our body wellness as an example, for our body to absorb calcium efficiently to build healthy bones and teeth, we need a vital ingredient call Vitamin D.
When the two-power combined, magic happens. But the lack of either one of them means any more intake of calcium or vitamin D would not work.
Recognising our weakness is revealing the missing ingredients needed to build our current strength and discover new ones.
If I am poor in following through in a long-term project, by recognizing that weakness, I can consciously create a system around it. For example, breaking a long-term plan into a smaller chunk of milestones so that it is manageable.
Do not ignore it because it will always come back to haunt you.
Weakness reveal the clues to a new system
When weakness surface, it is telling us there is a missing equation. Something need to happen before something happen is what I have always shared with the participant.
Build a new system through your weakness because it will help you to maneuver through the gap with relative ease in the future. By going through it, you discover the new answer in the weakness itself.
If I am weak in expressing myself during presentation or sharing, what I can do is to create a system of physically writing down three key points and no more.
To reinforce that, verbally rehearse the three points before the presentation, and repeating that pattern over a period will reveal more clues for you to find the right calibration.
Face the weakness head-on and go through it.
Weakness reveals new courage.
If my natural strength is being a “smart” worker, it merely means that while I can find the shorter way to get there, it does not necessarily mean it’s the right way or a decision you have made under an appropriate amount of time and information. As such; we might have made a compromise.
By admitting that I need to roll up my sleeve and get my hand dirty if need be, surface new courage of believing in delivering not just a smart but an equally strong evidence-backed decision.
It is a powerful awareness that will multiply my credibility and influence with others and be known as someone who not only can get there efficiently but effectively too.
Discover the new courage in yourself through your weakness.
In summary, weakness is our hidden strength. Discover by recognizing the missing equation. Face the weakness head on and build a new system around it so that you will be able to reveal the new courage within you and magnify your strengths.
Article by:
Joseph Wong, a multiple award-winning leadership and behavioral transformation coach, captivating author and game changing professional conference speaker of TrainingGearAsia Pte Ltd. Email to influence@traininggearasia.com
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