Gatorade commercials get me everytime. But, I took a spin class on Tuesday, and I'm pretty sure that pain was just pain, and I haven't actually eliminated any weaknesses so far.
Anyhow, I wanted to start with my weaknesses this week, because they were put on blast this morning.
Having said that:
My biggest weakness is that I am an asshole. I just wrote the first thing that came to mind and that was it. Organization, as I mentioned before is not my strongpoint. I also have a problem with authority. Not in the anarchist way, more in the if-you-treat-me-like-garbage-I will-not-respect-you-no-matter-how-much-power-you-hold-over me-way. I am absolutely not detail-oriented, as outlined very clearly to me this morning. Granted, I run spellcheck, but the second letter of a word might get capitalized with the first letter of the word like PRoject PEter PAn, and I might send that email to 1,000 people. (Just a hypothetical...)(NOt!)
I think there is a big difference between weakness and character flaws. But I have a biggie that I think falls into a grey area between the two. My biggest negative issue in general is that I hold a grudge. It's really bad. There are two girls that I absolutely despise over an issue from middle school. Grudges from high school abound, and college--I can't even touch. There are so many people that I hate so much over things that they probably don't even remember. And I carry it with me. I don't forgive, and I don't forget, and that is no way to live.
That is, without a doubt, my biggest weakness and I'm not proud of it, but hey, at least I'm honest...and that's a strength.
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What is the opposite of success? Is it
ReplyDeletefailure? As a result of our weaknesses or character flaws?
Consider the opposite of success is not failure or losing, but it's
mediocrity. Failure is a by-product and the means to success.
Often times "hoping" things work out and saying you'll "try" something (which in English can mean you already assume the worst for it) ends in just the way you "thought" it would. Being mediocre is hoping for a better future, happier life, more money, but not DOING a thing about it. Not failing, getting canned, being "Fine" with the status quo.
The most successful people in the world failed the most; ask someone you know that is in a position of success how they got there. Therefore, the most successful people can also be considered the biggest failures.
Interesting query!!!
My takeaways from listening to presentions by 2 powerful people.
Powerful: (adj.) an ability to change and influence the lives of many others because they chose a path, walked it, failed a whole lot, and reached success by being for others first.
1) find out what your passionate about. This might be one of the hardest things we can do. If you know what your passionate about, it will cause you to be consistent and keep you above the ups and downs we go through everyday, week, month.
Your passion will almost always lie in serving others. If your passion is about you (having more money, being famous, looking good) your chances of being consistent and staying mediocre go up. If it's about others, how can you not be successful (by way of failure)
2) Expect. Expect results, expect people to do what they say they will, expect them to man up, expect some to not show (on a date or in life). Expect, expect, expect. A crazy thing happens to you when you expect someone else to do something (not in the dictator way, but in the you know they can way), it happens for both the other person and for you! Hoping it will work out or they will show = dining alone. The expectation comes in the invitation and follow up.
My takeaways from Tink: if you expect to be fired(quit) 2 weeks before it happens, start preparing your next step. Oh wait, both happened!!
Getting up early, running a thon (half marathon)and willing to find your way at any cost suggests the success/failure path is the one being traveled and not that of mediocrity.
I think it was Jenny Nelson (Forests' girl) who said it well: "dear god, make me a bird, so I can fly far, far away"
Not sure how this is relevant, I just find myself quoting movie lines a lot and that's what popped in.
C-ya
Perlz