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My Strengths and Weaknesses

 

My Distinctive Strengths

I feel like a lot of what I do I do really well. When I put my mind to it, I believe I can do whatever I want. I know that I’m well organized, I’m a great communicator, I’m someone that recognizes strengths in other people and I’m also great at building people up.

My Potential Strengths

I know I can do better in some areas, but certain things prevent me from accomplishing them. Namely, if I don’t already have work in my queue, I’m really not that interested in adding it. This also adds to a lack of focus, which is something I know I should do better. Also, I think I could do a better job at remembering things if I applied myself more to the situation.

Dispositions That Support Me

My positivity is at the top of the list for me that I don’t want to change. I get so much of my mojo from being and staying positive that I can’t see myself changing this. I also think that my faith is something that I wouldn’t change, unless I did it for myself. That is not something I would allow to be manipulated, unless it’s a change I and I along wanted to make. I also feel that my nature as a communicator is another aspect that makes me who I am, and I wouldn’t change that for a million bucks, either.

My Weaknesses

My weaknesses include not spending enough time with my family, not exercising more, not eating healthier. This are things I know I need to change in order to better stay focused, be more positive and help others. I just need to get my head around these changes and implement them, rather than just talk about them.

What I Want To Change

I need to change all of them. From family values to exercise and staying focused, there are many threats to my success, and I need to do a better job of getting these under control.

Dispositions In My Way

There is nothing from my weakness list that I’m not willing to change. I know these things will lead to great outcomes. I just need to do it!

My Plan

To properly put into perspective what I need to do with my weaknesses and how I can turn them into strengths starts with my mindset. I need to use Intentional Change Theory to get my course correct so I can steer towards my goals and dreams. I need to reflect and meditate more so that I can stop operating and being pulled down in the Sacrifice Syndrome. I must put my family, my body and my mental health ahead of these other less important things in my life. Unless you choose to embed the learning with repeated behavior, that new way of being and doing, will not become automatic, which ultimately leads to better performance with very little need for external instruction or direction (Brook & Brewerton, 2016). This plan doesn’t include trying to radically change who I am, rather it’s a change to be who I know I can be – and to do it right now.

References

Brook, J., & Brewerton, P. (2016). Optimize your strengths: use your leadership strengths to get the best out of you and your team (1st edition). Wiley.

 

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