My five-year-old and seven-year-old boys are so fascinated with superheroes. When they role-play and really get into their favorite characters, my boys transform themselves to match their superheroes as if they are no longer limited by their own weaknesses.
We, adults on the other hand, often find ourselves conditioned by our weaknesses. Gallup defines a weakness as “anything that gets in the way of your success.” In leadership development, weaknesses prevent people from realizing their full impact of their strengths.
It’s imperative that we identify our weaknesses and use our strengths to manage them. Our weaknesses may never develop into strengths, but it can only be accounted for, compensated and managed. Our strengths, on the other hand, can be develop infinitely. It is the unlimited source for increasing our performance.
So, don’t go trying to to fix your weaknesses. Instead, demonstrate the power of your strengths by managing your weaknesses.
Unleash your strengths today and be extraordinary!
Gobinathan Manickam 