Pebbles of Strengths vs Boulders of Weakness

I recently was asked "what do you see as your strengths?  And what do you see as your weakness?"  Well.......how long do you have?

I once attended a training where the trainer stated your strengths will always be your strengths and your weakness will be your weaknesses....no matter how hard you try, no matter how many trainings you attend to improve your "time management".....time management or whatever your "weakness" is will never be your strength.  Oh, you may improve significantly but I would doubt you would ever list it as a new strength.  The whole point of the story was that you need to use your strengths to offset your weaknesses. 

The trainer continued to tell a story about a man who wanted to plant a garden.  So he begin to work the ground and kept uncovering rocks....rocks of all sizes....He worked hard to remove all the rocks.  The next year he went to work the ground again. And to his surprise uncovered rocks.  rocks of all sizes, rocks, rocks, rocks......  this happened year after year.  The point of this story is that rocks will always "creep up in your garden"...... we may think we have addressed the weakness in our life but our weaknesses will always be a struggle--maybe smaller but still there.  That is why it is so important to increase your self awareness.  Being aware of the big boulders (weakness) that keep popping up in our garden (life) can help us be prepared to manage them.  Use your strengths to help overcome or balance out our short comings....

So WHEN (not if) our weakness pop up and we think we are facing a boulders--remember that the small pebble of strenght and self awareness can help you sort out your path.

I am reminded of David and Goliath and how David killed the giant Goliath with ONE smooth stone.  So a small pebble of strength  can master a boulder of weakness.  I actually keep a small stone on my windowsill at work to remind me to use my strengths. 

What are the small pebbles you posses that will help you slay the giants in your path you need to concur. It only takes one small stone to overcome our struggles. 

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