Turning Weaknesses Into Strengths

Some of my most rewarding personal growth explorations have involved turning weaknesses into strengths. Nothing proves to me the value of investing in personal growth more than reflecting upon a strength I can leverage with ease and remembering what my life used to be like when I was weak, timid, ignorant, incompetent, or powerless in that same area. Some skills that I regularly apply today used to be personal weaknesses, especially writing and speaking. I wasn’t naturally good at those skills when I was younger – just the opposite. I committed to improvement over a period of years, and that made a world of difference. There’s something extra special about applying skills in areas of life that I used to deliberately avoid. For some reason, all the obstacles and limiting beliefs I had to overcome to turn those weaknesses into strengths make it even more fun and rewarding to apply those skills. When I was younger, a stage used to be a scary place. Just visualizing a stage would make me nervous. Now I think of a stage as a high-energy place to connect with people and have fun. Another rewarding side effect of turning weaknesses into strengths is feeling a lot of love, respect, and admiration for your past self who tackled those weaknesses. Knowing that my past self was able to commit to learning and growth in spite of fear, resistance, obstacles, and setbacks makes me feel a special connection to him. This in turn makes me feel more connected to my future self sinc...
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