Everyone in this world is given a different combination of strengths, just as everyone is given different weaknesses. Yet so many people waste time trying to catch up on their weaknesses that they never fully capitalise on their strengths.
Why be mediocre at a dozen things when you can be master of a couple?
It’s hardly surprising that people love to do what they are good at (strengths). And often what doesn’t come naturally pains them (weaknesses).
I bet you’ve heard the phrase, “to be successful you’ve got to do what you enjoy most”. But do you know why? When you do things you enjoy, you are playing to your own personal strengths, so success comes naturally.
Next time you find yourself enjoying a task, be it writing, drawing, calculating numbers, being creative or managing people. Ask yourself if that task aligns with a strength of yours. I think you know what the answer will be.
Using the 80/20 rule, if you can play to your strengths 80% of the time and work on your weaknesses 20% of the time you will be shocked at the ease of which you find success.
You were given talents, not so you can work on fixing your weaknesses. You were given talents so you can use them to be the best you can be.
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