Sure, we all have strengths and we all have weaknesses. So, obviously, there are at least two approaches we can take to grow.
We can focus on trying to resolve our weaknesses and we can try building on our strengths.
There is room for both approaches but, in my experience, it is often more productive to build on a strength than to fix a weakness and that’s what your focus will be today. Build on your strength!
Think of three things you can start today to build on your strength.
DFQ #09:
Complete these sentences and post your completed sentences below:1. Today I can try building on my (name strength) by …
2. Today I can try building on my (name strength) by …
3. Today I can try building on my (name strength) by …
Today I can try building on my love of learning by starting a new area I have not touched before.
Today I can try building on my courage and integrity to be a good example for my kids.
Today I can try building on my care for others by finding ways to make other people’s hardship lighten up.
Indeed, there’re two abovementioned approaches… And, frankly speaking, I don’t know which one is _reliable_ to take: if one would have resources – one need to concentrate on strengh; if one doesn’t have them – let’s concentrate on fixing weaknesses. Ok, here DFQ #09:
1. Today I can try building on my ‘Perspective [wisdom]’ by peering into nearby future – I do it every day, however, with no avail…
2. Today I can try building on my ‘Integrity [authenticity, honesty]’ by offering my services to well-recognizable companies – so far it has not produced any tangible results – companies in real life do value this strength as weakness.
3. Today I can try building on my ‘Creativity [originality, ingenuity]’ by investing my time in myself – well, this is what, indeed, works: the point is that one might not have enough resources to complete this goal.
1. Today I can try building on my love of learning by watching the first video of the product I bought yesterday
2. Today I can try building on my love of learning by reading the article about internet based weight management concepts
3. Today I can try building on my love of learning by asking more questions
1. Today I can try building on my doing whatever it takes by : Using this more in my workplace instead of just in my family life.
2. Today I can try building on my doing whatever it takes by :Leading with the direction our business takes on a daily basis.
3. Today I can try building on my doing whatever it takes by : Leading in the workplace with energy levels and enthusiasm levels of work mates
1. Today I can try building on my love of learning by getting more knowledge and the development of all my faculties that will enable me achieve something of value to make the world a better place to live.
2. Today I can try building on my bravery by having the ability to face my problems around me and give better solution to it above all the courage to be honest at all times.
3. Today I can try building on my s strength of humility by putting more effort to always acquire what I need to know and that I should never limit my ability to know.
try to be more decisive
without making the wrong decisions
try to focus on what need to be done
more active mentally in looking for better alternatives
1. Today I can try building on my humour.
2. Today I can try building on my imagination.
3. Today I can try building on my learning to learn.
Today I can try building on my humour. I will concentrate on listening so that my humour will be in context with the situation.
Today I can try building on my gratitude by not being self conscious and embarassed when I try to thank a person for a job well done.
Today I can try building on my humility. I must come out of the twentieth century and accept that we are now a multi national country and yearning for yesteryear won’t help anyone..If my humility is strong enough, I will come to the conclusion that it is far better than yesteryear.
Yes building on ones name is important since better name is far better than riches …
1. So I will build on my strength, which is my name… which is the character that makes me….
2. And my character I think has its roots in nature, I love nature and therefore whatever i do must be as true and pure as nature
3. And nature being the source of my strength , I will as such, keep nature as pure as it is, in whatever I do to strength my name, being my character.
1. Today I can try building on my Integrity by taking responsibility for how I feel…
2. Today I can try building on my Integrity by …showing others — by listening to them — that their Integrity is a vital part of who they are.
3. Today I can try building on my Integrity by continuing to live a True life by being me, being genuine…