I sent out some inspirational e-mail yesterday. Basically it's about building on your strengths, and differing weaknesses from limitations. It also describes how motivation makes it all work. And well, there's someone I know who, despite the fact that going a long way already, claims she doesn't know her own strengths.
That case boggled me terribly, and at the same time, I find it interesting.
One is that, having gone that far, think of the possibilities of knowing what you are capable of and adding to that. The prospects would be tremendous. I wish I told her, her strength is not exactly easy to say with a word. Sort of like, how you describe a white sheet of paper. It's not exactly a pretty thing, but that's the beauty of it. A blank sheet of paper is
potential. In other words, you can be
anything. Draw on it, fold it into a paper plane or whatever. Anyway, it's better she finds it for herself though, because whatever I say, in the end it's merely just my opinion.
I, on the other hand, know my strengths at a very young age. And in some way, I built upon them. But being the practical person that I am, I pursued a course that uses analytical thinking. For me to really catch on to my real strengths, I need a push to start the engine. In other words, the motivator for me is from external factors, i.e. I am not self-motivated.
In other, OTHER words, I am a lazy ass.
I need to change my environment if I need something done.