IN THE RING OF LIFE: WHAT ARE YOUR WEAKNESSES?

A weakness is considered as inability to function satisfactorily in a particular way, activity, place, etc. It is therefore common for individuals to shy away from their weaknesses. They would normally deny any of such weaknesses in their lives in a bid to escape it.

It may also be because they want to make excuses to avoid being considered as inadequate.
On the contrary, I hope to encourage you to explore your weaknesses and possibly focus on transforming them more than glorifying your strengths. Knowing your weaknesses:

1. enables you to learn new ways to help you cope in situations that are unfavourable for you;

2. challenges you to discover yourself and align to any needed obligations where necessary;

3. helps you to avoid stressful and upsetting situations that could affect your mental, emotional, psychological and social life;

4. guides you to predict your responses to situations at all times; and

5. helps you accept yourself and be firm in your choices and decisions.

When you know your weaknesses, you are better positioned to excel in all spheres of life. There is no shame therefore in knowing, acknowledging and accepting your weaknesses as a person. You must avoid waiting for others to offer lead opinions about your weaknesses as they may not do so from a fully informed position.

While it is key to identify your weaknesses, it is not enough to just know them and magnify them. Instead, it is an opportunity to live more proactively. By complementing your strengths and weaknesses, you are able to exercise full control of your life and situations thereof. You become your own person and others cannot dictate how you manage your affairs.

You get to identify your opportunities and threats which direct you to define purposive goals. Do not be complacent and make excuses because you consider something a weakness, rather challenge yourself to utilise it to make your life better.

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