Most people work on their strengths and ignore their weaknesses. I believe it’s good to know your strengths and develop them to their fullest. I get a lot done, I do, time management fascinates me.
I have a true confession: “My greatest strength also covers up my biggest weakness!” I’ve always been a sucker for “it can’t be done.” I’ve also had a hard time passing up the challenge, “no one can do this.” I don’t think I’m a workaholic. Sure I enjoy what I do. My wife says I have the gift to turn hobbies into work. Over the past year I have learned to separate my self-worth from my performance. I have been called driven and maybe I am. I sometimes have unrealistic expectations for myself and others. I have been known to enjoy the high of success although the pressure can be too much some time. The truth is I have a hard time saying no! Okay I said it!
I struggle with when. I struggle with how. I struggle with why. I’m having to work on walking out the fact of “just because I am asked to do something that it doesn’t mean it’s God’s will for my life!”
more to come…
Me too. I often get comments about how much I “do” and, I hate to admit that I am not as good at “being” as I am at doing. I love the challenge of doing new things, introducing new programs, doing what others did not think could be done. ON the other hand, I really have to push myself to schedule my quiet time.
I have a yp friend who’s totally focused on being, does not want to “do” anything. Is it generational or personality? I guess it bothers me because I know I need to spend more quiet time.
I need to learn how to discern to say no. Everything seems like a great idea, until I wait and pray…I’m realizing I need to not be so quick to jump into things.