Combine Your Weaknesses with Your Strengths

I try to combine my weaknesses with my strengths.

I have two major weaknesses. (Well, actually many more, but this should be a blog post, not a book.) My first weakness is I hate sports. Or more generally, any kind of strenuous activity. A good walk is fine, if not much longer than 2 hours, thank-you.

My second weakness is I sense very little. I’m always caught up in my projects and my own thinking. I rarely notice what goes on around me. If the building was on fire I would be the last to realize it. Briefly.

Now, I know that it’s better to focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses. But that doesn’t mean you should just ignore how you suck!

What works for me is that I combine weaknesses with strengths. For example, I like taking pictures. I’m good at being creative. And I’m good at doing things differently. Oh, and believe I’m a decent writer. (I’ll stop here, to prevent it from becoming yet another book.)

That’s why I regularly set myself the following challenge:

Walk for more than an hour and look for things that catch your eye and take pictures in a way that is creative and different!

With this personal challenge I spend some time working on my physical activity and sensitivity by combining this with creativity and remarkability. And now I’m writing about it too!

These are some pictures I took yesterday during my walk through Brussels:

You can see the entire set here.

What are your weaknesses?

Can you combine them with your strengths?