Focus on Your Strengths to Reach Your Goals Faster
Look past your weaknesses to increase success.
According to Psychologist Alison Ledgerwood, our perception of the world is naturally negative. Her research indicates our failures and shortcomings are more likely to stick in our minds than anything else. We reflect on them more than our successes.
No matter what we achieve, it’s natural for a part of us to feel like a failure.
In doing so, we often focus our efforts and attention on improving ourselves, as a means to overcome our weaknesses. That takes away from our ability to do the things we are good at. Why? According to Psychotherapist Laura Müller-Pinzle, it’s because humans are hardwired to focus on their limitations.
With just 24 hours in a day, to properly succeed, we have to focus and prioritize achieving our goals over anything else. Wasting time fixating on our weaknesses drastically hinders our chances of success. It prevents us from thriving at what we are good at. After all, in the words of David K Williams:
‘Success isn’t down to effort, it’s down to focused effort.’
There’s nothing impressive about being the jack of all trades and the master of none. Failing isn’t something to be ashamed of, and you can’t be good at everything. As Tom…
