WORTH READING 10 Oct 2007

Don't Settle for Good, Be Great
-By Henry Neils

Did you know that home-run king Babe Ruth was once a pitcher? At one
point he made the deliberate decision to stop pitching so he could focus
on batting. He took a lot of heat for his decision, because he was a
good pitcher. He stuck with his decision, though, because he knew he had
the motivation to be a great batter.

Often the difference between being good and being great is making
adjustments that allow you to spend more of your time developing your
greatest strengths.

Ever had an annual performance review where the first part was about the
wonderful things you did that year, but then the focus quickly shifted
to a discussion about shoring up your weaknesses? It's an all-too-common
scenario. And it's probably a waste of time.

The "fix your weaknesses" school believes that with enough discipline,
determination, and training, anyone can do anything. Unfortunately, it
confuses weaknesses and limitations. Weaknesses reflect a lack of skill
(how to do something) or knowledge (what you know). Weaknesses can be
overcome by education, training, experience, and practice. On the other
hand, limitations reflect a lack of motivation (what you do well
naturally). These really can't be overcome, because new motivations
can't be acquired. In fact, if a person has low motivation in a
particular area -- spelling, for example -- there is very little
likelihood that he or she will ever be a great speller. The best they
will be is adequate. Who wants to be adequate?

It's a much better idea to build on your strengths.

If you want to move up from being good to being great, know what your
talents and motivations are and build on them. Why? Because you will
develop what you do best and enjoy most. These are your strengths, and
they are yours for life. You can build on them, and they won't let you
down. Think about it: what would your life be like if you got paid to do
what you do best and truly enjoy? Awesome, I bet.

Shared by MP
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