Comments on: Leveraging Your Weaknesses http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/04/01/leveraging-your-weaknesses/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:15:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rob Gillen http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/04/01/leveraging-your-weaknesses/#comment-244 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 13:37:56 +0000 http://nickpoolenow.com/?p=240#comment-244 I really like this article because unlike th concept of “Focusing on your Strengths” it illustrates the idea of an athlete building on his weakness to strengthen himself overall.

Have you ever seen the movie “Cinderella Man?” In this movie, the time is set to the depression, and this athlete has to box to earn a living. When he breaks his right hand he can’t box anymore, so he works down at the docks to make a living. Ironically enough, because he has used his left hand so much to let his right hand heal, he strengthened his weak arm and now he’s a powerhouse! And that won’t preach I don’t know what will! (Focusing on our weaknesses isn’t popular at all, but in any sport, trade, ministry, or career, it’s a necessary evil).

]]> By: Lillian http://nickpoolenow.com/2008/04/01/leveraging-your-weaknesses/#comment-240 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:06:22 +0000 http://nickpoolenow.com/?p=240#comment-240 May I suggest a fifth column that perhaps should be the first column? Name your strengths, are you empathic, are you a good orgqanzer, are you able to win others over to your point of view…what are your strengths? Play to your strengths. Successful people play to their strengths, not forgetting their weaknesses but by using their strengths they frequently find that their weaknesses become “less weak”.

Just a thought.

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