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The words on this bench, discovered during a cold day in Minneapolis, speaks to the balance of challenge and skills.
There’s a fine line between challenging yourself and spending your days in a state of high anxiety.
It speaks to the StrengthsFinder argument that we are much better served playing to our strengths vs. spending our time trying to fix our weaknesses.
Employees become more engaged and provide higher value if they can focus on their strengths.
It’s a lot less stressful for the individual
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Opportunities and demands are increasing.
And I have one of me and 24 hours in a day.
I do not see either of those variables increasing in the foreseeable future.
As I encounter new opportunities, I’m starting to ask the following questions:
- Will the opportunity play to my strengths?
- If it forces me to test my capacity, is it a capacity I actually care to grow?
- Am I in a space to deal with the discomfort of that growth?
I think we have hit a time where we, as individuals, need to become a lot more selective about what we take on.
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