I was having a conversation with a very good friend yesterday about how some people are simply not as effective as other people when it comes to things like self-promotion. While there are several possible reasons for this, I suggested that one such reason is simply a lack of ambition or laziness.
For a few reasons, the aspects of both "faults" and
assets been on my mind the last couple of days so this morning as I was
remembering the above conversation I began pondering if there might be a
possible reason some people are more innately "lazy" than others. I'm
a firm believer that we're all created the way we are for a reason—blessed with
our own unique set of talents/skills, outlooks, capabilities and yes,
"faults." But what if "faults" weren't really
"faults" but simply another facet of our strengths? Stay with me here
. . .Was there a good reason some people were just born with less of a
"must do 100 things before the day is done" mentality? I think there
is a reason. I think it takes highly motivated and seemingly tireless people to
get the "big" jobs in the world done. Big jobs take strong people,
right? Big jobs are extremely important and thank Goodness there are people
fighting for us every day to get them done. Are big jobs the only important
part of our world—of our lives? No. Between all of the big, important stuff is
the rest of life. If everyone were rushing around fixing the big problems, who
would be taking care of little things like basic needs and simple pleasures?
Therefore, it takes a certain number of people who were built to take things a
little slower and remind us that Rome
The person who gets down on themselves for being a doormat can be the same person whose compassion makes them a great listener. The person who is hot headed and lashes out can be the same person with convictions strong enough to fight the battles for people less fortunate than themselves. I'm not saying that "faults" shouldn't be examined and perhaps turned around, but I would challenge you to be gentle with yourself the next time you get down about what you think your weakness is. Try looking at it from a different angle to see that it may be a part of what also makes you good. We all have talents and as I continually say, we are given those talents for the sheer purpose of serving others. It's what they're for. So if we can turn around our thinking and focus on how great it is that we are the way we are, it just makes it a lot more fun and easier to focus on sharing the good inside with others rather than worrying about how the "bad" inside holds us back.
