When was the last time you took a real assessment of your strengths and weaknesses? It was probably the last time you attended a workshop seminar where the presenter made you do it, right? The bottom line is everyone needs to take account of their strengths and weaknesses every now and then. Sometimes you would be surprised what has happened to you since the last time you had the time to think about yourself. Last night, I had a talk with my dad about what both of our strengths and weaknesses were. We commented back and forth, each giving a strength and weakness about the other person. My strengths were that I was very ambitious and motivated in my career. My weaknesses were that I was stubborn and lacked communication skills that came from socializing. From this experience, I realized that my weaknesses had been outweighing my strengths for the past two years. During my freshmen year, I was at the top of my game with a strong GPA and community involvement. However, as I became more involved, I spent less time on school work and my career search. All this resulted in coming short on my goals and becoming burnt out. Learning from that, I decided I would reduce my community involvement and spend more time on school work and my career search this upcoming year. It is never too late for a person to realize mistakes and to make a U-turn. You just need to know when and just do it.
