Am I toad or a frog? Well, you're not a fish
A good grasp of your strengths and weaknesses will vastly improve your productivity at work. The 'Father of Modern Business Management', the late Peter Drucker was emphatic when he wrote, “Focusing on strengths is development, whereas focusing on weakness is damage control.”
It is vital for a business or company as a whole to be clear on what their core business is and what core values guide the execution of their activities. A clear focus and consistency of action has taken companies to great levels of growth.
This is all easier said than done; there is a lot that goes into making this a reality. Finding out about yourself is a long process; some people even say that it never stop. That as we do more new things, we get to know who we are but more importantly, who we are NOT. This I believe helps us more in getting to know ourselves since we are constantly discovering what is not in us.
In this journey, statements like "I like ............., our business deals in......... are more difficult than the statements , "I do not like.........., our business deals in ............................ It is far is easier to know what you are not than what you are. As you keep on eliminating them, you will be left with who you are.
I used the frog and toad because in Swahili, our national language, there is no distinction between them. Both are called 'chura'; but at least we know they are not fish.
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"Know yourself to improve yourself."
"Man, know thyself"
You will have met these quotes or something similar this week in a book, on a video or in a conversation. Knowing ourselves is key to growth in so many areas of our existence and transcends our person, relationships with others, work and business.
Knowing who you are is the first step in self-development as you will know what gaps to fill but more importantly, you will understand your place in moving the world forward. When you start to sort out the issues in your own life, your relationships with others will improve as you will be able to communicate better what you can or cannot - will or will not - do in any particular situation.