A while ago, I put in writing my bad points. I don’t believe we need hammer home our weaknesses – rather let’s concentrate on our strengths and the weaknesses will take care of themselves. This is my personal list –

• Consider the facts
• Stop and think
• Pay attention to detail
• Be accurate
• Self-interest!
• Avoid the tendency towards self-sacrifice
• Don’t overreact
• Don’t place excessive demands on yourself
• Failure shouldn’t give rise to disappointment and self-recrimination!
• Learn to hide your feelings
• Don’t think for someone else
• Don’t assume
• Don’t be possessive
• Don’t be over-emotional
• Don’t go the extra mile; you’ll get lost
• No one is perfect
• Forgive yourself
• Don’t be too hard on yourself
• Don’t fret over mistakes or poor decisions
• Don’t take on extra work
• Get in touch with what is going on at ground level
• Don’t downplay your own contribution
• Deal with crises effectively
• Feelings Facts
• Richness Rightness.

I would encourage you to write down your own list. Read through your list often and make appropriate changes, if you can. The point of this exercise is to embrace those attributes you manage less well and NOT to try to change YOU. You’ve nothing to prove! You’re good enough! Just be mindful of your potential weaknesses and concentrate on your positive attributes.

Thanks, Magic People.