Know Your Pitfalls

A loved one
is easily distracted.

When he’s working
on an important project,
he doesn’t watch
self improvement videos.

Why?

Because self improvement videos
list things to do
to improve ourselves.

Those lists are distractions.

And he knows
he has to focus
on his project.

We all have
pitfalls,
‘traps’ that distract or prevent us
from achieving our goals.

These could be
commercials for all you can eat buffets
when we’re trying to get healthy
or calls from an auntie
who always makes us feel bad
about ourselves
when we’re trying to
make a positive change
or a trip to a charity shop
when we’re trying to declutter
or other events.

Know your pitfalls
and avoid them.

Working With Our Flaws

Yesterday, I talked about
how humans are flawed.

We’re humans.
That means
we’re flawed also.

And that’s okay.
Flaws make us special.

But we should recognize
what our flaws are
and we should work WITH them,
not against them.

I don’t like
doing the same tasks
over and over,
for example.

I went to university for accounting.

Yes, ouch.
The expected accounting role
consists of doing the same tasks
over and over.

We complete month end
in June
and there is another month end
in July
and
in August
and…

I hated that typical accounting role.
And because I hated it,
I didn’t excel in it.

I was fighting one of my ‘flaws’
and f*ck, it WAS a battle.

Then I discovered project management
and wow,
that role was easy for me.

Projects end!
I can complete them.

And each project is usually different.

My ‘flaws’ became strengths.
I’m now working WITH my nature,
not against it.
And I’ve found great success
in project management.

Accept your flaws
and your differences.
Success will come
much easier
when you work WITH your unique nature.