KUO Hsing-Chun of Chinese Taipei

Credit: Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Credit: Jo Christ ian Oterhals

OUR APPROACHES TO WEAKNESSES

SUCK

Try harder“If I beat my head against the wall long enough, the

wall will surrender”

APPROACH #1

Carrots and sticks

“Maybe I can trick myself into doing it”

APPROACH #2

Willpower is finite

THE PROBLEM IS

Returns are limited

AND

We can do better

Richard Matson-Daley

A STRENGTHS-BASED APPROACH TO

WEAKNESS

REDEFINE WEAKNESS

Anything that makes you less

than perfect

Credit: Charles (dol lstuff .net)

Does it stand in the way of what you are trying to

accomplish?

A STRENGTH THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE

Alter your context

What looks like a character problem might be an environmental problem

Partner with others

Two strengths are better than one.

A STRENGTH MISHANDLED

Identify the strength

Learn more about the strength

Learn about other people

Richard Matson-Daley

Twitter: @RichieDaley