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Take a minute, and think, if I ask you to define your strength and weaknesses, would your be able to do that? I believe you will do that. But, still, the result won't be satisfying.
For research, some group of people was asked to list down the strength and weaknesses of their friends according to them, they have. The study observed that they made a list where the strength column was entire, and the weaknesses column had hardly two to three factors.
In the second attempt, the same group of people was asked to list down the strengths and weaknesses they have according to them, and the result was shocking. It was observed that, in this case, the number was flipped. Weaknesses had a higher score than the strength.
According to you, what is the conclusion of the research?
I would say it is clear that people underestimate themselves than others. The feeling of "I can't do it" makes them feel underconfident.
The strength and weaknesses are all the parts of human psychology that they need to know about.
Before starting with discussing the strength and weaknesses you have, I would like you, please do the same exercise with yourself to see what result you get.
Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
So, this article is going to be very interesting. That, I'm going to tell you, how your weaknesses are actually your strengths. And you are unaware of this fact. So, be with me throughout the article. And, here I go-
What is meant by strength?
If the strengths are to be defined, then it would be; your ability to do something. The qualities that make you feel confident and self-aware are your strength. But, you can't say your strength is only those good qualities you have.
Strength can also be defined as your way of thinking, feel, behave, react to the situation, etc. Everyone has a distinct personality. Their ways of dealing with any condition are different. Thus, we say everyone has different strengths.
Well, generally, strengths refer to the physical ability to do a heavyweight duty. Although, it is not the wrong perception. But, you should be able to distinguish between mental strength and physical strength.
Perhaps, you can make your physical strength and can see it visibly. But, the mental strength, which you are not aware of, needs to be worked hard.
Let me make you understand with an example. If you are grateful to anyone for even a little help they did, gratefulness is your strength. If you quickly feel sorry when you realize your mistake and admit it, this is your strength.
People don't realize it, or they don't know about the qualities they have. As these things are natural, they have, and they don't count them in their strength list. However, this can be why those groups of people couldn't mention their strengths in the list I said above.
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha
What is meant by weakness?
Let's move to the weaknesses part, that you think you are master at.
What would be the weaknesses? If talking about physical weakness, you cannot do something heavy work physically, which is so simple to understand. And you can work on it to be better at it.
Then, what would be the mental weakness? Weaknesses are not something that you don't have. But, it is something one of your strength you are lag behind.
Psychology believes weakness can be converted into strength after working on it, as weaknesses are not that area you can not work on, and you regain it as a strength.
Our psychology gives the preference to trauma, stress, pain, depression in terms of mental weaknesses. But the theory of mental defects is a lot behind these words.
You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice. Bob Marley
List of strengths and weaknesses
Let's try to understand the strength and weaknesses in absolute terms. I know you will find almost every within you. And you were unaware of it.
Strengths:
Here is the list of mental strength:
Wisdom
Curiosity
Creativity
Perspective
Open-mindedness
Love of learning
Courage
Zest
Bravery
Persistence
Authenticity
Humanity
Love
Social intelligence
Kindness
Justice
Leadership
Teamwork
Fairness
Temperance
Prudence
Forgiveness
Self-regulation
Modesty/Humility
Transcendence
Hope
Humor
Gratitude
Religiousness or Spirituality
Appreciation of excellence and beauty
So, what points did you find the same in your list you made? You have to find the most of the strength within you.
Well, this is the main thing you need to focus on. When you understood the meaning of strength, you can say you have more strengths than weaknesses.
More than three years of study, experts concluded that the strength might look like the qualities mentioned above. They are implied as to the character's strength. Also, they say,
Every 24 strengths are present in every individual.
Every strength is noticeable in every human.
Psychology says everyone can't be the same strength in the same domain. Someone may be work strong in one quality, while others may be in another. And, it is the rule.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Weaknesses
Have a look at the weaknesses:
Laziness
Easily bored
Persistent
Strong-willed
Not taking criticism well
Impatient
Takes things personally
Focussing too much on details, etc.
What did you notice? Isn't it looks like it; if you could work on it and sharpen these qualities, it can turn to the strengths or work in favor of you?
That's what I'm trying to say. Weaknesses are nothing but your perceptions looking towards it. And, they are the strengths you are lower in.
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
What are your greatest strengths?
Let's try to understand it from the interview perspective.
Let me say, when HR asks you, Tell me about your greatest strengths?
How would you answer this question? As, according to you, you hardly good at two or three things. Whereas you are best at your place, and no one can do what you can do.
So, let's take one strength from the above list of 24; creativity.
You can say my most significant strength is creativity. I'm very creative at my work. I always keep looking for opportunities where I get a chance to explore things in new ways. Like, being a content writer at your company, I know I will have to think creatively. So that my words can keep the readers engaging on your website.
Instead of this, you have a chance to give some time to yourself and find out what is the best thing about you, that you can give your job best, Such as discipline, trustworthiness, dedication, patient, enthusiasm, and so on.
The more you care, the stronger you can be. Jim Rohn
What are your most significant weaknesses?
Let's see the weaknesses with the same intention.
Tell me your greatest weakness?
Even if HR asks you to answer your weakness, no one would suggest you tell them you are lazy, and you are short-tempered, you are impatient, and so on. Instead, everyone means you mention your strength as your weakness. Let's see how?
My greatest weakness is, I can't handle time-wasting people and can't say no to those who seek help. Whenever I see anyone not prioritizing the work and ignoring their duties, I can not overlook their behavior. Also, even if I'm so busy with my work, if someone approved me to help them, I can't stop myself from helping them.
See, this is my point. Even if I tried to explain to you from the interview point of view, you don't have any weaknesses. You only lag in some plus points you have. And it would help if you worked on them.
Fools give up fast. Strong men persevere. The wise keep going forever. Maxime Lagacé
How to find your strength?
There is no doubt; you are filled with qualities. No one is as strong as you are. And no one can beat you in your area. This is the reality. But, they are not aware of this truth. So, why not trying to find out your strengths. Let's discuss some ways to find out your power.
Avoid Interview streñgth
Whenever you type how to find my strength on the search engine, it will indeed recommend you to find the strengths of workplaces, which you are not recently looking for.
It would help if you found your core strength to help you live life happily with confidence. It would help if you focused on your psychological resilience.
Here I have listed a few ways to find out your strength. So, go through it.
There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. Booker T. Washington
Know the time when you felt energized
When I'm saying energized, I mean emotionally full of energy. I'm not speaking about the workplace times or an answer that was given during the interview; I was hoping you could think about that time when you feel excited, felt like you live the day, and happy. When you are in search of your strength, ask yourself these three questions.
1.) What makes you feel Energetic?
Try to remember the time that made you feel excited about doing the same thing. The feeling may feel like smiling from the heart, increased heart rate, etc. You feel like living today's day entirely. This way, it will help you to know what you think and what you are. This question will help you see the strength you never appreciated, as you didn't know about it.
2.) When you lose all track of time?
This second question is compelling that will help you to get to your strength. Ask yourself what time you didn't feel like passing, even though it was a considerable span.
A famous psychologist gave this state a vocabulary, flow state.
The flow refers to a mental energizer, where you are engaged and challenged at a precise fraction, which results in increased performance.
That's why, the believe, whenever you consider this emotion, you can find out what kind of behavior gives you immense pleasure.
When you compare those emotions with the list of strengths, you find many matches with them.
3.) What makes you feel discharged, and you don't want to return to them?
Well, this also helps you find out your strengths.
With this question, you are trying to eliminate those factors that you are lower in. By identifying and knowing your weaknesses, you move one step forward to the strength.
Let me say if you sometimes feel like being dishonest, but it doesn't mean you are a liar often. Instead, this method helps you find out that area that drains your energy, which means those are not your strength.
Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal: my strength lies solely in my tenacity. Louis Pasteur
Look at your success.
In search of your strength, success can be a helper for you. How? Have a look.
When you achieve something, it means you are so strong in some area. So, if you observe your success journey, you might find those areas that helped you be a winner.
Now, don't only look for those achievements you won the trophy for. But, it can be that pat on your back by the boss, completed targets, so on. Or, it can be a mature behavior in an unpleasant situation, healthy relationship, essential interactions, etc.
The strength refers to your both the life; professional and personal. When you know your success, now consider the most critical part of that success.
Check out the pattern of your success. For example, if you were preparing for any higher exam and was continuously failed, you tried, and next time gets a win, which shows your patience level. And, it was your strength to be the one.
Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. Bruce Lee
Take strength finding tests
well, it may sound something different, but it can work for you. There are several free online contests available through which you can find your strengths. Whereas, you can also go with those tests that less payment.
The benefits of such a teat are, they are not based on anything and are based on psychology research. But, you need to select the valid and reliable great for benefit.
Have a look at some tests:
VIA Survey of Character Strengths
RichardStep Strengths and Weaknesses Aptitude Test
Wingfinder
High 5 Test
Strengths Profile
Clifton's Strengthfinder, etc.
A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles. Christopher Reeve
Ask for feedbacks
well, sometimes feedbacks can be disappointing, but it will help you indeed. But, remember to react to the feedback with the 3 R's; Receive, Reflect and Respond. And all the actions need to be taken positively.
Ask someone,
What did you do well?
When did you do something best specifically?
These two questions will be so helpful for you at times to figure out your strength.
For what it’s worth: it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of, and if you find you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over again. F. Scott Fitzgerald
How to fix your weaknesses?
People underestimate themselves, resulting in they find more personality flaws rather than strengths. Moreover, they don't know how to deal with their weaknesses and win against them.
Although, if you decide, it is not a tough job to do. And you can quickly deal with it. Let's try to find out how you can fix your weaknesses. Check out the below list.
Know and accept your weakness: If you continuously deny your shortcomings, you can not deal with them. Instead, you should get them and work on improving them.
Look for the Mentor: There is nothing wrong if you go to someone to seek out help. Instead, sometimes it is essential to do that. When you think you can't deal with your weakness, go to the most trusted person in your life. It will help you indeed.
Get ready to accept: The very first step to deal with your weakness is, you need to admit it. It would help if you got prepared for it. Unless and until you do it, you can not step further.
Practice for the skills you are lower in: How can you be best when you don't work on it. Right. If you can't work on your weak area, they can't be turned into a strength.
Help others with the same problem: This may sound fullest. But it can work. Sometimes, you don't find the answers to the questions when you are writing them. But, you get them when you have to help others with the same problem. And the same will happen to you.
Make them your next to-do task: Don't leave weaknesses in midway. Instead, take them as a challenge and start working on it. Could you include them in your to-do list? And tell yourself that you have to do this. And you will do that.
Use strength to overcome weaknesses: Of course, it can work too. Use your powers to deal with your imperfections. And you will see the change soon. This way can be the best option to deal with defects.
Change the way to look at them: Don't look at the weakness as personality flaws but look at it like a challenge you need to accomplish. Change the way to look at it. Be more curious about it. Get the knowledge about it and try to overcome it.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. Albert Schweitzer
How to play to your strengths?
Firstly, you need to know what does play to your strength means. The meaning of playing to your strengths is, knowing your ability to do something rather than doing other things. Well, this thing is an essential aspect of positive psychology.
Check out the list below, how to play to your strengths.
Neglect Your Weakness
It is human nature that they care more about their weakness rather than their strengths. They always work to their weaker areas, rather than paying attention to the muscles and working in that way, impacting your performance.
This behavior has two reasons.
As per research, people that their weaknesses are more volatile than their strengths, whereas it is not valid. However, when you pay attention to your strengths, you can feel a profound change in your life. And can focus on your goal.
Another reason would be, you always think you are not good enough at a particular thing. That makes other people criticize you. But, if you work on your strengths to get them better and move towards your success with your power, people your lagging areas.
Take a Personality Test
Well, personality tests can be the best option to know your strengths.
Such tests you to find your strengths. One of the best strength tests is the 16 personality factor questionnaire, where you get the result in four letters.
For example, ENFJ means, Extroverted, Intuitive, Feeler, and Judger.
Try out these ways, and find what your personality type is.
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine
Tools for measuring your strengths
Can you measure your strength? The answer is yes. You can look at your power, analyze it, and get a conclusion about your muscles.
Well, it sounds pretty different to measure the strength. And, what is the benefit of it? But, when you know, what your power is, it plays a significant role in your achievements and success. Thus, it is so important to know your strengths. It will help you to paint a picture of yourself.
Here I have listed some tools to scale your strengths.
The VIA Character Strengths Inventory
The VIA Character Strengths Inventory is developed by Peterson and Seligman, which is so helpful in measuring the strengths. It is one of the very famous and basic ways to do that.
You may like this technique as a result; it can be so surprising for you; at the same time, it makes you feel enlightened.
This technique consisted of those 24 characters of strengths of the six virtues. In this technique, you need to answer the questionnaire that consisted of a series of statements, and you have to answer them. You will get scores in terms of character strengths.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will. Mahatma Gandhi
The Big Five Personality Test
This is another excellent way to measure your strength. This technique is easy and straightforward, that the VIA technique takes around 10 minutes.
This technique also consists of questionnaires to help you with knowing your strength.
Moreover, this technique is free to access, in which the series of statements are provided, and you are asked to rank them from wrong to right sequence, according to you.
Then, you get the result with your Big five personalities from conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness, neuroticism, and extraversion.
The 300-Question Personality Traits Inventory
If you wish to go in-depth with your strength test, this one is for you. It is also a questionnaire type of test, which takes around 30 minutes.
This inventory consists of around 300 statements, and you are asked to rank them from inaccurate to accurate sequence as you feel. Then, you get a result in detail telling about your qualities.
Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. Oprah Winfrey
The Bottom Line
If you think you are strong, you will feel strong. When you think you are weak at something, you can not deal with the relative situations. Strengths make you feel confident and self-esteemed, whereas weaknesses will make you feel miserable. Although, flaws don't exist until you get them present in your life. And, if you know your weaker areas, you will find ways to turn them into strength, which is essential. I hope the "What are your strengths" article can change your life, and you can change the way looking at your weaknesses.
Failure gave me strength. Pain was my motivation. Michael Jordan
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Once there was a farmer who used to sell 10 kg of butter to a shopkeeper. He has become the regular seller of the shopkeeper. One day the shopkeeper thought of measuring the butter, whether the farmer gives him the correct quantity or not. So, after buying the butter, the shopkeeper measures the butter and found that it was less than 10 kg.
The shopkeeper takes the farmer to court. The judge asks the farmer," why did you cheat the shopkeeper. Instead of giving him the correct measurement, which alias used to provide him with less quantity."
The farmer replied that he doesn't have anything to measure the quantity. He only has one measurement using that; he gives the butter to the shopkeeper.
Judge asked the farmer, "what is it?"
The farmer replied, "I purchase 10 kg of bread from the shopkeeper. And, in the same container, I put butter in it and sell it to the shopkeeper."
He continues, "if he has found the butter, less than 10 kg, he might have sold be the bread less than the right quantity."
The Morel: You might have heard that you give will come back to you for sure. I don't know in what form, but you will get it anyway. If you give respect, you wi be respected. You give grief; you will receive sadness. This story is the best example that proves; Every action has equal and opposite reactions.
The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will. Vince Lombardi
One day, in a seminar, the host ask 150 people to play a game. First, he asks them to pick up a balloon and write their name on it. When the people do it, the host asks them to go into a room and drop their balloon in the empty space.
The people return to him, dropping their balloon. Then the host asks the same group to go to the room and take their balloon and come back here. Everyone goes to the room and looks for their balloon. While looking for the balloon, there push other people aside, go over them, and through others balloon aside from them.
They were asked to come back in two minutes. And after the time is done, everyone returns with an empty hand. The host again asks the same group to go to the room, pick up a random balloon, and return it to the balloon's owner. After two minutes, everyone returns with their balloons in their hand.
The host says, "this is what we do in real life also. We keep aside other's happiness to look for ourselves. But we forgot that if you can't make others happy, you can be satisfied too. "
The Morel: The secret of happiness is, be helping to others. Find your joy in other's happiness. When you give a smile to other's faces, you will ultimately get a reason to smile. You don't have to run for joy when you help others. And, success can be achieved in the same way. By helping others and taking others together, you can get win only.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. Michael Jordan
There was a company, who's boss was so strict, and employees didn't like him at all. One day, when all the employees come to the office, they see a notice on the door, "the one who was holding you back died yesterday. Please gather in the seminar hall for condolences."
Reading this notice, every one of them thinks that the boss dies. They feel so sad. And everyone started moving to the auditorium. When they enter the hall, they see the boss sitting on the chair fit and refined and a coffin placed in front of him. Each one of them was shocked, who is died then.
One by one, everyone comes to the coffin and sees inside it. But, when they looked inside the coffin, everyone was shocked. As, inside the coffin, there was a mirror only where they saw their own images.
Besides the mirror, there was a letter, "The person who was holding you back is you. There is no other person in the world who can hold you back rather than you. You are the biggest speed breaker for your success. Unless and until you understand this fact, you can't get success."
The Morel: The one who is the doer is you for yourself. You can make you successful and unsuccessful at times. No one can hold you at any sort of time.
Only you can keep you and release you to do something extraordinary. Don't put limits on yourself. Be limitless. You have the best relationship with you. If people are blaming you, making fun of you based on your efforts, it means you are logging at some point. So, don't blame others for their perception of you. As somewhere you have given them a reason to think like this.
Once, there was a man who was so intelligent. People know him and their work. And they used to appreciate him due to his works. He used to calculate and study every single thing that he was doing. Then, one day, he notices that his shoes are going to tire soon. He realized that he had worked so hard, and as a result, his shoes will be split into two parts.
He decided to buy a pair of shoes. So he thinks of going online and looking for the shoes that are best suited for him. Meanwhile, he also believes that what if he bought the wrong pair. So, he wanted to be sure before purchasing the shoes. So, he takes off all the books that he was appreciated the most. And after too much research, he finally reaches the solution that how he needs to buy shoes.
He makes all the measurements using the scales. On the next day, he went to the shop and selected a pair of shoes. But then he realized that he had forgotten the scale at home. So he goes back home, but he realized that his boots are torn. And he has to walk to the house barefoot.
In a school, one camp was organized for the students. The counselor comes to the auditorium and asks students to share their experiences that have hurt them badly.
One of the students stood up and said that one of his friends says something to him that had hurt them so badly. And, they can not forget what their friend has told them.
Then the counselor puts up the chalk and breaks it into two parts. Then they ask the students whether anyone can join it back and make it like before. Everyone says no.
Then the counselor says, "like, you can not join this chalk back, and make it like before, you can not take your words back. Your words are the most powerful. So, use it wisely. It may give you an injury severe than any of the weapons."
The Morel: We can not live without talking with each other. Being in a conversation, words are the most important things that help have a good relationship and bond. Conversely, if you use the wrong words, your most robust relationship can be faded away.
Right words heal, where bad words injure you the severe. You can't take the terms back. Once you said something that could hurt the feelings of somebody, your 100 times "I'm sorry" can't make it right. Take some time to think before you utter a word. You should know what to speak and when to speak. As if you learn to speak wisely, you are successful.
Success is achieved and maintained by those who try and keep trying. W. Clement Stone
Once, there was a Carpenter who was nearby his retirement. He goes to his boss and informs him about his retirement. The boss got sad, as the carpenter was one of the best employees he had ever.
The boss asked the carpenter to build the last house for him before his retirement. Though the man didn't want to do it, he agreed to do so. And he started working in it. He was such an experienced and knowledgeable person. But, as it was his last house, who doesn't take too much effort, uses average interiors, and so on.
When it gets ready, he gives the key of the house to the boss, and the boss provides access to the carpenter's return, saying, " it is the gift for you from my side."
The carpenter thinks that if the world has known that it is for him, he would have taken the double efforts and gave a quality product.
The Morel: We often save our energy for the next day, which we don't know, what and how it will be. This story teaches us to give 100% at the moment. You waste your time giving excuses and then complaining about the outcome. If you don't give your best, how can you get the best?
Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming. John Wooden
In a classroom, a professor asks a student to come forward. When he comes out, the professor asks him to put his hands on a level outside his body alignment. When he does it, he puts two books in his hands. And ask the student if it is heavy or not. The student says it's very light.
After 5 minutes, the professor again asked the student if it is heavy or not. The student again replied the same. Then, the professor gets busy interacting with the class. After 15 minutes, the professor repeats the same question. This time, the student replied, he is feeling muscle pain. Then the professor asked him to go back to his seat.
The professor explains that if the boy had held the book for 1 hour, he might feel keeping the heaviest thing. But, if he holds the book for a day or the week, his hand may feel paralyzed and numb.
Similarly, the book refers to the stress and worries in your life. If you hold them for few minutes, that's ok. Buy, if you have them for much time, it will give you pain, mentally and physically. It will help if you let go of them as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will paralyze your brain.
The Morel: If you can't hold your happiness for longer, why do you carry your stress everywhere you go. It will give you nothing but sadness and more anxiety. Let go of your tension. Don't carry them everywhere. Free up your mind so that they can have a space for new ideas.
Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. Bruce Lee
There was an older man who had five sons. The man was rich, but he was old now. His sons always used to fight with each other. And, the man was so stressed due to this behavior of his son. Now, their fight was raised before ever, and the people around them used to make fun of them for fighting all the time.
One day, he gets sick. He wanted his son to be united before he died. So, he calls his sons and says, "dear, if you do what I will ask you to do, in less time, you will get the rewards for it." Everyone gets agreed.
Now the man gives each one of them a bundle of 10 sticks to break and asks them to divide it into two half. Whoever will do it in less time will be the winner. So, the sons started breaking the sticks and finish the task in very little time. But, now, they again began to fight, who did the first.
The man says, "the task is not finished yet." He again gives a bundle of 10 sticks to each one of them and asks them to beak it in one go rather than to break them individually. After many tries, no one can break it. And the admission that they are failed.
Once, there was a king who was so helpful. He has a person in his kingdom who was so clever. And the king used to admire the person the most.
One day, the king and the person goes the riverside. They were talking and discussing some severe topic.
Meanwhile, the king draws a line on the coast of the river and asked the man to reduce the length of the line without touching it or wiping it. After thinking for some time, the man draws an extensive line aside from the last line and tells the king that his line is shorter.
The King gets pleased with the man again.
The Morel: Try to look for the options around you. If you keep yourself closed in a box, don't let yourself breathe in the air, you won't be able to survive. Put yourself in extreme conditions to know your capabilities. Make your mind living. Think out of the box.
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success. Swami Vivekananda
A man used to walk his dog every day in the morning. Every week he was noticing a woman nearby a lake. Week after week passed by. And then he finally goes to the woman asked, " would you mind if I ask, what do you do here every week?"
The woman had a cage beside her, three turtles on her lap, and the fourth one in her hand; she was wiping with a sponge.
She smiled and replied, "I'm cleaning the argue and scum that grows upon the turtle's shell as it would reduce their ability to soak heat and reduce their swimming capacity. It so can get corrode and got weaken with time. I do it every weekend."
The man smiles and says, "But do you think you are making a huge difference? As there are not so many people in the world who do this. And the other turtles may be living with the algae and scums."
The women replied, "if these turtles were talking, they would say, I'm making a huge difference."
The Morel: You may not change the world, but you can change someone's life. You may not matter for the world, but it might be the world for someone. Only because you can't change the world doesn't mean you shouldn't try to help people. You might never know; your small help can make a huge difference in someone's life.
Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats. Amos Bronson Alcott
Two kids, a boy, and a girl, were playing on the ground afternoon. First, the boy shows the girl his collection of the pabbles, which was too beautiful. Then the girl also shows him her collection of candies.
They both make a deal of exchanging this collection. The girl gives her all the candies to the boy. Boy gives all of his pabbles to the girl. But, he keeps one of the most beautiful and big stones to him, without her knowledge. And they both were so happy.
In the night, the girl was so happy that she has got a perfect collection. And she goes to sleep thinking about the pabbles. But, on the other hand, the boy could not sleep, as he thinks, if the girl has also put some candies on her, as he did.
The Morel: What you give, that you take. Whatever the relationship is, trust is essential. If one is cheating, he will always think that the other person is also cheating him. As you believe, you grow up. So, think positive. Be honest. It is the ultimate secret to your success.
Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek. Mario Andretti
Once a boy asks an old man, "what is the secret of success?" The man told the boy that to meet him on the riverside the following day.
The boy gets ready and goes to the riverside the following day to meet the older man. The man and the boy started walking through the river till the boy's nose ducked in the water.
Now, the older man punches the boy's head inside the water and doesn't let him come up. The boy struggles a lot to come out, but the man pushes him in the opposite direction. The boy feels that a fish is swimming underneath his leg, and he tried to come up hard.
Now, the man pulls the boy and makes his breathing. And, asked him, "when you were inside the water, what did you want?" The boy replied, "The Air." Yeah, this is the secret of success.
Until and unless you want success, like wanting air, you can not achieve it.
The Morel: The desires give birth to Success. If you want to be in the pot, just because you can, you won't be able to get success. On the other hand, if you desire success as essential as the air, you will definitely go to get it.
The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way. Robert Kiyosaki
Once, a leader in a seminar hall shows the audience of 200 people a $50 pouch. Then he asked them, " who wants this pouch?" And everyone raises their hand in the air.
He said, "I will give this money to any one of you. But before that.....he asked one again, who wants the pouch?" And again, everyone agreed.
Then he tried to make as much money as possible as it hardly looks like wasted tissue paper. And, he again asked the audience whether they want it or not. And, everyone again agreed to have it.
The Morel: No matter how challenging your life is, how challenging the situation is, your life and the worth of your life don't decrease. Often you might face the case where you feel inadequate but remember your worth. And be proud of it. As if you value yourself, the world will love you.
You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream. Michael Dell
Once, in a small village, there was a businessman who was having huge debts. And, he was not in the condition to return all his obligations to the bank. Moreover, the banker was an old and unappealing man who firmly wanted to marry that businessman's daughter.
One day, the business owner went to the banker and wanted to have a deal so that he doesn't have to pay the debts. Banker puts a condition of marrying his daughter. But, the business's owner didn't want to do that. But, he didn't have any choice to be debt-free as the debts were too huge to return.
He will put two stones in a bag, black and white. If the girl chooses the white stone blindly, the businessman's debts will be cleared, and the daughter will not have to marry him. And if she selects the black stone, she will have to marry him, and the debts will be cleared.
The banker picks up two black stones. The daughter was watching the banker from the window.
Once, A mommy camel and her newborn were turning in, soaking up the sun. The baby camel asked his mum, “Why are we with these large bumps on our back?”
The mammy thinks for some time and then said, “We are living in the desert where there is a shortage of water. Our humps reserve water to support us survive on long trips." The baby camel again questions, “Well, what is the use of these long legs with rounded feet?”
His mum answered back, “They are signified to enable us to walk through the sand.” The baby asked the third question, “Why are my eyelashes so long?”The mother answered, “Your long eyelashes you from sand when it hits in the wind.”
In the last, the baby asked, “if we all have the skills naturally to live our life, then what is the use of the Camels in Zoo?"
The Moral: It shows that your abilities won't have meaning until you use them. You might have heard about the persons, who have left their jobs to follow their dreams. Now, you have to decide, you either want to do your job only, or to live your dream. Maybe your plan gives you a struggle initially. But, it would help if you had the confidence that you will make a change. Think big, keep growing.
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. Mark Twain
Once, there was a king. One day, he thought of experimenting on these people. So, he put a massive rock in the middle of the road, and hide nearby to see, what people do seeing the stone on the road.
After waiting for some time, he sees some wealthy merchants passing by. They walk by the rock, blaming the king that is not doing his duties. Then after some time, a peasant goes by the same way.
He had some heavy stuff over his head. Seeing the rock in the middle of the road, he stopped and tried to move the rock sideways.
It takes some time for him to clear the road, but he does it and goes back to his work. The next day, the same thing happens, but this time, there was a change.
He saw a sag filled with gold coins with a letter saying, "It is the reward for your work you did yesterday." It was the king who placed the sag for his work.
The Morel: Don't complain about things. Take action to make a change. You have the strength to challenge situations that look tough. So, go ahead, and challenge the challenging situation. Also, karma comes back. So, if your karma is good, you will get a good reward and vice versa.
Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds. Orison Swett Marden
A long time ago, a man was living at $99 social insurance bills, at the age of 65, in a small house. Even at the age of 65s, he wanted to do something to change his life. He was thinking about what he should do so that he can change his life. And, he had an idea. He thought of the selling fried chicken recipe that his family and friends loved.
With the thought, he leaves his home and visits various restaurants to sell his recipe. But he fails. He gets around 1009 Nos. He was also ready to give it for free, but no one agreed. In the last when he visited 1010 restaurants, he spawns a Yes.
His name is Colonel Hartland Sanders. And, the rest of the history, you know.
The Moral: This story gives you too many lessons. First is, it's never too late for a start. In the society of younger strength, Colonel Sanders has set an example; age is just a number. The second is belief in yourself. Have confidence in yourself. The third is consistency: one story, many lessons.
Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. Mike Ditka
Once, there was a seminar in an auditorium. The host asked people, "how many of you are moved on with your past?" Very few hands were raised. Then to change the environment, he cracks the joke, and everyone started laughing.
Then, the guy cracks the same joke for the second time. This time, very few people laugh. Then, he again cracks the joke. This time, no one laughed.
Then, he explains that if you can laugh at the same trick, why do you complain and stuck with your past?
Going back in the past and again and thinking about the past can't be the solution for any of the problems; it will not assist you with anything, anyway.
The Morel: People in this world are so happy and comfortable with their past. They keep complaining about the same and don't want to see the present and the future. Instead, they should learn to deal with the situation and start looking at every moment in a new way.
There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, you need to be a person who makes things happen. Jim Lovell
Once, a man was coming to an elephant camp. He notices that all the elements were tied with a single rope, and it was tied in a leg only. Every elephant had the same situation. He got confused, so he goes to one of the trainers there.
He asks the trainer, "why the elephants are not breaking the rope and trying to get free. When they easily can do it. They have enough of the strength to do this."
The trainer replies to the man, "when the elephants were small, the rope was enough to hold them. The elephants are tied with the same rope from their childhood to adulthood. But, today also, the elephants think that they can't break the tope, and thus they don't try to do this."
The Morel: In the story, the elephants have made their opinions that they can't get through the situation when they easily can do it. They are stuck ad their past condition and don't even try to deal with the states with the new attitude.
The same thing applies to the human. If they have made any past mistakes, they think they should not repeat the situation without pain and failure.
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. David Frost
Once, a man came to know about a mine, where he was supposed to find the diamonds. He worked so hard for so long, quitting all his works.
After some time, it was so tiresome for him to continue his mining. And, he left the work. After some days, another man came to know about the incident. And he decides to keep the mining continue from where the first man leaves the work. As soon as he started, in two-three days, he gets the diamond.
The Morel: We learn here that never give up on anything. You might never know; the success could be just in front of you after some steps more.
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome. Booker T. Washington
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