”Let’s face it you are amazing! There is no one else in the world like you. It’s almost too hard to believe, but it’s true. You are one-of-a-kind. You have a gift that you were brought into this world to deliver. No one else can do it but you.” – Will Craig.
The fact is that we are all blessed with a unique combination of talents that make us special. All we have to do is to own our excellence. That is the catch! In order to fully live to your potential, you must acknowledge your greatness and all the reasons you are special.
Many of us are so busy trying to fix our weaknesses, that we completely forget about nurturing our talents. And we are not just doing it to ourselves, we are also doing it to other people. In organizations and in marriages for example, we focus on trying to fix people rather than identifying what their talents are and supporting and celebrating their excellence.
Don’t get me wrong… I’m not saying that you should ignore your weaknesses. That wouldn’t be realistic. In a job situation, it might get you fired and in a marriage situation it might get you divorced. But does it make sense to actively WORK on improving them? Wouldn’t it be better to learn how to manage your weaknesses and rather spend most of your time on nurturing and developing the things that you are naturally good at?
I belief that most of the really successful and happy people in the world are the ones that focus on their own talents and the talents of others. They learn how to identify and surround themselves with people who are strong in the areas where they are not so strong. They learn and use tools that help them to manage their “weaknesses”, instead of trying to fix it.
In 2011, I want to encourage you to discover your talents, learn to nurture them and find ways to manage your weaknesses. I bet you will live a much more relaxed, powerful and happy life.
What are you waiting for? Move forward towards a more fulfilling life!
With love and warm wishes,
Marja
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Marja is a business and people maximizer with more than 13 years of international HR, coaching, mentoring, training and consulting experience in various industries throughout Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and the USA.
Her focus is on assisting business owners and leaders to increase the profitability of their companies or departments and to help them build strong teams that will allow them to take back time for themselves so that they can lead a more balanced life.
In the corporate arena she has extensive experience in balancing and aligning people’s personal development goals with organizational goals, culture change, facilitation, communication, leadership alignment and organization design.
Marja’s strength lies in her creativity and ability to recognize something good and turn it into something superb. She helps people and organizations to see their existing and emerging abilities and then assists them to develop those talents and opportunities until they are strengths that contribute to the individual’s and organization’s growth and prosperity.