Avoided A Huge Trap - Btw... Do You Know Your Weakness?

[nradam123]

Allright guys, quick post.

This is going to be short.

I have been reading time and time again that I should know my weaknesses and mistakes. If you know them you can figure out how to overcome them either by training, hiring, partnering or building a system.

But how do you find these weaknesses?
Sometimes you can think and figure it out yourself but one of the best methods is to ask people who spent time with you.

Because literally you are a creature of habits and unless you have insane truthfulness to look inside yourself and your business objectively you are going to let the weakness and mistake slide.

Especially, if you are dealing with a business weakness its best to ask people who are spending a lot of time with you related to business.

But tbh, my biggest business buddy is my computer.



And I have a sneaking suspicion that the same is true for some (i mean, MANY..lol) of you guys too.

I really cannot ask my computer for my weaknesses.

I did began networking but all i have is a bunch of people who i talk to occasionally but does not know me long enough to know my weaknesses.

Then I remembered, F*ck... I had a job for 2 years !! I should ask my old work mates.

Called my old manager in my slowlane job for fun, talked to him about kids and what not, and asked him to tell what I am not so good at.

He said - "Man, you started so many things - I remember you started programming to find out the best combinations for optimal design, you started designing the best test rig for that transmission (I had a mechanical job lol), you started this and that but you never completed them. You always transferred the job to someone else after a while. I had to deal with your mess man. I think you should complete things you start".

🙄 Waht!

I said thank you to my old boss and put the phone down.

Then ...

I opened my Trello to see things i started but did not complete, I realized that I have dumped 80% of things into the inbox.
I checked my daily journal to see if I have left something hanging in between..... and i saw PLENTY.
My first ecommerce venture is still passive, I did 99% of effort only in the first one month in early 2015. Then I left it, and its still passive.
I started nearly 5 different things last year, and I left it hanging for something better.

F*cking Deja Vu

Yes, I had my reasons for it... something more important came or I discovered something better or WHATEVER.

But my old boss just told one of my biggest F*cking weakness. I dont complete things i start.

I am not saying the panning gold issue which lot of entrepreneurs have! I slide small things such as not emailing 100 people for my email outreach and stopping after 30. Or skipping this new business task just because something else come up.

What do you do after you identify your problem? You solve it. Read Principles by Ray Dalio atleast a 100 times (https://www.principles.com/).

In the last week I completed every task I started. Yes, even if it sounded like it wont work when I am half way through it. I haven't fully solved it but i did identify one weakness.

Now let us change attention from me to you. Here you go -



I don't have a clear answer about how to identify your weaknesses bros (and girls)

But I think you should -

• Ask yourself truthfully,
• Keep an eye on the outcomes of your actions,
• Look back in your personal history AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
• Make meaningful fastlane relationships and talk to them often (Your computer doesn't count).

Thats all folks, the post went longer than what I thought it would be.

If you guys have any ideas or experiences around this topic feel free to share.

Bye
Adam

 

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O siemmz deppuv etl nz dunqavis gus nz xielpittit.

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:summizit::uuqt::iil: Xejv!

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Vjip ...

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Gadloph Fike Wa :xofizif:

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Pux miv at djephi evvipvoup gsun ni vu zua. Jisi zua hu -

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O fup'v jewi e dmies eptxis ecuav jux vu ofipvogz zuas xielpittit csut (epf hosmt)

Cav O vjopl zua tjuamf -

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Czi
Efen

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- O sief vuu nadj (miewoph mitt voni gus "fuoph")
- O tvez xovj qsukidvt xez vuu muph iwip xjip iwofipdi tjuxt vjiz'si puv xusloph (puv emxezt tasi xjev imti vu vsz).

Cav...

- O'wi miespif vu dsievi gumfist gus nz ofiet (vuu nepz ofiet) optvief ug tvesvoph vjin et qsukidvt. O'n hmef ecuav vjot, et nutv ug vjin esi tmuxmepi.

- O'wi migv qistupem qsukidvt cijopf (vjiz fup'v deati jesn vu uvjist) epf nuwif up. Vjev't jux O gopf vjopht O'n civvis ev us ipkuz nusi. O atif vu giim haomvz ecuav vjev, cav vjip O siemobif vjisi't emxezt e huuf sietup O migv vjin cijopf.

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Raodl tvusz: O jef e cutt xju'f nuwi vu e pix kuc ecuav iwisz 2 ziest. Xjomi uvjist demmif jis e kuc-juqqis, tji xet edvaemmz xusloph xovjop e tvsiphvj: Tji muwif hivvoph "pix" dunqepoit aq epf sappoph, qavvoph tztvint op qmedi epf qmuxoph vjsuahj emm vji vjopht siraosif gus e pix caomfoph epf catopitt. Og O iwis xepv vu gopf jis, O'mm katv mudevi vji pixitv caomfoph op vji esie, op jis qesvodames goimf...:jassez: