Use Your Strengths To The Max, And Leave The Rest To Fate
January 31, 2010 | 2:01 pm ShareLets face it, we all live in an imperfect world. And in an imperfect world nobody’s perfect. When nobody’s perfect, there is no such thing as equality, because we are all too different from one another.
That is, in fact, the beauty of nature.
And lets face it, we all have our strengths and weaknesses. It’s not just our strengths or talents that determine how successful are you. Opportunities come and go, it’s also a matter of how well you can utilize your talents when the opportunities come to you.
There is a Chinese saying, “to be successful you need the right time, the right place, and the right people”. To put it simply, if you want to be good, you need to do the right thing at the right time, right place and with the right people around you.
Here’s the catch. You have your strengths and weaknesses. The trick is to capitalize your strengths and talents to the max, find ways to fix your weaknesses, and when you’ve done your part, you can just leave the rest to fate.
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Always Be Prepared
As humans we can only control so much. We may try to meet the right people and source for the right place, but the right time is often out of our control. And who knows what Fate can bring you to, perhaps a better or worse state. You will never know when the opportunity will come to you, because fate weaves and interweaves in such manner that some of us manage to catch them on the spot, while some of us missed the opportunity because “we’re not ready yet”.
There’s also a Chinese saying, “you prepare off the stage for 10 years for a 3 minutes performance on stage”. If you don’t want to miss any opportunities because “you’re not ready”, then you have to prepare yourself for the war, for the stage.
There is nothing more important to be prepared mentally and physically when the opportunity comes. You may think that the war or the performance only lasts for a few minutes, but it is always the split second that you make your decisions, that you “do the right thing” that makes the difference.
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Be Really Good At What You’re Good At
You know what you are good at, and you know what you’re not. If you want to be recognized by what you are good at (and not the other way round), you have to be good at it. As in, really good. You read up books, you go for trainings, you research and learn, you do it again and again until you’re really good at it.
So that when the time comes, when fate presents you with the opportunity, you will not miss it and do a great performance, to fight a great war, so that it can launch you to another level of success.
Of course, if you want it the other way round, you can continue to sulk in what you’re bad at and be really good at what you’re bad at. Then you’re pretty much prepared for failure. :)
Or you can fix your weaknesses and reduce them to affect you as as little as possible. As you know that your weaknesses cannot be removed totally, you can focus on your strengths to make them better, but not let your weaknesses pull you down.
Capitalize your talents, then the time will come
Eventually, your time will come. As long as you keep yourself open to opportunities, and as long as you keep yourself prepared, you know that one day you will do a good show, fight a good war.
One thing God is great at, is that He always give us chances to succeed. It is up to us if we want to grip onto the chances and use it to the max to yield great success.
It doesn’t matter if others are better than you. What matters more is how good you’ve done your part when you’re supposed to be doing it. And that makes a difference between a good person, and a great person.
So, do you think that you’re always prepared for a good war or a good show? :)
As I said, fate weaves and interweaves in a manner out of our grasps. My life has been going up and down pretty much lately, so sorry guys if I haven’t been active on the blogosphere. I will be back on track real soon, I promise!
Comments (28)
William
January 31st, 2010 at 8:10 am
I don't even know what my "show" is gonna be! :P
dannyfoo
January 31st, 2010 at 8:56 am
That's why it's always to give back when you can. :)
Dhar
January 31st, 2010 at 9:07 am
Wow, this is by far, the best I've ever read in a long time. You must have put in a lot of thought and read up a lot right? Kudos for not just the effort but for also successfully putting across the important points. It surely does help in making me a better person. I feel enriched :) Keep the great posts coming in because I'll keep reading. Fantastic!! :)
kelvin
January 31st, 2010 at 9:59 am
This is a good post. Keep posting this kinda entries:)
Paul
January 31st, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Confidence shows as well :)
count a
January 31st, 2010 at 1:14 pm
nice post:)
shakira
January 31st, 2010 at 2:07 pm
I totally agree with your post.
One got to be prepared for success at all times.
hugs,
shakira
conancat
January 31st, 2010 at 2:56 pm
yep! so i guess it's an ongoing process :D
conancat
January 31st, 2010 at 2:57 pm
yep, true! i'm sure ur a confident man ;)
conancat
January 31st, 2010 at 2:57 pm
hehe thanks for the compliment Kelvin!
conancat
January 31st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
aww thanks Dhar, you're really sweet! :D i will keep writing, as long as you promise to keep reading! :P am glad it makes you feel better as a person!
conancat
January 31st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
yep, true enough! :D
conancat
January 31st, 2010 at 2:59 pm
then perhaps you should start evaluating ur life goals? :P
Hong
January 31st, 2010 at 3:48 pm
this is a reall good advice for everyone out there..especially pessimistic Malaysians..lol…and disregard the post..the effect on the Buddha photo..you did it one ar? that's cool eh
kenwooi
January 31st, 2010 at 8:09 pm
so religious eh. haha..
and the Buddha pics.. nice effects! =P
conancat
February 1st, 2010 at 1:41 am
eleh… the article has nothing to do with religion at all. xD and yeah, nice effects hor! :D
conancat
February 1st, 2010 at 1:42 am
yeah, i was one of those pessimistic malaysians xD no lar, the effect not i do, i found it on Flickr, there's a link under each pic. :D it's called light art, has something to do with a very slow shutter speed on a camera and moving a light source around ;)
ericleeh
February 1st, 2010 at 4:47 am
the correct blend is always self-confidence, hard work, faith and knowing your strengths……talent is important but nor necessary to succeed,..as long as willingness to learn and work hard…plus a bit of self confidence…everything will go smoothly
eelin
February 1st, 2010 at 6:27 am
like ur posts. keep writing!! :)
bengbeng
February 1st, 2010 at 11:26 am
i think this possibly could b the best piece i have read on yr blog
fufu
February 1st, 2010 at 12:27 pm
yeah nice post!! well spend some of the strength for leisure too ok? gotta enjoy life also =p
danny
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:08 am
i think so far i've made the right decision for myself.. going freelance and teach dance in gyms..
m enjoying my current lifestyle very much.. can earn money and workout at the same time :))
Himmat
February 2nd, 2010 at 2:31 pm
Hey…the points you raise are very good I must say….mind asking but do you do this 100% by yourself or do you get this partially from online sources??
aaron
February 3rd, 2010 at 7:22 am
Always be prepared.
But I believe in having the right opportunity will propel you further.
CHVoon
February 3rd, 2010 at 11:36 am
Good! I will try apply it in my life.
foongpc
February 4th, 2010 at 4:12 am
Well said, grey! I love this very inspiring post!! : )
[SK]
February 4th, 2010 at 8:54 am
yes i do agree with you that, other than your own talent and effort, you still need that little bit of luck and opportunity to get things in success.. ?????? in chinese that is.. :)
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