I met a man whose son, Ken, tried to join the Army and during the entry tests, discovered he was completely colorblind. Traffic lights have worked for him because the red is always at the top and the green at the bottom. He has operated with great awareness of the differences between shades of grey in the world. With similar compensating logic, he had successfully negotiated all color challenges for 27 years without ever seeing vivid colors—never knowing he was colorblind!

There are things you cannot do well as others, or even do at all. Do not let them prevent you from striving for excellence.

When you compare yourself to others and feel inadequate, it is extremely likely that you can only see their strengths but not their weaknesses. All of us, flawed humans, are given power to be great in some thing or other.

QUESTION:

We have been taught to define ourselves by our weaknesses and inabilities, but let’s right that wrong: Tell me—what is uniquely good and strong about you?

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