We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch.
Basically this article is telling us that we are worth something no matter what anyone says or tries to make someone else believe about us. Also it is telling of ways to improve your life for the better. It is also saying that you should just be yourself. Take advantages of your strengths and work on your weaknesses to be the best you can be.
What is my problem? I think that I could put this into my daily life and think about how I got about a situation. I might find that I have a weakness for example in writing a paper. I should first find out what I am writing about and how to make my paper explain the point I'm trying to get across in the best way possible. Then how to structure the paper so that it is clear and understandable. One of my weaknesses I have found is that it is hard to stay on task when I have so many things going on around me at the same time. I live in a house with four other guys and there is always something to do besides "homework". My weakness is that when an opportunity is presented from my friends and it sounds like it will be more fun I usually go and do what my friends are doing. That would be something that I need to take care of because it seriously can hurt my study skills and academics. I should be able to realize that I need to study or do homework when I'm supposed to. I'm here at school and I'm meant to get an education. There is also that thought of the " college experience". I think half the reason I decided to go to college was just to be on my own and make my own choices and see when they take me.
Flawless: There is nothing wrong with you. I read this part of the article and looked at the list and applied some of the strength and weaknesses to myself. For example: I think I can be a very creative person, when I'm in the right situation. The ideas that pop into my head just make me feel like I am very creative. I can also be uncreative. If I am feeling lazy or tired then I think that would be a situation where I am uncreative when I am supposed to be creative. I think that I am for the most part a not very well organized person. My room is a mess. I have a hard time keeping track of all my homework and when it's due, but I don't think this makes me completely unorganized. I am a musician and all of my musical equipment is neat and orderly. I take care of all my equipment and make sure that it is up to snuff at all times. In this way I consider myself to be organized. I like to believe that I am a more than positive person in real world situations. I guess you could say that I'm a person who likes to look at the glass as being half full instead of half empty. I like to go into a new situation with positive attitude rather then a negative one because I think that is just the way everyone should handle things. I like to give things a try. Like an example would be: going out to eat at a place I have never been before. I am unaware of what the food may taste like but that's the kind of things that intrigue me. I like trying new things and I would say the best way to do that is try to have a positive attitude before you try something.
Forget it: Don't try to fix your weaknesses. I don't agree with this topic because if we were to just not fix our weaknesses and not try to better ourselves then whats the point of even living. You can't let your weaknesses get the best of you because you can't say you've really lived. In my opinion whenever I overcome an obstacle it just gives me the best feeling known I beat one of my weaknesses. One of my major weaknesses not doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done. To explain: (just an example) if I saw an attractive girl at a bar and the thought went through my mind to go and talk to her I might not do it. This is something that I've been trying to overcome. This isn't how it always happens but sometimes I think back and wish the ending would of played out better. Had I said to myself I'll never be able to fix this situation then I probably would be even going out to socialize in the first place.
I think that I have definitely made a dent into my creative process. I think I have an idea of where it's going and where I might like to take it. As a musician I like listen to many different genres of music so that I'm not just think about one specific type. I think that's helps to make a good artist. I also like to hear what others like to listen to and their view on music to kind of get a perspective of everything that's going on around me. I think its fun to give new kinds of music a try. For example, I'm in a sound design class and most of the other students are really into electronic music. I have always been the type of person who prefers natural instrumentation over electronic beats but through that class I have learned a little more. Some of the others kids have showed me some of the things you can do with electronic music and it actually amazed me what kind of levels it can be taken to. After this class I definitely have a new found respect for that type of music and am now interested in some artists I have never heard before. As an artist I would like to work on my strengths which would be the love for music and many different types of instruments, the ability to open up to new people and new styles of things, and the need for a good time. My weaknesses I really need to work on are how much I practice, how I get my self out there so I can maybe someday play with others, and where I want my music to take. I hope it all works out one day. I just take it a step at a time.
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