I seem to have a propensity for being partly good at something and failing at the other parts so that true achievement isn’t realized at all, unless I work with somebody who can make up for my failings. Here are examples.
When it comes to financial literacy, I can budget and save, but I’m lousy at investing. I don’t like risking the little extra that I have. I’m too wishy washy, hesitating and overthinking until the crucial moment passes by. I need somebody with the killer instinct of a successful entrepreneur.
As for time management, I have the conscientiousness of a stickler for deadlines. I’m punctual and goal-oriented, but some of my family members are time-challenged while the rest are time saboteurs. Because of them, my time efficiency is highly compromised. A virtue I can once brag about is no longer mine. I’m perpetually Sisyphus trying to get the boulder to church on time, if you’ll pardon the messed up metaphor.
How about the skill of persuasion? I’m good with words… uh, maybe that’s not the right way to phrase it. I have a good vocabulary. I have at my disposal a wide array of words that will allow me to accurately express ideas. I also have pretty good logic with a tendency to analyze things to death. What I lack is charm. I have minimal people skills, so even with a very reasonable argument, I don’t have an easy time convincing people.
I must be good at other things too, but I can’t remember what they are at the moment.
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