I read an article recently that really made me think. The article dealt with how most people tend to spend more time working on their weaknesses than they do trying to build upon their strengths. I remember the story of Lance Armstrong and how he began his career as a tri-athlete. Lance started out in sports spreading his energies between running, swimming and cycling. He was a strong swimmer and a speedy runner but he really excelled at and enjoyed cycling. Once he recognized that cycling is where his real strength was he decided to devote his efforts to it and the rest is history. Lance Armstrong went on to become the most successful and recognized cyclist in the world.
We can all learn a lot from Lance. Instead of focusing so much on our weaknesses maybe we should spend more time understanding and building on those things we really excel at and enjoy. Then we can leverage through other people to get support or help on those things that are not our strongest point. Doing this will help us to achieve more and feel less stress.
Take some time and identify what your strengths are and how you can put them to work for you. Talk to your coach and get him to help you through the process and come up with a strategy to leverage yourself and others to achieve more while stressing less.
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