What does it take to realize you’re good at something?
We hope we’re good…but when the crowd doesn’t cheer loud enough we begin to wonder.
We think we’re good…but then we get envious of the person doing a similar thing.
We start to believe we’re good…but we don’t get the right pats on the back from the right people.
We look for something we’re good at…but if we might be good at it, then it must be something everyone is good at, so it’s not worth very much.
So what’s it going to take?
If you’re contributing in a way that makes the air a little lighter for someone else…take note.
If someone gives you a sincere thanks for doing something that was easy for you…take note.
If you have similar conversations with a wide range of people…take note.
But the biggest thing is learning to embrace that the thing you’re good at is enough. The thing you’re good at is valuable and needed by your family and community. Don’t belittle what you’re good at. Own it and use it to your benefit and the benefit of the world around you.
