Your path...

In college, I used to write and correct resumes as well as prepare people for interviews. The dreaded interview question that people often take too lightly is the question regarding our weaknesses. Most people give a canned response but rarely do people honestly think about it. No one is perfect. With the understanding that we all excel at different things, we all have things that we need to work on.

I was talking with a friend this afternoon. We both are entering in new careers so I have an easy time relating to her plight. She began talking about her weaknesses. I found value in that. To identify the things you need to work on in a large portion of the battle. She spoke of these self-imposed roadblocks she often puts in front of herself that so often derails her. She doesn't understand how to get rid of them.

I explained to her that she doesn't necessarily have to get rid of them now that she is aware of them. Identifying weakness and learning from mistakes help you to prevent them as well as knowing how to deal with them if they come up. It might be hard to remove all the roadblocks on your path to your ultimate goal, but handling them every time is just as efficient.

We all take different paths. The most dominant athlete of the early 1980s, Edwin Moses, handled hurdles gracefully and efficiently routinely on his way to the finish-line. We must remember our goals may all differ and our paths will all be unique, but we must not be discouraged, rather we must stay focused and determined.

We may not be able to remove all our roadblocks in our paths... maybe our paths are the roadblocks.