Make Your Weakness Work

In other words, stop labeling your qualities. There is no such thing as weakness and strength. Every skill can be useful, and it all depends on the circumstances.

Your weakness might be your strength

Here is an example.

Let’s say you are tall. Is that good, bad, a strength, or a weakness?

It depends.

Are you planning to become a basketball player or a jockey? Right?!

Are you heading to a concert? Good for you! But what if you like having enough legroom? See?!

The thing is, I could use other examples, and we would end up coming to the same conclusion.

So, stop labeling your qualities and work with what you have.

Let’s get closer

We have all been criticized.

I have been bullied from age three to seventeen by the same people with the same words. But these words keep popping up around me even in my adulthood — also, it's the most boring hood I’ve ever been in.

What seems like a problem in me?

I’m stubborn, naive, a dreamer, and shy. Hah, stubborn and naive, isn’t it a contradiction? Sadly, no.

I learned to embrace these qualities in me.

Instead of being pissed off at people, I’m happy when they notice.

Reading and learning helped me understand myself more.

Better late than never!

I started questioning if being all of these things is a weakness.

I saw people thrive by being dreamers.

I’ve brewed these rude remarks in me for twenty years, and now I have the best replies.

So, here are a few good retorts for those who are in need.

Naive

There are plenty of benefits to being naive. We tend to be optimistic and trusting. All the naive people out there have a tendency to see the best in people.

How is that offensive?

We just have to learn to protect ourselves and not get hurt or exploited. I think all the scarves mark our bravery. It’s painful sometimes, but we’ll never stop trusting.

Dreamer

Okay, you probably heard a million times what is wrong with dreamers. Let’s skip that. We, dreamers, tend to see the bigger picture. We are possibility-oriented, resilient, creative, and curious, and we connect the dots thanks to our growth mindset.

Daydreaming is a form of meditation. That’s why we can be so laid-back about a lot of things.

Shy

Shy people usually hate small talk. What is the benefit of that? We have fewer friends but deeper connections. There is no room for superficial friendships. Not everyone adores that in us, and I get it.

That’s why sometimes being shy also means knowing what it means to battle, endure, and overcome difficult feelings, situations, and people.

But without our struggle against shyness, we would not have developed the ability to cope with life’s difficulties.

Stubborn

Since when has standing our ground on important issues been a problem? Peer pressure never affected me. I started drinking, dating, and smoking when I decided to try out. I never did drugs just because everyone took it around me.

The only thing I had to learn was to be just as passionate about believing in myself as I am about believing and trusting in others.

Boom! I just realized why I suck at job interviews.

Thank you for your time, thank you for reading!

The Witty Witch