Want to Be More Productive? Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Do you know your strengths and weaknesses in your professional and personal life?

Are you looking to be more productive at work and home on a daily basis?

You may not have thought about it before, but knowing your strengths and weaknesses can help improve your productivity.

We tend to fall back on our strengths to produce more with less effort at any given point in time.

However, there is also great strength in knowing your weaknesses.

If you can’t tell your strengths and weaknesses apart from one another, you’ll be hurting your productivity overall.

Let’s say you want to be more productive today.

You decide that multitasking is a great way for you to get more done.

In reality, however, multitasking is one of your weaknesses and makes it difficult for you to accomplish your work.

You get stressed out, impatient, and frustrated when you write emails, eat lunch, and make several phone calls all at the same time.

In the long run, it will take you longer to complete your tasks or chores, than if you sat down to complete the individual tasks one after the other.

If only you had considered what your relative strengths and weaknesses were…you could have accomplished a lot more!

In this post, you’ll find some food for thought when it comes to knowing your strengths and weaknesses.

Ready to make your days more productive?

Take a moment to figure out your strengths and weaknesses.

Use the below guide to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses when it comes to your skills and abilities.

Where do your talents lie? Where could you use some help or assistance?

Use a notebook or journal to help you capture your thoughts.

Strengths

  • It takes you less time to accomplish a task
  • You use frequently, or try to use as much as possible
  • You probably don’t think twice about doing a task
  • It is easy for you to accomplish a task
  • You enjoy doing said task

Weaknesses

  • It takes you more time to accomplish a task
  • You use infrequently, or try to avoid using as much as possible
  • You always think twice about doing a task
  • It is difficult for you to accomplish a task
  • You do not enjoy doing said task

How about you? What do you find are the most difficult aspects to master productivity-wise when it comes to strengths and weaknesses? Join the conversation and leave a comment below! 

5 Unexpected Things You Need to Organize a Work Notebook Mockup
About the Author

Rashelle

Rashelle Isip is a New York City-based productivity consultant who helps successful entrepreneurs and business owners manage their time and energy so they can reduce stress, work less, and make more money in their businesses. She has been featured in Fast Company, Forbes, NBC News, The Washington Post, NPR, and The Atlantic. Get her free guide, 5 Unexpected Things You Need to Organize a Work Notebook, by clicking here.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This