We all have strengths, we all have weaknesses.
Playing as much pickleball as I do - 4 to 5 times weekly - I have been teaching myself various shots and strategies, definitely improving my game since beginning the sport in Florida in January. (I am a tad obsessed.)
I know my strength - playing the net. And I know my weakness - my backhand. During a pickleball session the other day with my friends, I said that out loud ... "My backhand is my weakness."
Why did I point that out? Why affirm it? Why name my weakness out loud? Why is the game called pickleball? I don't know, but I'm guessing if I keep saying it, my backhand will take longer to improve.
Why didn't I speak instead about my strength in playing the net? I don't know, but I'm guessing if I focus on my strengths, and affirm more positive sentences, my picklin' will improve.
Why are our "go-to" phrases and words about ourselves more often against us, versus for us? Is it that we think it will sound too braggy? Are we afraid we will seem pompous, conceited, and uppity to others, if there is even a hint of pride and praise about one of our strengths? Perhaps we would risk an eye roll from someone listening - is that it?
I would like to know why we cannot focus more on our strengths, affirm them, and say them out loud? Perhaps it could help the weaker parts of ourselves in the long run ... yes?
We all have strengths, we all have weaknesses ... so which are you naming more often? Which one is your picklebrain listening to the most? What phrases are you saying out loud about yourself?
Name your weakness ... and it's yours. Name your strength ... and that's yours, too.
