{"id":1143,"date":"2017-09-14T05:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.harveker.com\/?p=1143"},"modified":"2017-09-14T05:00:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T10:00:29","slug":"play-your-strengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harveker.com\/blog\/play-your-strengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Play to Your Strengths | Business Success Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

Play to your strengths to work toward success in your career or business. Learn what your weaknesses are, and slowly practice developing new habits.<\/p>\n

Focus on Playing to Your Strengths in Business<\/h2>\n

There are two types of people in the world: starters and finishers.<\/p>\n

When you get interested quickly and then lose focus or interest, there\u2019s a reason for that. You are probably a starter.<\/p>\n

I can hear some of you thinking, \u201cOh my god, I\u2019m not a finisher!\u201d<\/em> Relax. It\u2019s not the worst thing in the world. The worst thing in the world is not to be a starter at all<\/em>. If you never start, what good is that?<\/p>\n

There are people who just like new things. They only have focus for a short period of time. They don\u2019t like long projects or ongoing tedious work. They don\u2019t like routine. They don\u2019t like just one thing at a time. Their minds are very active. They like a lot of stimulation and the multitasking element. I\u2019m one of those people.<\/p>\n

Do I love the seventh month of writing a book? No, I don\u2019t. I like the idea of writing outlines for a lot of books and courses, though. That\u2019s great. A new thing here and a new thing there; that\u2019s me.<\/p>\n

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Starters vs. Finishers<\/h3>\n

Are you the kind of person that\u2019s a starter or a finisher? Are you a change person? Do you like newness or do you like routine? You have to know what you\u2019re like in order to not beat yourself up. If you know what you are, you can play to your strengths instead of focusing on your weaknesses.<\/p>\n

You might think, \u201cI am obviously a new person who likes a lot of change. That\u2019s not helping me. I\u2019m still not finishing. I\u2019m still not focusing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

At least now you understand that this is against your normal personality, so how do you play to your strengths? How do you do things that embrace and take advantage of your new change-up personality rather than paying too much attention to your weakness?<\/p>\n

It starts with asking what you\u2019re doing. What are you taking on? Are you taking on routine-type projects, routine-type work? If you are, it\u2019s going to be a problem.<\/p>\n

You might say, “Harv, I have a business and I want to do well, so I\u2019ve got to do all of it, right?”<\/em><\/p>\n

That\u2019s right, but if you have other people with you in your business or can get other people, maybe you should be the idea person and let someone else be the executor of the idea. Maybe you\u2019re the definition of a true entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

Know who you are and play to your strengths.<\/strong> Be good at that and be okay with that.<\/p>\n

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Tips to work toward being a starter and a finisher:<\/strong><\/h3>\n