I'll work on my weaknesses and build on my strengths.
'StrengthsFinder 2.0' is an effort to get the core message and language out to a much broader audience. We had no idea how well received the first strengths book would be by general readers - it was oriented more toward managers - or that the energy and excitement would continue to grow.
Obviously, that's the thing any athlete wants to be able to do, to take weaknesses and turn them into strengths.
The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me.
You're well-spoken, or you're very analytical, or you're a great team-builder, or you're great with relationships... Playing to your strengths is always something good to build on because you're trying to develop a foundation to keep growing, as a professional and as a leader.
Too many companies waste time trying to eliminate their employees' weaknesses when, in fact, they should concentrate on developing their strengths.
I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.
I want to use my time here at Arsenal to develop my strengths.
Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.
You can and must always keep improving and working on your game - not just your weaknesses but also your strengths.
The reason I score more and more goals, season after season, is I know my mistakes from the past, I know my strengths, and I work on my strengths, but the little points I want to get better, and it's constant.
You never sit on your laurels. It is always a case of trying to work on your deficiencies as much as working on your strengths.
