Unlock Your Hidden Potential: 5 Steps to Identify and Address Personal Weaknesses

1 00:00:00,780 --> 00:00:03,690 Are you tired of feeling held back by your personal weaknesses? 2 00:00:04,500 --> 00:00:05,190 No, I am. 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,640 Do you wish you could transform them into strength and achieve 4 00:00:08,645 --> 00:00:10,110 your goals with greater ease? 5 00:00:11,430 --> 00:00:12,150 Yeah, me too. 6 00:00:13,170 --> 00:00:15,660 Join us on this journey of personal growth and discoveries. 7 00:00:15,660 --> 00:00:20,010 We uncover the powerful steps to identify and address your weaknesses 8 00:00:20,610 --> 00:00:24,270 and unlock your full potential with some of the steps that I use. 9 00:00:25,020 --> 00:00:25,710 Let's get into it. 10 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:32,340 Here's the million dollar question. 11 00:00:32,730 --> 00:00:36,360 How do men like us reach our full potential, grow into the men we 12 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:40,530 dream of being while taking care of our responsibilities, working, 13 00:00:40,860 --> 00:00:44,550 being good husbands, fathers, and still take care of ourselves? 14 00:00:45,300 --> 00:00:46,800 Well, that's the big question. 15 00:00:47,550 --> 00:00:50,490 In this podcast, we'll help you answer those questions and more. 16 00:00:50,670 --> 00:00:53,490 My name is Brent and welcome to the Album Man podcast. 17 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,739 Mission, welcome to the Fallible Man Podcast. 18 00:00:58,739 --> 00:01:00,750 You're home for all things, man, husband, and father. 19 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:02,339 A big shout out to Fallible Nation. 20 00:01:02,430 --> 00:01:06,539 You guys make these shows possible and a warm welcome to our first time listeners. 21 00:01:06,780 --> 00:01:10,650 Hey, my name is Brent and I am the fallible man, and identifying and 22 00:01:10,650 --> 00:01:12,000 addressing personal weaknesses. 23 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,479 This is an important part and of personal growth. 24 00:01:15,479 --> 00:01:19,289 I mean, it's kind of hard to grow if you don't know where you need to grow, right? 25 00:01:20,100 --> 00:01:22,410 So on today's show, we're gonna share with you, you. 26 00:01:23,399 --> 00:01:27,179 Steps you can take to turn those weaknesses into strengths, to identify 27 00:01:27,184 --> 00:01:31,589 them, to know what you need to maybe work on in your life, because 28 00:01:31,649 --> 00:01:32,880 we could all use a helping hand. 29 00:01:32,940 --> 00:01:36,270 I know I certainly could from time to time, so I hope these help. 30 00:01:37,020 --> 00:01:42,660 Number one, self-reflection right now, Brent, that's a cop out, right? 31 00:01:42,664 --> 00:01:44,369 Yeah, I can hear it already now. 32 00:01:45,119 --> 00:01:45,509 Oh wait. 33 00:01:45,630 --> 00:01:48,899 Take some honest time to reflect on your behav. 34 00:01:49,710 --> 00:01:55,050 On your habits, on your attitudes, and identify areas where you 35 00:01:55,050 --> 00:02:00,930 struggle and ask yourself what you could do differently to improve. 36 00:02:01,410 --> 00:02:01,890 Now, 37 00:02:05,190 --> 00:02:06,600 I would love to say this is easy. 38 00:02:07,770 --> 00:02:09,990 Self-reflection is an art guys. 39 00:02:10,259 --> 00:02:12,780 It's actually a really difficult task. 40 00:02:13,620 --> 00:02:18,960 It's incredibly difficult to be really honest with ourselves about 41 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,110 some of our negative qualities and our negative choices. 42 00:02:22,650 --> 00:02:26,250 So this isn't something that you just sit down and go, Hmm, 43 00:02:26,255 --> 00:02:27,270 what's wrong with me today? 44 00:02:27,570 --> 00:02:30,329 No, this actually like takes some time. 45 00:02:30,930 --> 00:02:33,720 This takes some soul searching, some digging. 46 00:02:35,385 --> 00:02:39,825 And it can prove to be a really strenuous task because there are some parts of 47 00:02:39,825 --> 00:02:41,805 ourselves that we don't like to face. 48 00:02:42,615 --> 00:02:47,655 There are some things we do that we don't want to admit to ourselves and some habits 49 00:02:47,655 --> 00:02:52,215 we have that maybe they're comfortable, we, we kind of like some of 'em. 50 00:02:52,635 --> 00:02:56,175 I know like one of my bad habits is I have a real weakness with ice 51 00:02:56,175 --> 00:02:58,935 cream and, and I like that habit. 52 00:02:59,655 --> 00:03:02,055 I like some chocolate chip cookie dough. 53 00:03:04,530 --> 00:03:07,230 It's really difficult because we hold onto those, right? 54 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,470 So self-reflection is gonna take some time. 55 00:03:10,470 --> 00:03:16,650 It's not gonna be a instant fix it now answer because you gotta go through 56 00:03:16,650 --> 00:03:18,359 some stages of honesty with yourself. 57 00:03:18,359 --> 00:03:20,460 So start working on it. 58 00:03:20,579 --> 00:03:22,140 Start the process. 59 00:03:23,310 --> 00:03:28,079 It's an important step that will be more beneficial the more you practice it. 60 00:03:29,130 --> 00:03:31,530 Number two, seek feedback. 61 00:03:32,850 --> 00:03:33,180 Right. 62 00:03:33,210 --> 00:03:36,390 This should be pretty, you know, we're not doing rocket science here. 63 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:36,810 Okay? 64 00:03:36,810 --> 00:03:39,360 I, I'm not offering you guys rocket science. 65 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:45,300 I'm offering you guys actual workable techniques and methods here. 66 00:03:46,590 --> 00:03:52,500 Ask your friends, your families, your colleagues for feedback, not just on your 67 00:03:52,500 --> 00:03:55,290 strengths, but on your weakness as well. 68 00:03:56,220 --> 00:03:56,760 Okay? 69 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:58,620 Now your family. 70 00:04:00,495 --> 00:04:03,195 Depending on your family might be really quick to tell you what it 71 00:04:03,195 --> 00:04:07,215 is, or they might be really slow to tell you what it is because they 72 00:04:07,215 --> 00:04:08,295 don't wanna hurt your feelings. 73 00:04:08,685 --> 00:04:12,614 Likewise, some of your friends, same kind of scenario. 74 00:04:13,185 --> 00:04:14,625 The colleagues one is tricky. 75 00:04:14,924 --> 00:04:19,175 You have to make sure it's a colleague that doesn't feel 76 00:04:19,175 --> 00:04:20,414 like you're a threat to them. 77 00:04:22,019 --> 00:04:25,109 So they don't feed you bad information that screws you up worse. 78 00:04:25,590 --> 00:04:30,270 Or you also have to make sure it's not a colleague that there 79 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:32,640 can be any misunderstanding. 80 00:04:32,645 --> 00:04:37,979 Like you can't be over them because it could be, they could see it as you trying 81 00:04:37,984 --> 00:04:43,229 to get them to say something and then you going, ah, see, I knew you suck it out. 82 00:04:43,380 --> 00:04:43,799 Right? 83 00:04:44,219 --> 00:04:47,640 So make sure it's not a subordinate, but it's actually a colleague. 84 00:04:48,585 --> 00:04:51,224 And a colleague that you get along with, not one that feels threatened 85 00:04:51,224 --> 00:04:55,695 by you, cuz that can get things really like skewed kind of results. 86 00:04:56,565 --> 00:04:58,755 Take their input constructively. 87 00:04:59,385 --> 00:05:00,555 Now this is a big part for you. 88 00:05:00,555 --> 00:05:02,505 Like I said, we, we have to be careful with the friends and 89 00:05:02,510 --> 00:05:03,974 families and colleagues we ask. 90 00:05:05,145 --> 00:05:07,905 We have to understand them and know that they're good people to ask. 91 00:05:08,115 --> 00:05:11,565 Likewise, this is on you, okay? 92 00:05:11,565 --> 00:05:13,395 You have to take that input constructively. 93 00:05:13,395 --> 00:05:17,115 If you ask for the feedback you can't get but hurt about. 94 00:05:18,930 --> 00:05:20,820 So take their input constructively. 95 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,820 You wanted it, and hopefully they gave it with love and caring 96 00:05:24,030 --> 00:05:27,810 and work on the areas they're highlighting as needing improvement. 97 00:05:27,870 --> 00:05:31,350 Now, before we go any further, I wanted to share with you guys, I don't always 98 00:05:31,350 --> 00:05:38,100 tell you how much I love doing my podcast, like I passionately love what I'm doing 99 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,480 and one of the things that makes my life better as a podcaster is to work 100 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,040 with a company like Grow Your Show. 101 00:05:44,580 --> 00:05:46,860 Grow Your show is a one-stop podcast. 102 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:47,430 Do it all. 103 00:05:47,730 --> 00:05:50,760 Now I use Grow Your Show for my marketing, but Grow Your Show 104 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:52,140 is literally a one-stop shop. 105 00:05:52,170 --> 00:05:54,450 You can record your episode and just drop it off with them 106 00:05:54,450 --> 00:05:55,410 and they take it from there. 107 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:56,310 It's amazing. 108 00:05:56,970 --> 00:06:00,660 If you are interested in picking up podcasting, it's a hobby, or maybe 109 00:06:00,660 --> 00:06:03,780 you're looking to expand your business and use podcasting in that aspect, 110 00:06:04,260 --> 00:06:06,120 talk to my friends over Grow Your Show. 111 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:07,170 Adam will take care of you. 112 00:06:07,170 --> 00:06:08,100 I guarantee it. 113 00:06:08,460 --> 00:06:09,120 I trust him. 114 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:09,930 He's my friend. 115 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:10,470 He's my. 116 00:06:11,250 --> 00:06:14,730 Colleague and I wouldn't trust anybody else with my show. 117 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,430 Number three, focus on growth. 118 00:06:19,020 --> 00:06:20,820 Now, this seems counterintuitive, right? 119 00:06:20,820 --> 00:06:22,350 We're trying to tune out our weaknesses. 120 00:06:22,355 --> 00:06:26,400 Well, one of the ways we tune out our weaknesses, we don't really tune them out. 121 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:34,440 One of the ways we retool our weaknesses is to instead, focus on what you're good. 122 00:06:35,804 --> 00:06:41,924 Focus on what you can do to improve and adopt a growth mindset and see 123 00:06:41,924 --> 00:06:45,525 challenges as opportunities, right? 124 00:06:45,854 --> 00:06:53,594 Focus on growth instead of focusing on your weakness and focusing 125 00:06:53,594 --> 00:06:55,244 on what you can improve, right? 126 00:06:55,515 --> 00:06:57,465 Just adopt a growth mindset in general. 127 00:06:57,494 --> 00:07:00,854 Focus on growing and instead of worrying about what you're bad 128 00:07:00,854 --> 00:07:03,255 at, look at what you can grow. 129 00:07:04,110 --> 00:07:06,120 Look at what you can improve on. 130 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:11,010 Look at opportunities for growth as challenges to be embraced. 131 00:07:12,210 --> 00:07:15,990 And in that process, you're actually gonna shore up some of your weaknesses 132 00:07:16,710 --> 00:07:21,330 because they'll naturally get better or get taken care of as you grow 133 00:07:21,335 --> 00:07:22,680 in different areas of your life. 134 00:07:22,980 --> 00:07:26,070 So you may not have known you needed to grow in a certain area, 135 00:07:26,070 --> 00:07:30,420 that it was a weakness for you, but as you embrace growth, you'll 136 00:07:30,420 --> 00:07:31,560 fill in some of those cracks on. 137 00:07:33,150 --> 00:07:34,890 Number four, guys, take action. 138 00:07:35,790 --> 00:07:40,560 Once you've identified your weakness, take action to address them. 139 00:07:41,580 --> 00:07:43,890 This is the biggest stumbling block. 140 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:50,070 People get feedback all the time on performance reviews and 141 00:07:50,070 --> 00:07:51,300 other things like that, right? 142 00:07:51,510 --> 00:07:53,180 How many people actually fix those? 143 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,960 I used to hate it when my boss would tell me a performance was review 144 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,090 was meant to be beneficial for us. 145 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:04,500 It was meant to be constructive criticism so we know what we should work on. 146 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,300 Cuz it never felt that way for me. 147 00:08:06,390 --> 00:08:06,930 I get it. 148 00:08:07,230 --> 00:08:07,560 Okay. 149 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:14,430 So I understand how weird this sounds, but take action. 150 00:08:16,005 --> 00:08:19,035 Once those have been identified, once you've asked for that help, once you've 151 00:08:19,445 --> 00:08:22,695 identified them yourselves or your friends have helped you take the action 152 00:08:22,695 --> 00:08:27,675 needed, because that's the downside of, of the other stuff, is we get that far 153 00:08:27,705 --> 00:08:29,355 and then we don't do anything about it. 154 00:08:29,475 --> 00:08:30,405 We don't try and fix it. 155 00:08:30,405 --> 00:08:31,845 We don't do anything to change it. 156 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:32,985 We're like, oh yeah, okay. 157 00:08:32,990 --> 00:08:36,375 Yeah, yeah, that's good. 158 00:08:36,405 --> 00:08:38,625 Uh, yeah, I'll get on that. 159 00:08:39,164 --> 00:08:40,304 And nothing ever happens. 160 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:45,360 This may evolve, taking courses, seeking mentorship, or practicing new skills. 161 00:08:45,870 --> 00:08:47,130 But take action. 162 00:08:47,130 --> 00:08:48,750 Do something with the information. 163 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,410 This is where most people fail to cross that finish line. 164 00:08:52,530 --> 00:08:56,070 You've come so far and you just don't wanna cross that line. 165 00:08:57,510 --> 00:08:59,250 The last one is celebrate progress. 166 00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:01,830 This is something my coach tells me all the time. 167 00:09:02,190 --> 00:09:05,400 Recognize and celebrate your progress along the way. 168 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:07,530 Personal growth takes time. 169 00:09:07,560 --> 00:09:12,930 It takes effort, it takes energy, it takes work. 170 00:09:13,050 --> 00:09:13,560 Work. 171 00:09:13,650 --> 00:09:15,930 I, I can't even say the word right, work. 172 00:09:16,380 --> 00:09:17,070 It takes work. 173 00:09:17,100 --> 00:09:19,500 So be patient and acknowledge your successes. 174 00:09:19,505 --> 00:09:20,070 Guys. 175 00:09:20,940 --> 00:09:25,320 Celebrate the small wins and learn to enjoy them as you go. 176 00:09:26,020 --> 00:09:29,800 Celebrating the small wins will actually help you turn weaknesses 177 00:09:29,805 --> 00:09:35,535 into strengths because, You're more likely to go, Hey, there's a good 178 00:09:35,535 --> 00:09:38,535 reason to do something about it, right? 179 00:09:38,535 --> 00:09:40,275 Because I'm gonna celebrate that when I get there. 180 00:09:40,574 --> 00:09:44,025 I'm, I have something to look forward to now in this process. 181 00:09:45,045 --> 00:09:46,334 So celebrate the wins. 182 00:09:47,415 --> 00:09:49,935 Guys, don't let your weaknesses define you any longer. 183 00:09:50,175 --> 00:09:53,925 With the right tools, the right mindset, you can turn them into strengths. 184 00:09:54,225 --> 00:09:55,935 You can become the best version of yourself. 185 00:09:56,385 --> 00:10:00,165 Remember, personal development is a lifelong journey, and in every step you 186 00:10:00,170 --> 00:10:04,574 take towards self-improvement is a step towards a happier, more fulfilling life. 187 00:10:05,105 --> 00:10:08,555 So go out there, embrace your weaknesses, transform them into 188 00:10:08,555 --> 00:10:14,165 strengths, and, and start to unlock your true potential guys now as Friday. 189 00:10:14,165 --> 00:10:17,945 So wanna shout out one of our listeners, uh, I, I do deeply 190 00:10:17,950 --> 00:10:20,285 appreciate you guys leaving us reviews. 191 00:10:20,285 --> 00:10:23,645 That helps us to get in front of more people and makes it possible 192 00:10:23,650 --> 00:10:25,085 for us to keep doing this show. 193 00:10:25,355 --> 00:10:27,965 So I want to shout out Bettina Brown. 194 00:10:28,265 --> 00:10:31,175 Bettina, thank you for taking a few minutes and sharing a review. 195 00:10:31,715 --> 00:10:33,755 Bettina gave us a five star view, said so. 196 00:10:34,814 --> 00:10:37,635 She said, I'm a woman and I really enjoy the podcast. 197 00:10:37,635 --> 00:10:41,175 I think it's also good for women to hear men's approach to things as well. 198 00:10:41,505 --> 00:10:43,185 I really enjoyed listening. 199 00:10:44,235 --> 00:10:44,985 Thank you, Bettina. 200 00:10:44,985 --> 00:10:46,395 That helps us so much. 201 00:10:46,454 --> 00:10:50,175 Uh, it's very generous of you to share your time by leaving us review. 202 00:10:50,175 --> 00:10:52,905 I know it takes a few minutes outta your day, so thank you for that. 203 00:10:53,625 --> 00:10:55,635 It makes it possible for us to keep doing this show. 204 00:10:55,635 --> 00:10:59,775 And guys, if you're getting something out of these shows, hey, maybe you're 205 00:10:59,775 --> 00:11:00,915 jammed up where you are in your. 206 00:11:01,665 --> 00:11:02,685 Reach out to me. 207 00:11:02,745 --> 00:11:04,344 Reach out to Fallible Man Coaching. 208 00:11:05,084 --> 00:11:07,185 We work alongside with you guys. 209 00:11:07,185 --> 00:11:09,915 We offer one-on-one personal development coaching. 210 00:11:09,915 --> 00:11:13,724 We're working on our group coaching as well. 211 00:11:13,724 --> 00:11:17,745 For people who are more comfortable in that arena, reach out at Discovery call. 212 00:11:17,745 --> 00:11:19,395 Doesn't cost you anything. 213 00:11:19,395 --> 00:11:21,824 It's www.theman.com. 214 00:11:22,890 --> 00:11:24,600 And you'll go straight to our coaching page. 215 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:27,180 You actually have to go look for our homepage now, cuz our coaching 216 00:11:27,180 --> 00:11:28,770 page is where'd that sends you. 217 00:11:28,770 --> 00:11:34,710 So www.fman.com, give us a call schedule, a coaching call, or sorry, a discovery 218 00:11:34,710 --> 00:11:38,800 call that doesn't cost you anything if I'm not the right person to work with you. 219 00:11:39,944 --> 00:11:43,214 I'll point you to a coach I know who might be able to help you better than I could. 220 00:11:43,214 --> 00:11:46,334 I'm the first person who will tell you that because I'm only interested in 221 00:11:46,724 --> 00:11:48,675 actually helping people that I can help. 222 00:11:49,035 --> 00:11:51,824 I don't wanna waste your time, your money, or your faith in me 223 00:11:52,155 --> 00:11:53,895 by trying to make empty promises. 224 00:11:53,895 --> 00:11:58,185 So I'll make sure that you end up with the right people until. 225 00:11:58,680 --> 00:12:00,600 Next time, guys, thanks for listening. 226 00:12:01,050 --> 00:12:03,750 Be better tomorrow because of what you do today and we'll see you on the next one. 227 00:12:05,370 --> 00:12:07,770 This has been The Fallible Man Podcast. 228 00:12:08,460 --> 00:12:11,700 Your home for everything, man, husband, and father. 229 00:12:12,690 --> 00:12:14,910 Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss a show. 230 00:12:15,780 --> 00:12:22,290 Head over to www.thefallibleman.com for more content and get your 231 00:12:22,290 --> 00:12:24,370 own Fallible man gear now. 232 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:26,330 I ain't waiting and wish.