Comments on: How To Be Good at Everything. http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/08/20/how-to-be-good-at-everything/ {blog of adam} Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:55:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Adam http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/08/20/how-to-be-good-at-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1905 Adam Wed, 22 Aug 2007 04:20:47 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/08/20/how-to-be-good-at-everything/#comment-1905 @Todd: I halfway disagree. You'd still grow - you'd just grow at the things you're good at. I'm good at the piano, but I'm still growing in that area by continual practice. I'm maximizing in my strengths and continuing to grow in my natural strengths. Another example, if you're NOT a natural leader, then no amount of book reading or experience will change that. Increasing your leadership skills would certainly help you when you have to hold a leadership hat, but it won't make you a GREAT leader. A GREAT leader is a natural leader who then does the book reading and leadership training to maximize on their strengths. They're still growing. But great point - you're not going to be very well-rounded if you don't stretch yourself, and that's certainly important to do so that you're "rounded" -- but spending all your time trying to improve your weaknesses is a waste of time. (Good example: Moses was a lousy public speaker, he just embraced his weakness and did the other stuff he was good at). @Todd: I halfway disagree. You’d still grow – you’d just grow at the things you’re good at. I’m good at the piano, but I’m still growing in that area by continual practice. I’m maximizing in my strengths and continuing to grow in my natural strengths.

Another example, if you’re NOT a natural leader, then no amount of book reading or experience will change that. Increasing your leadership skills would certainly help you when you have to hold a leadership hat, but it won’t make you a GREAT leader. A GREAT leader is a natural leader who then does the book reading and leadership training to maximize on their strengths. They’re still growing.

But great point – you’re not going to be very well-rounded if you don’t stretch yourself, and that’s certainly important to do so that you’re “rounded” — but spending all your time trying to improve your weaknesses is a waste of time. (Good example: Moses was a lousy public speaker, he just embraced his weakness and did the other stuff he was good at).

]]> By: Todd Helmkamp http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/08/20/how-to-be-good-at-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-1890 Todd Helmkamp Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:07:06 +0000 http://blog.adamdiehl.com/2007/08/20/how-to-be-good-at-everything/#comment-1890 Good post, Adam! I like how you encourage people to use the gifts that God gave them! But, remember, if you never move out of your comfort zone (the things you're good at) you'll never grow! Good post, Adam! I like how you encourage people to use the gifts that God gave them!

But, remember, if you never move out of your comfort zone (the things you’re good at) you’ll never grow!

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