How do you live this Life at its abundant's?

Constantly seek to learn and grow, but accept yourself exactly as you are.

Learning and growing require a willingness to look honestly and unsparingly at our shortcomings. Start with your own greatest strength. When you overuse it, it’s almost surely a window into your own greatest weakness.

In my case, the strength is drive and passion. Overused, it turns into aggressiveness. Some months ago, I had an encounter with a client in which I felt treated unfairly and dishonestly. I reacted with righteousness, and it probably cost us the client.

There wasn’t much value in beating myself up about what happened, or in holding on to a sense of outrage. The client acted badly, but more important, so did I. By accepting responsibility, but also forgiving myself — recognizing that overreaching is an undeniable part of me, but not all of me — I had an opportunity to grow and learn.

Just last week, I was in a meeting with another client, and I felt the urge to press my case just a little harder. Instead, I consciously chose to step back and let the outcome take care of itself. Sure enough, it did. By being aware of my inclination to overuse a strength — by recognizing my own vulnerability — I was able to make a different choice.

Life at its abundant

Living your life "Out of the box"

Geraldine Cason

​Career Counselor

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Life Coach

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