Self-Motivation Part Eight

​In the year 1173 the Tower Pisa began its construction, however, shortly thereafter, it began to sink to one side. Did you know that the word "Pisa" when translated in Greek means "marshy land?" Obviously, the engineers did not give this fact enough attention, it was doomed to fail from the very beginning.

Metaphorically speaking, many disproportionately focus too much on what they are building in business and in personal relationships, and not "leaning on their strengths," no pun intended, ignoring the foundation that support those interrelationships. Then we stop and wonder, why is my business agreement or my personal relationship faltering or completely crumbling, not to mention my motivation? 

What goes into an actual foundation? It is an aggregate of different things such as concrete, rock, sand, steel for reinforcement, to name a few.

Let me ask you, what are your strengths, your natural gifts, or talents? Is it “empathy,” meaning putting yourself in the shoes of others, being able to “compromise” or yielding when needed, and being able to laugh at oneself which is called “humor?” 

 I will run the risk of becoming verbose if I delve into these three qualities at this point, so, to solidify the basis of our strengths, in our next post, we will explore these three essential elements, empathy, compromising and humor, stay tuned and in the meantime, consider the following.

“Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” (“Quote by Vincent Van Gogh