Own who you are

It seems like every day I become a better version of myself. I’m continuously working on myself and striving to be a better person. Not only for those close to me but even for myself. Physically and mentally. But the reality is, I’m not the person I’m striving to be yet. I’m still working on me and that transition time is so hard!

I once read an article that talked about interviews and answering the question of your biggest weakness. It talked about if you know it is your biggest weakness then you should already be able to speak to how you are working to address it. If you are a poor public speaker, then join Toastmasters. Practice and work on it. If you have poor writing skills, take classes and work on it. It talked about how your weakness should always be changing, that settling with the idea of something being your weakness should be unacceptable to someone striving to become a better person.

This hit me hard and is something I will always remember. That said, when I identify a weakness that I’m working on and actively practicing, I find it difficult to own myself in the moment when I’m not yet the person I want to be. It is so easy for me to own this confident person who has polished so many skills but the truth is, I’m still working to polish some of them. And even when they are polished and I feel perfect, I still have moments when they fall flat. Owning those moments are difficult.

Lately I’ve been working to own who I am in this moment. I’m proud of the fact that I’m striving to be a better person. And even though I’m not perfect and I’m still working on things, the current me is pretty amazing!