Leveraging Strengths Quotes

Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be funny, and admit you suck before anyone else can call you out on it. In other words, make the narrative of your failure a comedy.

A person can perform only from strength. One cannot build performance on weakness, let alone on something one cannot do at all.

Fight the enemy with the weapons he lacks.

One should do what one is best at on as large a scale as possible.

Why must I have the Piglet?' 'Because you are the best.' 'I do not understand.' 'Teach him.' 'And who teaches me?' ' As an officer, my lord, you will have many men under your command and not all will be gifted. You must learn to use each man to his best advantage.

The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of.

Do less of what you're terrible at and more of what you're good at. I don't know if that sounds too simple, but it's been working for me.

I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.

Find what you're best at and exaggerate it.

Know your strengths and take advantage of them.

You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.

Leaders should get out of their comfort zone but stay in their strength zone. When their work lies within their natural gifting and strengths, leaders experience the greatest return in productivity and contentment. Life is too short to live in the comfort zone, where growing and accomplishing and achieving your potential takes a back seat. I suggest you refocus if the comfort zone is your leadership priority.

You have to play to your strengths, and my strength is the amount of content I create.

Understand your limitations and capitalize on them.

The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.

One thing in common between politics and marketing is that your greatest strength can often be your greatest weakness.

I had something nobody else could do - I sang in a way that separated me - and, when you're trying to get noticed, you play your trump card.

It's always good to play with big players, you know.

I've known people who thought that reaching their potential would come from shoring up their weaknesses. But do you know what happens when you spend all your time working on your weaknesses and never developing your strengths? If you work really hard, you might claw your way all the way to mediocrity! But you'll never get beyond it.

I am aware of the talent I was gifted and had to execute against it. It is just being very self aware and betting on your best strength.

I had the brain for football, but I didn't have the height. So I started using my brain to overcome those weaknesses and discovered football isn't just about size or power: it's about what's up there. That was the making of me.

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses, you just have to know how to match up against a player.

I think, mainly, you always look to keep your strong points in the team.

I know from experience that it is crucial that I use my strengths.

If you can utilize a guy's talents and not let other parts of the game suffer, you've got a winning mix.