Comments on: Personal Growth Through Focus On Strengths http://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/ Personal journey, development and life planning Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:20:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beat Schindlerhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-810 Beat Schindler Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:15:03 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-810 Raymond, the best way to get more life into life! All you need is love for what you are/have AND for crazy new stuff ... lol Raymond, the best way to get more life into life! All you need is love for what you are/have AND for crazy new stuff ... lol

]]> By: Raymond Chuahttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-809 Raymond Chua Tue, 23 Mar 2010 07:40:32 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-809 “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt<br><br>I love this quote, Beat.<br><br>Thank you for sharing it. <br><br>I always love what I do and constantly looking for some crazy new stuff to do. ; ) “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

I love this quote, Beat.

Thank you for sharing it.

I always love what I do and constantly looking for some crazy new stuff to do. ; )

]]> By: Beat Schindlerhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Beat Schindler Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:17:22 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-805 Sherri, first off, congrats and thank you for being a teacher. Grammar is such a great example! School's eyes are mostly on form, leaving precious little on content. Imagine courage & consideration gets you an A - regardless of grammar - and arrogance & deceit gets you an F - even if grammatically perfect. There's the story of the person who spoke 12 languages, grammatically perfect, yet had nothing to say ... lol ... Cheers, B@ Sherri, first off, congrats and thank you for being a teacher. Grammar is such a great example! School's eyes are mostly on form, leaving precious little on content. Imagine courage & consideration gets you an A - regardless of grammar - and arrogance & deceit gets you an F - even if grammatically perfect. There's the story of the person who spoke 12 languages, grammatically perfect, yet had nothing to say ... lol ... Cheers, B@

]]> By: sherribeingthechangeiwishtoseehttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-804 sherribeingthechangeiwishtosee Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:20:50 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-804 When we go to work as adults, we usually pick a field we're skilled in, and have very few collisions with our weaknesses. We may have new things to learn, but they aren't in our weaknesses, they play to our strengths. <br><br>I'm a teacher, and the one thing I think where the K-12 school model completely fails is forcing students to work harder on their weak subjects than on their strong subjects. It's completely counter-intuitive to the requirements of the working world.<br><br>Yes, America needs some big education reform, but it should include alternative education models and not just making students work harder on subjects in which they have no interest and may never use again. One subject I consider too repetitive and of little use after graduation is intensive English grammar. Basic grammar knowledge is necessary for good writing. It allows one to find proper structures in a grammar reference book when writing. More time should be spent on reading, critical analysis and writing, and less on intensive memorization of grammar. Unless one majors in English in college, he or she will not diagram a sentence again until their own children start bringing home grammar homework.<br><br>I don't hate grammar, I'm just using it as an example. <br><br>Great topic! The world would have far greater self esteem if everyone spent more time on their strengths,<br>Sherri When we go to work as adults, we usually pick a field we're skilled in, and have very few collisions with our weaknesses. We may have new things to learn, but they aren't in our weaknesses, they play to our strengths.

I'm a teacher, and the one thing I think where the K-12 school model completely fails is forcing students to work harder on their weak subjects than on their strong subjects. It's completely counter-intuitive to the requirements of the working world.

Yes, America needs some big education reform, but it should include alternative education models and not just making students work harder on subjects in which they have no interest and may never use again. One subject I consider too repetitive and of little use after graduation is intensive English grammar. Basic grammar knowledge is necessary for good writing. It allows one to find proper structures in a grammar reference book when writing. More time should be spent on reading, critical analysis and writing, and less on intensive memorization of grammar. Unless one majors in English in college, he or she will not diagram a sentence again until their own children start bringing home grammar homework.

I don't hate grammar, I'm just using it as an example.

Great topic! The world would have far greater self esteem if everyone spent more time on their strengths,
Sherri

]]> By: Beat Schindlerhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Beat Schindler Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:49:59 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-802 Brian, thanks for your comment. Your observation is my experience - focus on the sensations while working, as opposed to focus on results only, greatly increases learning, and enjoyment. Cheers, B@ Brian, thanks for your comment. Your observation is my experience - focus on the sensations while working, as opposed to focus on results only, greatly increases learning, and enjoyment. Cheers, B@

]]> By: Brianhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Brian Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:36:26 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-801 Great post. I love the idea of not focusing on the result, but what causes the result. It seems this will set you up to "avoid" failure and instead have lots of productive learning experiences. Great post. I love the idea of not focusing on the result, but what causes the result. It seems this will set you up to "avoid" failure and instead have lots of productive learning experiences.

]]> By: Beat Schindlerhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Beat Schindler Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:15:40 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-799 Thanks for your comment. The "everyone else already taken" piece is loosely quoting funny man Oscar Wilde. Reminds me of another true&funny one: You can't have everything - where would you put it? Cheers, B@ Thanks for your comment. The "everyone else already taken" piece is loosely quoting funny man Oscar Wilde. Reminds me of another true&funny one: You can't have everything - where would you put it? Cheers, B@

]]> By: Teaganhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-798 Teagan Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:49:27 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-798 I like that "be yourself - besides everyone else is already taken." Funny, but gets the point across.<br><br>There's no doubt you do a better job on something that uses your strengths, and when you're doing something you love. Figuring out where you really stand out, and focusing on that... well, if more people were doing that, more jobs/tasks would be well done.<br><br>Thought provoking post. I like that "be yourself - besides everyone else is already taken." Funny, but gets the point across.

There's no doubt you do a better job on something that uses your strengths, and when you're doing something you love. Figuring out where you really stand out, and focusing on that... well, if more people were doing that, more jobs/tasks would be well done.

Thought provoking post.

]]> By: Beat Schindlerhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Beat Schindler Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:09:03 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-797 Cheryl, thanks for your enthusiastic feedback - all the more meaningful that it comes from one who hasn't waited for some blogged advice to stand out. even your domain name stands out. wtg! B@ Cheryl, thanks for your enthusiastic feedback - all the more meaningful that it comes from one who hasn't waited for some blogged advice to stand out. even your domain name stands out. wtg! B@

]]> By: Cherylhttp://www.beatschindler.com/personal-growth-strengths/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Cheryl Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:52:14 +0000 http://www.beatschindler.com/?p=2972#comment-796 One more thing, finding work that makes you happy is key to staying young from the inside out. We breathe evenly when we're relaxed and engrossed in doing the work we love. Feeling appreciated warms us up and positions us to share the (love) wealth with others. One more thing, finding work that makes you happy is key to staying young from the inside out. We breathe evenly when we're relaxed and engrossed in doing the work we love. Feeling appreciated warms us up and positions us to share the (love) wealth with others.

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