Mindfulness Daily Checkin December 13, 2018
"Trying to be a perfectionist.", "Working a lot"!!
I hear those phrases quite often from applicants when I ask them, "What's your greatest weakness?" Even I got probed that question endless times when I face an interview.
Why do they ask such question to an applicant? What's the meaning and how it is related to getting a job? Let's Think about it!!
This is a psychological probing question which allow recruiters to get some idea about how much you are self aware about yourself. And at workplace, having self-awareness is necessary. By being self aware about onself, allow you to correct your behavior or approach that might be affecting performance at workplace.
Many wise people advice that to tackle this question, better to convert your strength into a weakness and present it. It will allow you to look good in the eyes of recruiter. I don't know it its right approach. Maybe for some it could be. But, there is no point in it. That question posed to you to allow you a minute to think and become self-aware about yourself.
Sometimes I don't feel to talk or do anything. But, during those times, I try to fulfill my scheduled commitments so that others' expectations meet. They feel better. And, doing that I end up picking wrong choices and making bad decisions. I think this is my weakness.
I think, thinking about your greatest weakness allow you to reflect on those areas of life too about which you never thought of consciously. When you know what's going wrong, you could always try to apply ways to sort it out and fix those life areas.
Today, I want that we all should take a minute and practice some self-awareness about oneself.
"What's your greatest weakness?" Lets talk about it together.
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@ASilentObserver
Interesting question actually. I never really liked to admit my weaknesses, but I guess that's no way to turn a weakness into something better. So yeah, one of my weaknesses I guess is that I take a lot of things personally. And even when things are not supposed to be on me, I feel the need to fix them. This usually results in stress and emotional outbreaks.
So yeah, big weakness, actually something I'm trying to overcome here on 7Cups
@JayTheBird14
Right Jay, could feel you there. Glad to hear you putting efforts to work on this weakness.
Sometimes we need to foget that it was about us if need to create a big picture of your goal. Glad to see you in todays checkin thank you jay.
@JayTheBird14
i guess the same refers to me more or less. when i am on an emotional high (like if something unexpected happened emotionally whether good or bad) it happens that i do not know whether a comment is directed to me or not. if it is a negative one and i feel it is directed to me but not true i start suffering and that suffering can become very very painful. i hope with time i will be able to overcome it here.
@amiablePeace77
I can very well relate to that and though I'm sorry you feel the same, it's always nice to know you're not the only one in a certain situation 
I hope 7cups can help you in your journey to overcome this, and that you'll grow to have more self-esteem. I'm here for you if you need
@JayTheBird14
thanks for your kind words
@ASilentObserver
hm I'm perfectionist...Idk it spreed like weed...not sure..feel like have canser and world like to hide flows itself.
@conscientiousPineapple1782
Hmm, perfection. I think perfection not exist. Even the beautiful masterpiece has a space of improvement. It could be tiny one and not easily traceable but it is there.
So probably better to focus on what we have and make better use of it.
Better to stitch in time and saves nine.
I'm impatient and recently it's been getting worse. I get frustrated and angry with other people so easily until I need to take a break so I don't explode. I used to stay in my room because I had no motivation, but now I just need to get away from people.
I can't believe I actually had to think about that question when it's all I seem to focus on at times. I get suspicious of others easily and sometimes I have a temper when I see people being manipulative or mean toward others. I'm trying to be more accepting of what happens around me and to not let the little things bother me.
My greatest weakness would probably be that Im too giving. People tend to take advantage of me & use me. Ive been working on myself for a while & its getting a bit better but sometimes I slip through the cracks
@honeyblanket I'm kinda the same way but not as much as I used to be. Saying NO got easier over time in my experience, b/c it is okay to say no, you're not doing anything wrong with creating boundaries.
@ASilentObserver Probably worrying too much about what others think of me
Thanks for the great question!
Biggest weakness - hmm... Maybe... that I tend to cut myself off from "negative" emotions and feelings. Both in myself and others. In these cases I act as a cold-hearted person. (Because I would even sacrifice the well-being of others and/or me, just to keep my distance from this unconvenient sensation.) (The root of this must have been self-defense, but now it became a destructive automatism, because it easily happens even in small situations.)
