Comments on: Blind Spots

By: Caroline

Caroline — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:11:02 +0000

@Dawn and @Adrian, thanks for the comments! I’m glad the post reignited thoughts around getting negative v being motivated, envy v admiration. I have blind spots myself and appreciate my friends, mentors and coaches for pointing them out and helping me move back to the positive!

By: adrian

adrian — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:25:28 +0000

I would hope most of us don’t ‘envy’ others skills, but admire them and realizing their ‘expertise’, strive to improve ourselves, understanding that we recognize their excellence and our weakness.
I know when I started teaching budgeting and time management workshops, I realized my own weakness in one area.
I would think our ‘blind spot’ would be a weakness/strength that we don’t see but others do. The only way to find our blind spot is to have others evaluate us in specific area ala Johari Window.

However I like the article, its cause for self-evaluation and thought…stimulating.

By: DawnLennon

DawnLennon — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:45:53 +0000

A terrific post and reminder that negatively labeling the skills of others diminishes us. It becomes an indicator of our unacknowleged limitations, the blind spots you make us see.

There was a commercial years where a little boy commented: “I want to be like Mike” meaning Michael Jordan. Somehow when we’re little and see adults with admirable skills, we see them with awe and motivation. Something happens when we become adults and see others with skills that perhaps we’ve always wanted but never developed. Instead of wanting to “be like” we want to “undercut.”

I agree wholeheartedly with you, that there is always time and reason to learn new skills and while doing that inspire others to do that same.