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4 Things that Keep You from Being Your Best
The warrior Achilles is one of the legendary heroes of Greek mythology. Achilles was extraordinarily strong and courageous, but he had one vulnerability–his Achilles heel. The term “Achilles heel” is now used to describe a powerful person’s fatal weakness.
What is your Achilles heel? Delegation? Temper? Statistics and analytical analysis? You’ve likely reached your current executive position by understanding and navigating your weaknesses successfully. However, there’s also a significant possibility that you haven’t yet reached your full potential — and you may not realize what’s at the root of the problem.
Sometimes, a bit of soul searching is required to realize a personality quirk or part of your character is holding you back. You may think it’s an innate part of your personality that can’t be changed, but it may well be possible if you work at. Sometimes, it should be.
The following are 4 issues that fall into this category often, how they can affect you, and what you need to know to address them:
Fear
It comes in many forms, but true fear is that uncomfortable feeling you get about someone or something think is harmful. Some fear is natural. Where this becomes an issue is when you allow yourself to become so fearful of “potential hurt,” you avoid anything with risk. This can be very detrimental to a leader because it’s your job to take calculated risks in an effort to reap the…
