Strengths and Weaknesses Essay

When asked this question, what are your strengths?and what are your weaknesses? i struggled.  I've thought about it before, but was never asked to give such an answer at such a difficult time in my life.  I believe that certain people around you and in your life shine light on your strengths and weaknesses making some more visible and others not.  My mother and my brothers bring out the best in me.  They believe in me, they know what i am capable of, and whenever i crash they are there to help me up and encourage me to stay strong.  While there are others, wether it be friends, a boyfriend, or girlfriend who could potentially bring out the worst in you. We all have strengths and weaknesses, some wear them on their shirt while for others they are a bit harder to find.


I believe my main weakness to be my main strength as well.  I make mistakes, plain and simple, i admit it, i make mistakes.  Don't we all?  In a previous blog i said "i have no regrets."  As i went back and read what i wrote i thought i was crazy.  Of corse i have regrets, i wish i could take things back, or would have approached things in a different way.  but i am able to say i know i made a mistake.  While i know this to be my weakness, there are many thing in my past i cannot change, i learn from my mistakes.  My strength that comes from my making mistakes is i am able to laugh at myself and say oops! I have made a mistake!  And i think that is very important.


Another one of my strengths is i am a good listener, i like to hear what people have to say, and when needed i like to help.  I have a few friends that will turn to me when they need someone to talk to, to vent to.  Not so much solve their problems, because i am not a problem solver but just someone trustworthy to talk to maybe ask my opinion, or if i can relate to what they are going through.


The other weakness of mine is i am a big time procrastinator.  I always say "tomorrow, tomorrow" especially if it is something i have no interest in.  I mainly procrastinate on doing homework which is the worst thing to put aside.  Or even if it is something like painting my room, which is finally done after months of planning and about 50 different lines of color on my wall!  Procrastinating is the worst thing that i can do, although i try to get out of this habit i always seem to keep putting things off.