Your Strengths Matter For More Than Your Benefit

Most people spend their energy minimizing weaknesses. The real threat is believing your strengths are enough on their own. There's a parable about a monkey and an elephant who argued over who contributed more. So they went to the wise owl to settle it. The owl pointed to fruit at the top of a tall tree across a fast-moving river and said, bring that back and I'll give you your answer. The monkey couldn't cross the river. The elephant couldn't reach the fruit. So they stopped competing and started combining. The elephant carried the monkey across. The monkey climbed and picked the fruit. They brought it back together. The owl asked which one of them did it. They started arguing again. He stopped them. "The better question is, does it matter?" "Stop thinking your strengths are the only ones that matter." The monkey needed the elephant. The elephant needed the monkey. Chances are, you need someone too. Get John's book, Optimistic Outlook, on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Optimistic-Outlook-Lessons-Important-Muscle/dp/B0G4R5VJH1/