What Do You Have to Offer?

If I learned anything about myself this year, it was what I bring to the table, not what others bring to my table. In other words, I focused more on what characteristics I hold that speak volume for myself and what skills I exceed at alone. Sometimes when it comes down to relationships, or work environments, we ask what others can do for us, but do we ask ourselves what we can do for them? How can you expect to succeed if you do not work on your skills first. In relationships, these skills can include communicating well, listening and understanding the other person, being courteous when the other person is not so courteous. In work environments these skills can include being on time or arriving 15 minutes early. Work environment skills can also include going the extra mile to be a team player or applying the constructive criticism to better your work ethic rather than perceiving it as diminishing your skillsets. The more I focused on what I had to offer the clearer things became on what I needed to do to satisfy my personal needs. These needs included being a reliable person to get the job done as well as being a more understanding and better communicating friend. I do not plan to ever feel fully accomplished because the world keeps going and things will change, but there are certain areas of my life that I always want to continue to grow in.