36 OVERCOMING WEAKNESSES
Nothing stops the man (sic) who desires to achieve. Every
obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement
muscle. It’s a strengthening of his power of accomplishment.
Eric Butterworth
“
”
Take your list of ‘weaknesses’ (Section 22) and for each weakness
consider:
How would my life improve if I were able overcome this ‘weakness’
or turn it into a strength? How much better would I feel about myself?
What would be the consequences if I did nothing to change or
improve this aspect of myself? What price, if any, would I pay for
staying this way?
Use your answers to identify weaknesses which make relatively little
difference to you and mark them with a cross.
246
Go through your list from Confidence Builder 246 and underline any
that really cannotbe changed. Then look again – are you sure these can’t
be changed? Are any merely the result of negative conditioning or
unreliable attitudes or beliefs, eg:
■ I’m not clever enough.
■ No one likes me.
■ I’m shy and there’s nothing I can do about it.
■ I’m too old now. I’m past it.
247
Use this affirmation to help you accept attributes which either you do
not wish to change or which cannotbe changed:
‘I accept my... and my... (attributes you will have to learn to live
with). This is me, and I’m wonderful, aren’t I?’
248
