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In an insightful conversation with my wife, we delved into the concept of compassion and how we can embody it more fully in our interactions with others. She imparted a profound realization upon me - that each of us possesses unique strengths and weaknesses. By acknowledging this, we can open ourselves up to seeing the world from someone else's perspective, fostering understanding and empathy. This newfound understanding illuminated the significance of appreciating the contributions others make to our personal growth and improvement. As an example, we engaged in a discussion about organization and time management, and I openly confessed my struggles in these areas. However, my wife, being naturally adept at organization and time management, enlightened me to the fact that her skills complemented my own weaknesses. Previously, she had felt frustrated by my lack of proficiency in this domain. Yet now, she recognizes and values the other strengths I possess. This realization is pivotal because it shines a light on the fallacy that everyone sees and experiences the world through the same lens. We must grasp that what may appear obvious and effortless to us can be momentous and challenging for others. Moreover, it is crucial to share our individual talents and abilities with others, as they have the potential to profoundly impact their lives. Often, we are unaware of the lasting impressions we leave or the inspiration we impart upon others. I have personally encountered instances where someone approached me years later, recalling how something I said motivated or influenced them, even though I had no recollection of it. The key lies in embracing our strengths, fearlessly sharing what comes naturally to us, and understanding that we have the power to make a difference. By doing so, we extend compassion and encouragement to those around us, fostering a nurturing environment where individual growth and collective development can flourish.

• (00:00) - Compassion through recognizing different strengths and weaknesses
• (01:12) - Things obvious to you may be amazing to others
• (02:06) - Impacting lives by sharing strengths and not being afraid

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In a discussion with my wife last night, I got a really good realization from

her about how we can have more compassion on people.

And what she helped me realize is that we all have different strengths and different

weaknesses, different things that we're good and bad at.

And by recognizing that

we personally don't have all the answers we

can see somebody else's perspective and

see how they are actually helping us develop and helping us get better so what

this look like well we were talking about organization and time management and

things like that and one One of my struggles is time management and organization.

And my wife is super good at that stuff.

And she said that it used to annoy her that I wasn't good at that.

And she now appreciates that I'm good at other things and isn't as concerned

that I'm not good at that one particular thing, that she is really good.

And this is key because we see something that is obvious to us.

And we're like why doesn't everybody do it this way

and we have to recognize that

it may be obvious to us but it's amazing to other

people that's from a a quote from

Derek Sivers obvious to you amazing to others

he's got a cool little video about that you should check it out but that idea

of things are obvious to you but amazing to others is really the truth like

there are so many things things that you do that you take for granted that are just incredible.

And you need to share those things with other people because it blesses their

lives and it can help them.

And you don't know who you're going to be talking to one day or something you

say really leaves an impact on their life.

I've had situations where people have come to me 20 years after an event and

said, remember when you said that one thing to me that really impacted me?

I don't remember it at all, but it impacted them. And that's the thing that matters.

So lean into your strengths, share the things that are obvious to you,

and don't be afraid of it.