What Are Your Weaknesses That You Also Consider a Strength?

[ToastWithEggs]

It is often said that some of your greatest weaknesses are also your greatest strengths.

The late Kobe Bryant was quoted by a peer as having said that his greatest weakness was that he was an a**hole but antithetically this same trait was his response when asked what his greatest strength was shortly after. He was quoted as saying that 'he didn't give a f***, he was going to shoot 40 shots a game". This day 20 years ago he demonstrated this oxymoronic concept of strength by way of one's weakness when he had an insane 62 points in only 3 quarters.

So, how about you guys? What are some traits you possess that others would generally consider a weakness but that you would consider a strength?

[jennifer_bloom]

One of my best qualities is that I do not give up even if I have no chance at all of succeeding. That bizarre personality trait is how I went from D's in first year university to straight A's in my last 3 years. I returned to university with a D average and told the career centre I wanted to be a professor, they kicked me out for wasting their time. Later my grades were so high that 3 professors wanted to take me on as a grad student. When I graduated years ago, they looked at the grades from your last few years and not your starting grades from your beginning years, so I could still get into grad school with a low starter GPA. Now I think they consider all 4 years because they have so many people applying to their school and they do not want to waste time giving late bloomers a chance.

[Proudblondewoman]

I guess I could say having bad eyesight. Having bad eyesight means I get to wear glasses. I love how my glasses look and feel. My husband loves how I look in glasses.

I wear my glasses all the time and get compliments on my glasses from people all the time. I'm actually glad I have bad eyesight and wouldn't want to have good eyesight. If I had good eyesight I wouldn't get to wear glasses. I certainly would never get Lasik nor wear contacts.

[live2dance25]

I am very empathetic and understand others needs. Often this makes me go above and beyond for others, at risk of my own time (taking off work) or mental health.

[ToastWithEggs]

I feel you man, empathy to the point of it being a fault is more common than I think most people believe it to be. I think one method of managing it is to limit that emotional generosity to people whom you hold dearly. Not saying to entirely discard empathy for others but managing whom you "go above and beyond" for is important in my opinion.

[queenofcardio]

I can be very critical sometimes about my own issues but it also motivates me to keep pushing

[Bloodparadise]

Negativity