Blind spots that are tanking your career

There is this common but unspoken expectation at the workplace; that you leave your personal issues at the door and come into the office with your business face and keep things simple and professional. We imagine that if we all brought our personal issues to work, the workplace would be simply chaotic. We are normally urged to suppress our struggles for the sake of professionalism.

While it is a good thing to focus on work when at work, it is quite a difficult task to stay motivated when you are preoccupied with countless worries. That is why one needs to reflect and develop self-awareness. We also need to understand that we each have our blind spots — things about ourselves that we are not aware that we have or have forgotten about that hinder us from doing our best despite our struggles. Once we recognise these internal gaps, we can intentionally strengthen our weaknesses with dedication, practice and time.