Build On Your Advantages

Every one of us has something he is very good at. Skills that come almost naturally. They constitute advantages that put us ahead of many others in a particular field.

I have got some too. 

I just seem to always figure out all computer and internet issues. In fact, there was a time I was freelancing as a computer expert online and would be helping other people from around the whole with their computer problems in exchange for e-hugs and money. And I always get their issues resolved. It is a skill I can't remember how I acquired, it's almost like I was born with it.

I am also extremely good at translating book knowledge to practical knowledge. Since I was a kid, I had a knack for trying out the things I read in books. I remember when I read "Plato's Dialogues" I practiced the Socratic questioning method and a little too much. I became an expert at making people contradict themselves and hate me intensely. I stopped when I was making too many enemies. Regular people would rather see a thing for themselves than read about it. I do the opposite. I read about everything that interests me and in such depth that I get to know as much as seeing it would help me know. I take what I read seriously and often build my life on them.

I always give my best. Even if you hire me to do a job I hate, you can still be sure of my best efforts. That is why I am very selective in what I agree to do. I have this uncontrollable habit of working too hard at whatever I am doing. 

Those are my core advantages. And I try to build on them. They are the reason I chose a business that is IT dependent, heavy on book knowledge and has a steep learning curve. My advantages make it easy for me to follow through regardless of the challenges and do better than most people/businesses. In fact, I am basing my business' differential advantage on technical superiority. With me, you'll get a level of quality you can't get from anyone else in Nigeria. 

You should also build on your advantages.