Mitigating Weaknesses

I'm not great at remembering to back up the photos on my smartphone.

I know this about myself, so I have two different apps installed on my phone (Google Photos and Amazon Photos) that automatically do this work for me. This means whenever I take a photo, it automatically gets copied to two different places in "the cloud", so if my phone were ever lost or destroyed, my irreplaceable photos would be safe.

I'm not great at remembering to save my work as I go.

That's a big reason I use Google Workspace; any changes I make to my documents, presentations, and spreadsheets are saved instantly... and automatically.

I'm not great at remembering all the tasks I need to complete on any given day.

So I set up tasks in my calendar to ensure I never miss a deadline or deliverable.

My memory isn't something I'd list as one of my greatest strengths.

But instead of fretting about my "weakness", I've found effective tools, workarounds, and processes that help me succeed despite it.

Focusing on your weaknesses is certainly one way to approach life.

The other way is to mitigate your weaknesses and spend time focusing on your strengths.

How would your time be better spent?

(And if effective marketing happens to be one of your weaknesses, we should chat.)