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In this episode, Joel and Antonia talk about the difference between mistakes and blind spots.

In this podcast you’ll find:

  • We all have blind spots.
  • Maybe your blind spot is paperwork or turning things in on time.
  • Maybe it’s talent scouting.
  • There is a difference between mistakes and blind spots.
  • Blind spots are things you may never improve on.
  • Mistakes are things in which you can develop skill.
  • Sometimes it takes us a long time to realize what our blind spots are.
  • When it comes to blind spots, we sometimes avoid accepting that it may be a lifelong limitation.
  • When it comes to mistakes, people are so crushed by them that they see themselves as flawed imposters.
  • “This thing was supposed to be my strength, and I made a mistake, and so therefore maybe I’m wrong about who I am and what I’m good at.”
  • When it comes to blind spots, we can be eternally optimistic about ourselves and refuse to admit defeat.
  • If it’s a blind spot, delegate it to someone else and stop wasting time on it.
  • If it is something you should be good at, give yourself some space to master it.
  • INTX Unleashed “Roll person merger”
  • ENFP 3 yr old blind spot is introverted sensing (Si).
  • Si is good at crossing the T and dotting the i and getting the paperwork done.
  • How do you distinguish the things that are blind spots vs. mistakes?
  • What should be released? And what should be improved upon?
  • “The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done” by Peter Drucker
  • “If you want to be effective, focus on your strengths. Let other people pick up the pieces that you drop.”
  • The other things about our blind spots are that we have hubris around them and don’t acknowledge our struggle.
  • Or we minimize the importance of whatever falls under your blind spot.
  • We can often laugh at our blind spots, but mistakes can be wrapped up in our ego.
  • “I didn’t do it right, and I should have.”
  • This tendency to overvalue our skill level can retard our progress and keep us from going to the next level.
  • Continue to test iterate on the mistakes and let go of the blind spots.
  • When we can let go of the blind spot stuff, it can be a relief.
  • We may tend to churn uselessly in our blind spots and accomplish nothing.
  • Whereas if we have the belief that we have skills in an area that we haven’t built skill in, it can be humiliating.
  • So, we churn away in our blind spot rather than face the humiliating prospect that we aren’t as good at something as we think.
  • When we aren’t good at our blind spots, we may experience anxiety because we know we aren’t naturally wired to perform well.
  • But when it comes to mistakes, it is more crushing.
  • Personality typology systems are useful because they help us identify our blind spots and the things that we can be good at if we just work at it.
  • Enneagram types and subtypes can help us identify our strengths and weaknesses, too.
  • Typology helps with our diagnostic abilities.
  • Some people may disregard their blind spots, while others may double down on them.
  • Do you disregard or double down?
  • Are you afraid to explore your strengths and avoid taking the licks to improve?

In this episode, Joel and Antonia talk about the difference between mistakes and blind spots. #personalgrowth

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8 comments

  • Leah
    • Leah
    • January 5, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    PS. INFJ here

  • Leah
    • Leah
    • January 5, 2018 at 12:40 pm

    Thanks A and J for a great few end of year podcasts!
    What do you guys define as a blind spot?
    I think of them as areas of things we don’t know that we don’t; blind to it. No or little insight to a part of ourselves.
    Is your definition more about skills that we aren’t so good at and probably won’t get better at.
    Totally with you on forms and government papers…stress me out completely that it’s comical. My reason is it’s soooo ridiculous!

  • Laurel Yau
    • Laurel Yau
    • January 4, 2018 at 6:30 pm

    I really appreciate that you outlined these two ideas, since I think it is something I have been unconsciously grappling with for a long time. I’ve always been typed as an ENTP, and I’ve had a hard time coming into my own and really seeing how I could be my type. Especially since I’ve always been more drawn to Effectiveness and Authenticity primaries, and my Dad had a very strong INTJ personality. It seems like frequently I’ve been dismissed because my own intuitive process is too messy and unrefined; and questioned my type frequently when seeing how others excel at executing their ideas. In the moment that has left me in a place of feeling anxious and disconnected with others, because it seems like I bring nothing to the table.

    The idea that maybe this has been just a series of highly painful mistakes, and that despite feeling inadequate I should trust my own Ti is inspiring. I know that I am terrible at maintaining timelines, and keeping up with all the little details, but at the moment I don’t have any other way to pick up the slack than just to get in there and do it myself. So I guess my question to you is when your blindspots are critical for success, how do you make it through?

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