We're Good At The Things We Like

Read that again. It doesnt say We like the things were good at, though thats true as well. No, it says were good at the things we like. That statement was made to me just today in reference to something I hate to do and am not very good at. I just nodded, thinking Id heard it the other way around, or that my sister had said it backwards. Then she repeated it and said, It works the other way around, too, but were good at the things we like. Its true. If we like something were willing to put the time into it to learn how to do it, for starters. Such is true with my hate to do, search engine optimization. Books on SEO make my eyes glaze over. Listening to someone talk about how to do it makes my ears glaze over. I hate it. Its not interesting to me, and Im not good at it. On the other hand, Im great at making web sites. I used to do it for a living and still design my own sites most of the time when Im developing a site for a business or my personal use. The first time I picked up a book on web design, nearly a decade ago now, I knew this was something I could do. I LIKED it. And Im good at it. Im not saying you shouldnt, or cant, be good at things you dont like. I dont like putting away the dishes or changing the cat litter, though Im good at both those things. What Im saying is if you hate something, and youre not good at it, maybe its time to stop beating yourself upside the head and find a way around it. Hire someone to do it. Barter with someone to do ityou do something they hate and are not good at. Do something else instead. Or learn to like it and get good at it. So the next time youre doing something you hate, and feel youre not doing a good job, remember its not your fault. Were good at the things we like.