Intrapersonal Skills vs Interpersonal Skills

I think a lot of things have been happening in my life. This seems to be a season of understanding my own strengths and weaknesses even better.

Thanks be to God who always lead us to triumphal processions.

On Tuesday, Yating and me went to Changi Airport to meet up with the Marriage Preparation Course Counselor. We are quite amazed that they are able to understand us so well just by doing the personality test for them.

I am described as a “likely motivator who is usually encouraging, motivation of others and cares about people. Generally sociable, approachable, diligent and take effort to communicate with others. Modest, unassuming, good listener, calm and quiet, good problem solving skills, weighs pros & cons, steadfast and persistent and determined and enthusiastic to complete projects.”

On the other hand, my communication weaknesses is that, I can be discouraged by people and I tend to equate failure with rejection. At times I can be rigid and inflexible and I am not inclined to act when unsure.

Indeed, it is true. There is a tendency to equate the rejection of people as failing in my task. It can be discouraging at times.

Another reflection is that: “ All along, I have always pride myself as someone who can empathize with the feelings of others. Yet I realize that my communication pattern doesn’t seem to pick that up at times. Indeed, I know that I am stronger on intra-personal skills, but I do not wish to be just sensitive to my own feelings but also to the feelings of my friends. Indeed, I want to be able to excel even in my inter-personal skills and be able to communicate in a way that brings out the best in my friends.”

Indeed, the law of the bible can be sum up in this verse : “ Love your neighbour like yourself”. Gal 5:14

Indeed, I think, it is easy to love yourself. How about loving others? It definitely takes a lot of patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control.
These are the fruits of the spirits that I have to further developed and I would love to develop my inter-personal skills to make myself stronger in loving my neighbor like myself.

May I be changed from the inside out and that God is able to use me to transform the lives of many.