TAKE FULL CREDIT
By definition:
We all have innate qualities that allow us to be exactly who we are at our core. Taking full credit means to own, accept, and rejoice in these qualities that have been our touchstones in all experiences.
Does this sound familiar?
We can recognize good qualities within ourselves such as courage, creativity, generosity, attention, leadership, joy, team work, kindness, thoroughness, friendliness, and compassion.
However, often times we don’t pause to find gratitude in these qualities because their our natural gifts and the “common” ways we behave. We create expectations of ourselves and place more value on qualities that we strive for. Because of this, we ignore, dilute, and sometimes discount altogether our best mix bag of qualities that we bring to the table.
Why “Take Full Credit?"
These innate qualities are our best assets but WE TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED! Why? Sounds crazy, right? Why would we not notice our strengths or not allow them to empower us or even fully appreciate them? We get wrapped up in the ideation of who we want to be, consequently buring who we actually are. It’s not easy to break our way through the unconscious pressure to “strive to be the best.” We don’t allow ourselves to celebrate wins as easily as we do with finding the losses.
Most of us believe we have to go out of ourselves to discover what others seem to have or can do better than us. Like a hamster wheel, we spin in a constant state of frustration, trying to grasp these perfectly curated false realities. When we examine our own history, not the definitions others thrust upon us, we come to see how much we have done, contributed, been successful at, won, and accomplished.
The Benefits of “Taking Full Credit?”
others and ourselves. We celebrate the "true self" they represent. We become valuable to ourselves and we are better able to use instinctual qualities as ‘power chips’ to play and win any game. We give ourselves extra insight and strength to turn every experience into an opportunity.
When we take full credit, we are able to take responsibility and ownership of our worth and innate qualities. They are true definitions of who we are and have value beyond what we can understand. We look under identity for foundational parts of ourselves that have already made us successful, brought happiness to
Practice “Taking Full Credit”
Below are some exercises that give you an opportunity to practice the art of “taking full credit.”
