Don't Let Weakness Limit Your possibilities
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="weaknesses">weaknesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strengths">strengths</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weaknesses">weaknesses</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strengths">strengths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="it">it</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="finances">finances</span> <span word="properly">properly</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hopeless">hopeless</span> <span word="communicators">communicators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="limitations">limitations</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="tremendous">tremendous</span> <span word="things">things</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="weaknesses">weaknesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="Choice">Choice</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="prize">prize</span>-<span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Andrew">Andrew</span> <span word="Becroft">Becroft</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="stutter">stutter</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="limit">limit</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="overcome">overcome</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Principal">Principal</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> &<span word="mdash">mdash</span>; <span word="where">where</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="limiting">limiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="channels">channels</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="presenters">presenters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noticeably">noticeably</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lisp">lisp</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span> <span word="accent">accent</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voice">voice</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spite">spite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weakness">weakness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="profession">profession</span>.</p>
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