No one wants to feel vulnerable. We have been raised to believe that vulnerability is a sign of weakness. However, approaching vulnerability from a different perspective can be one of our greatest strengths. If you look up to someone you admire, you would probably think they have no vulnerabilities, but everyone has felt vulnerable at some point. It is not something anyone can avoid, no matter who they are, where they are in life, or their career.
What matters is how we respond to our vulnerability. Do we avoid it altogether? Do we view it as a weakness, or do we suppress it?
It would help if you viewed Vulnerability as a Strength.
It would help if you viewed your vulnerabilities as strengths to get strength for your vulnerability. Instead of exposing who we are out of fear, we come off as aggressive or overly confident, hiding how we truly feel as we don’t want people to know our true selves. The problem with not exposing our vulnerabilities limits genuine and honest connections with individuals.
People will have difficulty connecting with you if they cannot connect to the real you. It is difficult to form bonds with your colleagues, superiors, friends, or family when they cannot link to who you are from deep within. That does not mean you should shed your skin immediately if you believe your vulnerability is a weakness.
It is going to take time because it will seem scary at first. You will take time to develop the confidence to face situations with a new perspective, especially when exposed to other people.
However, you will find that when you shed the skin of vulnerability, you will grow a more robust outer shell visible to everyone. You will also walk with your shoulders back, and your head held high because you are not weighing yourself down by trying to keep it all inside.
You will find that you will excel in your personal and professional lives when you make this change to find strength in your vulnerability.
