CONGRUENCY

As I sat and analyzed myself both through the mirror and through a third-party view, I realized that I had a lot of potential but as many shortcomings as well. One of the main things I was glad about was that there was a lot of congruencies between what I thought of myself and what others thought of me. This reassured me since now I know that I am on the right track to becoming a better version of myself by working on my weaknesses and honing my strengths. There was an incongruency though, in one of my strengths. While I saw myself as someone who beamed with confidence and took any challenge head on, my peers and family saw me like a leader who would do anything to achieve his goals by whatever means necessary. Looking back, I do realize that I have played hardball and operated in clandestine ways to achieve my goals. The means may have been different, but the end result was the same for both cases.