Common wisdom says to lean into your strengths, but as a psychologist, I've seen how often that becomes a problem.
For successful people, there's nothing more confusing than failing when you gave it your best. You leaned on your tried-and-true personality traits— the ones everyone agrees are your "superstrengths" — and yet, things fell apart. Fortunately, when this happens, there's a fairly common diagnosis: You have encountered a blindspot.
