Are You a Magnifier or an Eraser?

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To magnify something means to enlarge it in fact or in appearance, pointing to it, focusing attention to it and emphasizing its qualities or results.

To erase something refers to the act of removing it, either physically by removing traces of it, or metaphorically by removing memories and feelings of it.

In personal development, focusing on your strengths and superpowers makes you a magnifier and learning from and letting go of past failures and any victim energy makes you an eraser. Both are necessary and valuable for personal growth.

In business, leadership and team management, you also need to balance both qualities, using the magnifier to highlight and your professional and company strengths while employing an eraser to address and correct inefficiencies, bad processes, or mistakes.

What are the characteristics of a magnifier?

Magnifier

• Focus and Detail Orientation: A magnifier emphasizes details, bringing clarity and focus to small or often overlooked aspects of a situation or project.
• Enhancements: A magnifier enhances what already exists, making it more visible and allowing for deeper analysis or appreciation.
• Observation and Insights: A magnifier provides understanding and insights and amplifies the underlying qualities of his self or her self with personal and professional observations.
• Positive Reinforcement: A magnifier is always associated with highlighting confidence, strengths, successes, and positive outcomes.

In contrast, what are the characteristics of an eraser?

Eraser

• Correction and Removal: An eraser is someone who removes mistakes, errors, or unwanted errors, allowing for corrections and adjustments in the present moment.
• Letting Go: An eraser lets go of old patterns, overlooks flaws and past hurts.
• Reset with a Fresh Start: An eraser takes the opportunity to start again by removing past remarks and impacts and be true to themselves.
• Reduction and Simplification: An eraser simplifies steps back to the basics, removing complexities that may not be necessary and trusting their intuition.

Stop for a moment now to think about those times in your life when you have been a magnifier and an eraser.

Did functioning as a magnifier or an eraser make you more successful?

Being a magnifier and an eraser at different times and in different situations in your own life creates a positive impact in both your personal life and your professional lives.

Out There on the Edge of Everything®…

Stephen Lesavich, PhD

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