self-reflection

i think one of my weaknesses ("areas of growth") is that i all too often hang in the world of the theoretical. i can take an idea and stretch it to the limit, and i can to a certain extent crystallize thoughts into action, but when it comes to the nitty gritty what-are-you-going-to-do about-it-type actions, i tend to have more trouble helping people think through those things. i think it's because i assume that people think like me ("oh, you understand the idea -- now go and instinctively run with it"), and i need to step outside of that and take a risk to ask "what are you going to do about it?"