Get to Know Me
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I am currently reading The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John C. Maxell. This book is a game changer in my growth. It forces me to reflect. I'll share ten personal awareness questions that allowed me to reflect so far while reading this book. These questions not only allowed me to grow, but to get to know myself better!
1. What is my biggest asset?
I think my biggest asset is that I am a visionary. I look at the good, bad, and ugly and I can see the beauty in it all. I'm such an optimist. I don't care what it is. Food, people, houses, old furniture, old clothing, relationships, friendships, situations. I think this aggravates some people, but for me I believe in positivity. I believe in the good.
2. What is my biggest liability?
My biggest liability is over-extending myself and feeling the need to say "yes". For some reason I can't master the art of saying "no". I feel bad when I do. Often I have more responsibilities as it relates to other people and their needs, rather than focusing on my own.
3. What is my highest high?
My highest high is graduating with my masters degree. I found a book that I wrote in seven years ago. In the book I wrote "Before I leave Tallahassee I want to graduate with my masters degree". I did. Obtaining my masters was such a challenge (I failed my Accounting class twice). I overcame the obstacle. I think at that time in my life, I learned to push myself because I certainly didn't want to take it a third time. That anything worth having is worth working for and that I loved learning. It was so hard for me to understand how I made A's in my other three accounting classes but this class, I made a F. Not once, but twice!
Before then I knew I wanted to get my masters, but it was just a goal without a purpose. Getting my bachelors was for my parents. Getting my masters was for me.
4. What is my lowest low?
My lowest low was when I allowed myself to be "lost" because of a situation. Over a year ago I went through a transition that taught me a lot. Patience, trust, and how to let go. Instead of me building off of a situation, I let the situation control me. From that low I learned who I was and how I didn't want to feel. Stay true to me.
5. What is my most worthwhile emotion?
My most worthwhile emotion is love. I am a true hopeless romantic. I love, love. Love in friendships, family, culture, and relationships. The very essence of love and what it can create is what I adore. I find that people who are loved truly, respond and act differently. People who are given the ability to love are more open and receptive.
I make sure I reach out, show I care, extend love, appreciation, and gratitude. To me, that is what life is about. Living and making the lives of others important. I LOVE to give LOVE. I feel that's my duty.
6. What is my least worthwhile emotion?
Fear. Hands. Down.
What the heck is fear? Although I am an optimist, I have a fear of failure. I want it to work. To be amazing. To look or taste good. I want the best result. I fault my generation. I feel I've come from a generation of "I deserve" or "I expect". Don't get me wrong, there are some who work hard and really put in the hard, and I do mean hard work to get to where they are or want to be. Then there are others who have the minimal qualifications, knowledge, or experience and think, "I should have it." The work is required. I have a fear of the process.
Secondary to this emotion, I love to dream. I write things down all the time. I have a habit of starting things and temporarily not finishing them. I feel I don't finish some things due to fear.
7. What is my best habit?
My best habit is being a planner. I love to plan and be proactive. It's apart of my dreamer syndrome. I've been told "I never give details about the present, but I'm always good at explaining or talking about the future." I have to know the details. The who, what, when, where, why, how. I like to be engaged with the present, while looking forward to the future. I find it necessary to write out what's important to me. Whether it's life, food, occasions. By writing it, I can see it better. I can plan. I feel connected. How I focus on the future affects what I do right now.
8. What is my worst habit?
My worst habit is that I over think. I focus on the details entirely too much (in certain situations). This could be a good or bad thing!
9. What is most fulfilling to me?
The gift of giving.
I love to give. It's not what I give, it's how it affects the person I give the gift to. The smallest gesture makes the biggest impact. The effort. The sense of connection and joy it brings between me and another person.
10. What do I prize the most highly?
My faith. It sustains me. I prize the ability to believe in Christ and the good things that occur in my life. My faith allows me to conquer my troubles and overcome my fears.
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this is great!
ReplyDeleteI'm a little late but Whitney You Girl Are AMAZING!!!!!!
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