Anonymous Comment Day: Facing Your Securities
After reading a great post today by one of my blogger favorites, Dalene, I decided to idea plunder for my post. Dalene asked her readers to step up and admit what they are good at. She talked about how hard it was for her to admit out loud that she's a good writer. She had to guts to finally admit her strengths publicly. Shocking, know.It's been ingrained in me not to "brag" so instead I go around touting my inabilities more than my abilities. That can't be good for business. Why not give ourselves a shot? Surely there is something you do fabulously. Brag. Tell us what you are good at. But do it anonymously so that you can really give us the truth (I realize this defeats the point of Dalene's post, but I don't believe many of us are ready for that kind of self-loving). I will change any non-anonymous comments to anonymous as soon as I see them so don't even try. Colleen, I'm going to know it's you when the "I make great pie crust" comment comes in, but I'll try and fake ignorance.
Alright, everyone, let the brag-fest begin!
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I'm a good sight reader (piano), and a good writer. I also crochet beautiful baby blankets and I am very good at genealogical research.
I'm also super good in the kitchen, when it comes to pleasing my picky-eater husband.
nobody is better than me at eating that stuff.
suckaz.
I also type really fast (over 120 wpm), knit super-cute baby blankets, make gorgeous cross-stitch samplers, and create beautiful greeting cards.
I'm also awesome at housekeeping, keeping things organized, and schedule maintenance.
Oh yeah, I keep up with the laundry for 5 people, too. (never any backlog - NEVER.)
I have also developed in to quite a good cook. I make the best cheesecake anyone has ever had, so much so that that's what all my extended family want for their birthdays. Cheesecake.
I am really good at public speaking. I love giving talks, and am frequently asked to guest speak at youth conferences and firesides. I'm never nervous in front of a large group. I find it instead, rather invigorating. Perhaps that makes me an attention hog... which isn't a good thing. But the speaking part is good, right?
I'm good at telling stories (truth be hanged!) I'm good at singing, and I'm a decent piano player. I'm a good cook. I think I'm a good dancer. I'm a good driver.
Want to know my deepest darkest secret? I'm good at public speaking. Actually, I studied it in college. And I LIKE it. I love giving talks. I love teaching Relief Society.
There! I feel better now.
I am not a good writer, so I especially appreciate your skills Hollywood. You are really talented at seeing the funny side of life and finding just the right words to share it with the rest of us.
Okay, I swear I'm done.
i am not so good at math.
Despite this post's purpose, I can't help but think "I'm terrible at that!" "I definitely can't do that!" when I read everyone else's. But here goes nothing...
I am good at Scrabble. And spelling. And kissing. And if I say I'll do something, you know I'll come through.
I play the flute really well and when I put my mind to it and practice a little I can pretty much play anything you put in front of me, even those pieces with composers names you can't pronounce to save your life.
I am also very good a scrapbooking and listening to others.
I am psychic.
I also am queen of doing nothing all day long.
I can always sleep, it doesn't matter if I've had 2 or 3 naps that day, I can sleep all night long.
I can dress myself.
I am fabulous at tickling my husband.
I'm very good at reading.
I can do anything I set my mind to. Usually, I end up doing it really well. I love expanding my horizons and discovering hidden talents.
:(
My very best skill aside, I'm also fantastic at making interesting and enjoyable conversation with just about anyone.
I know tons of useless trivia. Play the piano very well. I have my own business, three beautiful happy children.
I also read very fast, over 1800 words a minute with 100% comprehension.
And I once won a beauty contest.
I make pretty good quilts, and I've got an eye for color.
I make fantastic rolls.
I have a natural knack for baking and candy making.
I'm a great listener and I give great advice.
I'm a good Relief Society teacher and I'm getting better at speaking in front of people.
I'm also a great procrastinator.
I work well under pressure.
I can also eat massive amounts of candy without any remorse or regrets.
I am good at planning a menu and cooking something edible, sometimes darned tasty, from whatever is on hand.
I'm a damn good cook.
I can look at anything and draw/sew/paint it.
I adore words, and have been told I write well.
And you probably know who I am. Crap.
I kid, I kid.
I should have said they TOTALLY kick your stuffed animals a**.
I am a fantastic peacemaker in all aspects of life and am able to get along with what others refer to as "the most difficult people".
I have a knack for organizing. Unfortunately for my husband that means some of his stuff gets "lost", its a good thing he doesn't visit the local Goodwill :)
I have a clear head and am able to respond to situations quickly and be flexible.
I can return anything! My family takes me with them all the time... I should start charging! :)
I'm very humble (I totally wouldn't do this if I had to put my name on here).
I am pretty much the best at everything.
Ask anyone who knows me. They all hate me cause I can do anything. They all love to hate me. Don't you wanna be me?
Ahhhhh...that felt good. really really good. I've wanted to say that for a long time. Now...I have to go back to being all humble and self loathing.
As for me, uh, I'm a gal who loves crunching numbers and thinking about how businesses can be run better. I think about it all the time for my business, but I'm also the sort of person who goes into a restaurant or shop and just knows the place is going to fail if they don't do X Y Z things. Sometimes I really feel like writing to a business owner anonymously: I know your business is going to fail if you don't take care of these things.
I'm also good at being a listening ear for my kids. They know they are safe with me and spend a lot of time confiding in me.
I love being a mother. It deepens my ability to be a Christian by giving me the ultimate challenges to the spirit within. I hope I pass the test!
I'm good at the use of big words, too. I don't do it much since it gets lots of strange looks. I tend to stick to short words.
I have top-notch customer service skills.
I'm good at taking charge in group situations.
PS I am good at shoveling manure.
For some reason I decided to poke people with needles instead. But I'm sure it's just like riding a bicycle and wouldn't be too hard to pick back up...
I'm good at writing term papers and reports.
I'm very generous and would share everything with anyone if I could.
I'm a great napper; doesn't matter how many naps in a day, I can sleep through the night.
I have great hair color; I especially and truly love the streaks of silver running through it.
:-) i Do feel better, hollywood!
Also, I'm a great shot with a clay pigeon and a shot gun.
OH and I am an awesome fast pitch softball pitcher and a great 400m runner.
And Finally, I'm prettier than all my friends from High School! (Never said that one out loud before but it feels good)
I'll feel funny about everything I just said so good thing it's anonymous!
I'm also pretty good at not getting my feelings hurt. I give people the benefit of the doubt instead of taking offense.
I also love practicing hospitality and people keep coming over, so I think I must be good at that.
Also, I am an awesome lover.
And a really good mom (:
no matter what!
I'm great at quilting, scrapbooking, organizing, cleaning, cooking, baking, & singing. I'm told I'm a great mom, so I'll take that, too!
I do all of the above with 4 kids - and I do it all on a daily basis - seriously.
I am an awesome friend. I love to serve my friends and am not afraid to ask for help when I need it, so I have some greatly balanced friendships - you know,the kind where the give and take is nicely balanced? It's hard to find those sometimes.
I am very good at creating trusting relationships very quickly. This has helped me tremendously in my career.
People often praise me for my patience. I have given my husband a lot of slack for many years in regard to not being ready to have children until he finds the right career and can enable me to stay at home if I choose to. In many ways, I've put my life on hold to help him find his. Although this has been hard for me, I've tried to keep a smile on my face and patiently plan for the future. I also look at the 'pros' of being older and wiser as we start our family. See me looking at 'the bright side' of things? :)
I'm good at Boggle, bt not great.
I'm pretty-darn good at multi-tasking.
Let's duel. I have yet to meet my match. My husband won't play it with me anymore because I kick his butt so severely.
Hollywood, maybe your next party should be a Boggle tournament!
I am extremely smart. My IQ is 157.