I've always wanted to know what I'll be when I grow up. I turned 40 this year and I still don't know.
I'm a reasonably intelligent person. I know this because I've been told. A lot. I was helping a friend with their psych qualifications. She administered an IQ test. I think she was surprised how high I scored. I wasn't. I've done them before.
My problem is that I've never transferred that intelligence to just one thing. I'm what you'd call a generalist. I have a good general knowledge of lots of things, but no one real specialist focus. I get really passionate about things when I begin them, but once I've mastered them, I get bored and I move on (or get moved on as my managers realise I need that constant challenge to motivate me to achieve).
Being a jill of all trades and master of none does have it's advantages though. I'm great at trivia nights - I have an amazing ability to retain unusual information across all of my generalist areas. If only I could turn that into a living!
So my affirmation for today is that I have never given up on realising my dream - whatever that dream may be. I just need to keep trying new things, testing new waters, and eventually, I know I'll find what it is I was put on this earth to do. And maybe, just maybe, I'll stop the moving around and ease into a life where I bounce out of bed every morning looking forward to what the next work day brings. Here's hoping :)
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