Sunday, January 8, 2012

The me I want to be

After reading this prompt I was forced to look at myself and think about how not only I perceive myself but how others perceive me. Like anyone, when thinking about myself I automatically go to the negative side. I think about all the little things that I'm not pleased with. I think about the times that I've fallen short of my own goals or perspectives and the times that I've been disappointed with myself. I feel like everything I do could be done one hundred times better and that whatever I do other people would do it a different and more effective way. But also like most people when I went asking others how they see me I was pleasantly surprised. Others have told me that I'm funny, easygoing, loyal, caring, considerate, personable, and vivacious. It's hard to think of how you would like others to see you and what kind of legacy you want to leave but these are some of the traits that I would like to be perceived as. If I were to die tomorrow I would want people to remember me as caring, compassionate, loyal, funny, easy to talk to, determined, and fun loving. I would like my friends to say that I was always there for them no matter what and I would like my family to be able to say that I put nothing before them and that family was the most important thing to me and that I was a truly family oriented person. I would like my teachers/instructors/bosses to say that I was dedicated to my work and that I was willing to be taught and worked hard to achieve all my goals.

1 comment:

  1. This is a thoughtful post, Patrick. I am pleased you actually asked some people what they thought. It is not often that we get the perspectives of others. In any event, you have several traits here which seem to be both important to you and seen by others in your actions. This is the alignment point we spoke about in class. So long as your actions align with the values you profess (consistently), your reputation will fall into line.

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