Everyone has some skill, special quality or talent, whether
it be personal or business related, musical or artistic, or myriad other
things.
So, I was thinking a few days ago about my own skills,
qualities or talents. I’ll be revealing
a bit about myself here, both good and bad.
I do not sew, knit or crochet. I
am a decent, although not great cook.
I have two hobbies:
Genealogy – I have been researching my family and my
husbands’ family for 30+ years. I have
made many wonderful discoveries. It is
an exciting and frustrating hobby. So,
yes, I have accomplished a great deal with genealogy, but I am also a bit lazy
about it. During the last 10 years or so, all my research is done on the
Internet, so I am discovering what other people found before me.
Beading – I just took it up this year, and I make necklaces
for myself, not to sell. I have not
mastered putting the clasp on properly, but I do get compliments on them.
I raised two fine young men alone since my first husband
died when they were young. I did the
best I could with the knowledge I had at the time, but I would do many things
differently if I could go back and change them.
My kids went through lots of crises in their lives, for which I am only
slightly responsible. Mostly, knowing
the difference between right and wrong, they made many poor choices in their
teen years. However, I apparently was a decent mother since my sons have become
good men.
Looking back over the years, one thing stands out that I
have done and continue to do is something I didn’t even realize I did until
recently. I have always been a leader of sorts. I created and ran organizations. I was a supervisor on most of my jobs,
training and assisting others. I
currently am the leader of a rather large team of network marketers. After giving it some thought, I see that one
of my greatest skills is that when I am training and supervising people, I am
able to remember what it was like to know nothing about the task I am teaching. I train and supervise well, because I am patient
with those I train.
I have been “taught” jobs and tasks by people throughout the
years who knew the job so well that they seemed to believe that I did as
well. They taught me as though I already
knew whatever it was they were teaching me.
That is one of my strongest skills and abilities. I am a pretty good mentor and team leader.
It took me the better part of a lifetime to realize that I
have this ability. Now that I am aware
of this talent, I must admit that I am proud of myself.
