What Do Others Say About You?
About ten years ago I was living in Los Angeles, pursuing an acting career (among other things!) and two things were recommended to me by much older and wiser actors: First, stop telling my age (I was barely 20). Second, run, don't walk, to a Business for Actors/Image Design-type workshop. I did both.
The workshop was fascinating. A huge part of it was understanding first impressions--how in the first 10 seconds, before you even open your mouth, people have subconsciously identified things about you. Rightly or wrongly, according to the workshop teacher, people have made their minds up. I have vivid memories of completing one of the workshop assignments among the passengers at Burbank Airport. My class partner would hand a sheet of paper containing about 100 adjectives to people in the departure lounge, give them about a minute to look at me silently standing to one side and then instructed them to check off as many words as they felt described who I am. The crazy thing is that over and over strangers were checking off the same things about me and they were pretty accurate!
Now I'm not suggesting you do this exercise in your local airport (although it might be a fun, interesting day out!). But why not ask your friends, colleagues and family to anonymously describe you in a word--or five words--or ten words. Alternatively, I have created a list with words to choose from which includes anything from character descriptions like: humble, proud, welcoming, genuine, shy; to abilities like: works well with their hands, able communicator, problem solver. Again and again I have no doubt that you will find yourself being affirmed for the same traits and abilities and possibly find a few things you may want to work on!
Ready to add another piece to the puzzle on your Life Purpose Discovery? Get in touch here to request your free Impressions Inventory to use with friends, colleagues and family (and strangers!?). And let me know if I can help you discern how the results fit into your unique life purpose.
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