Are you certain of what you are NOT?

Sometimes it’s easier to know what we aren’t than what we are.

“I am NOT… a good model.”

Earlier today I was looking through my vast store of filed WORD documents for something I wrote three years ago. No luck on that score, but I came across a list of what I was NOT. Curious.

I was obviously responding to an inquiry of sorts (I do NOT remember who inquired or why) and compiled a small list of what I was NOT. After reading it again I paused to consider whether any of my NOTs have changed in the past few years.

They have NOT.

The original document from ‘back when’:

Your inquiry was sent to me; let me know if I can help.

I have been a figure skater, desk jockey, corporate manager, business consultant, professional speaker, political candidate, well-known locally, a manure-mucker, horse trainer, equine judge, appraiser and consultant – among other things.

I am within your target age range – barely.

After working for a paycheck for over forty years I am…

• NOT a clothes horse – gave that one up
• NOT the center of the universe – and relieved to know it
• NOT a hermit – all that is important is somehow tied to relationships
• NOT forever young – and that’s okay
• NOT a detail person (but I wasn’t a bad accountant…) – I am way better with concepts
• NOT a performer – chased that one in many ways, but it’s just not me
• NOT competitive in a personal sense – I tried, it’s just not there…
• NOT a designer (oh, but I had hoped)  – I have some critical talent, to be used sparingly
• NOT famous – and that’s a good thing
• NOT good at multi-tasking anymore – that’s okay, too

Finally, I am never alone. For that I am grateful.

Best wishes, Lynn

Making a declarative statement about what we are can be difficult. So, have you considered what you absolutely are NOT?

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