Today was Day 12 and the goal was to list my dreams and passions. I'm still trying to figuring these out and here are some I came up with today.
Playing music for an audience
Preforming
Being home
Being loved
Learning another language
Translation
I have translated and learned languages my whole life. I was 5 when my neighbor went to France and wrote me "I'm starting to think my thoughts in French". I was very struck with the idea that someone else had thoughts not in English and I would try to imagine myself talking it, or how it sounded. I really did try to learn a language I didn't know any words in. There are home videos of me talking make up words and singing made up piano songs like I was from China or some place foreign. Then my sister started talking and she had a speech impediment when she was young and I translated for her. We would communicate and I would translate for her. Then I actually started learning languages. I have had several programs as well as grade school, middle school, high school, and college language learning. That was also primarily how I got through school, I would say to myself that if the professor was presenting material I disagreed with (since I wasn't allowed to disagree), I would just find a way to say back to the professor in other words, what he was saying all the time. This really is just so totally me as to not to be divided by anything else.
I like traveling.
I love being around positive people. I thrive when I am around positive people in a positive environment. I am mostly a follower in this regard.
I like it when other people help me know what to do with my time. Structure, routine, and schedule in general are good guidelines for me. I have a hard time knowing what to do when I have unscheduled time or how to break that time up into what needs to be done.
I love learning. That's another area I have loved my whole life.
Teaching
Leading
I love reading. When I was younger I read so many books. I still read so much.
Family
I have often felt learning languages was impractical as a career because there has to be some purpose in learning the languages for it to be a career. That's where I need to understand what the purpose is. I think I understand my unique offering is (learning languages and translation) like when I translate to people what they are really meaning to say, and I need to find the purpose that I really believe in and stand behind. I'm really afraid of some areas in language learning because of the constant negatives that I would be surrounded by. What I am seeking is a positive purpose for the unique offering I have. I'm not saying that I won't ever have a bad day, or that other people won't either, what I mean is that the subject material I am constantly dealing in is positive in nature and if there are negatives they can be talked about (unlike in for example a court translation setting where that is not permitted). That's where I am right now. I think one of the biggest factors for me work wise is a positive environment where making mistakes is allowed and perfection is not the measuring stick while not "sanctioning incompetence". The culture of the company is the biggest factor for me work wise.
Good work, Sophia. I really love that you're blogging your way through this. If I had done that, I'll bet I would have come away with even more clarity!
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Sophia, what an awesome way to develop and grow your potentials through 48days. I love how you're getting this journey down on a blog. Writing it out like that invites clarity, and it sounds like you're already identifying your greatest unique offerings. Love this, and very excited for you...
ReplyDeleteSophia I applaud you for making (and sticking to!) the commitment to read through the book and blog about it every day. That's a wonderful, intentional way to get even more value from it as you seek to fulfill God's call on your life.
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