I watched a TED talk yesterday with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love. She discusses people who pursue creative work. People question those who choose creativity and assume they are going to live a doomed existence. Contrary to those who pursue academic careers which are more respected. She had done some research and in … Continue reading Life’s work
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Advocate
We had a conversation at work about personality types based on standardized assessments. We did the 10 minute quiz online and I am an INFJ – or Advocate. Not that I think any standardized test can really give the full picture, but I was surprised at the results. It was surprisingly accurate without being too … Continue reading Advocate
Personality
I have often thought that people must think I have no personality. Growing up being extremely shy, I did want to work on and have growth in the area of being able to talk to people and be engaging (I always admired people that had the 'gift of gab'). I don’t show a lot of … Continue reading Personality