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What Would Your Friends Say About You? ♥
in I Want... Inspiration!, I Want... Life!, I Want... Change!16 Dec 2009 | 10 Comments
Reflect upon this for a moment!
Would they describe you as the life of the party? Or a supreme introvert, with a heart of gold? Would they applaud your personal style, or admire your ability to flaunt your best assets? What would they list as your most positive attributes, and if they were asked to describe your least magnificent traits, what would they divulge? Are you slightly guilty of harbouring self-doubt, or are you a notorious heartbreaker? Do they secretly wish that you would follow your dream career, instead of lamenting over your current position? Do they yearn for you to make your own happiness a priority, instead of eternally trying to appease your family? What would they say? And more importantly - is there some merit in what they're saying? Would you like to change their perception of you?
Personally, a behaviour of my own that I'm certainly concentrating on amending is improving the communication in my relationships - I am shockingly hopeless when it comes to returning calls and text messages from my friends, and it makes me feel terrible! It's an unintentional habit, and something that I believe is the result of usually trying to accomplish several activities at the same time - typically, I'll be in the middle of something, and will hear my phone go off. I'll scramble to find it, and once I discover that I've received a text message/missed call, will think ''awww.. how cute! I'll call them back in a moment, once I've finished this project!'' Of course, a moment turns into minutes, which will sometimes turn into hours, and which will usually end in ''CORRINE! Are you still alive?!'' a day later. GULP. Without question, it's time to kick this habit to the kurb!
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What would your friends say about you? Is there a characteristic that you'd like to augment?
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(Image thanks to ko.ttur.)
Comments (10)
Corrine, I have the same problem; I'm never at the phone and always forget to call back! I also hate to pick up the phone if I don't have much time to talk, but I'm over that now. It used to be a major problem with my friends, but I started to concentrate on one at a time until I built up to actually talking to everyone. Thank you for always pointing out other ways to view the world and question (not in a negative way) how we as individuals fit within the grand scheme of things! It always keeps me reading and improving.
20 Dec 2009, M, www.whatstheuseofabook.com
This is really interesting... I have no idea! Probably that I need to try and work out what makes me happy and try and be a bit happier in general. I'm sad to say that I've been a bit of a misery guts this year and they're probably all wanting me to snap out of it, lol.
18 Dec 2009, Kylie
I've been asked this question in job interviews before.. Hehe. I know what my friends would say and it's definitely not the answer I give
"they would be more likely to say I work too hard"
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18 Dec 2009, Katie, http://musicamor.com/vinny/fuckhammer/blog/
I think my friends would say that although I'm loyal, caring and fun to be around, I am terrible at remembering to call them back, remembering birthdays/special events, and never know when to ask for help. They're very right, I just don't know how to fix it, you know? Sigh.
17 Dec 2009, Miss Peregrin, http://missperegrinssecrets.blogspot.com
Hmmm, I think I'd get "loyal, but scatterbrained." My friends know I love them, but I can be such a space cadet!
17 Dec 2009, Sally, http://www.alreadypretty.com/
I'm pretty bad at returning calls etc. too, it's definitely something I also intend to kick to the curb!
16 Dec 2009, Vixel, http://sparkleandglitter.co.uk
i'm not sure i want to answer this :p
but, i think that my friends would actually say that i'm a supreme introvert with a heart of gold who always (tries) to look her best & is true to herself.
they would probably also say that i'm very insecure & indecisive & kind of flaky. i'm also bad at keeping in touch with people :p i am trying to change those last things though.
16 Dec 2009, maraluce, http://maraleopard.wordpress.com
This is an interesting article.
I've been thinking about personal style and what different people think about me lately. I might have to edit my article and take this one into account before I post it.
I've actually thought about all of the questions that you posted above!
16 Dec 2009, Anisha, http://livelifedeeply.net
My friends think that I'm an annoying but overly cute small person.
I'm bad at keeping in touch but when I do keep in touch... I keep in touch.
Right now, my girls from high school and I are planning bi.monthly lunches just to frequent each other.
16 Dec 2009, Julie, http://juliettemaxwell.com
Oof I am think my different sets of friends would have different sets of complaints & joys. I am a little like you though, I do tend to disappear off the radar - except in a big way, I'll move house, change job, get a new number and my friends will be all 'what the hell? where WERE/ARE you?!' ... it's therapeutic doing a life overhaul every 6 months, I tell ya ;)
16 Dec 2009, Kate, http://www.treslola.com
