The Author

Russell Lee

Here are my qualifications for writing this blog:

What I am not:

• I am not handsome
• I am not athletic
• I am not coordinated
• I am not smart
• I am not charming
• I am not funny
• I am not clever
• I am not talented
• I am not assertive
• I am not confident
• I am not perceptive (can’t see things the way they really are)
• I am not insightful
• I am not motivated
• I am not persistent
• I am not strategic
• I am not driven
• I am not decisive
• I am not spontaneous
• I am not successful
• I am not romantic
• I am not fast (at doing anything)
• I am not good at saying the right thing
• I am not good in groups
• I am not good with kids
• I am not good at remembering things
• I am not good at accepting other people’s success
• I am not good at separating setbacks from personal failures.
• I am not good with conflict (I hate conflict and will do anything to avoid it)
• I am not good with focusing on the positive (see problems, not opportunities)
• I am not good at understanding or sharing my feelings
• I am not good at sticking to a direction (I bounce around or give up easily)
• I am not good at accepting where I am in life and the decisions I have made.
• I am not satisfied with who I am
• I am not happy

I’ll add to this list as I come across any more shortcomings. Oh yeah, that reminds me, I’m short too.

 

So now you may ask: Do I have a list of what I’m good at?  Do I only focus on the negative and don’t even look for the positive? Well, yes, I do only focus on the negative. I even have that in my list above.

But just to be fair, I did create a list of what I am good at. Here it is:

What I am:

• I am good at making lists

 

I may add to this as well but I doubt it.