Random musings

I'm going to close my Johari window and move onto something else. Thanks for contributing Linda, Elizabeth, Veruka and Anne! Here are the results:

Arena (known to self and others) intelligent, introverted, knowledgeable, logical	Blind Spot (known only to others) calm, complex, dependable, dignified, friendly, happy, independent, loving, observant, patient, relaxed, warm
Façade (known only to self) clever, shy	Unknown (known to nobody) able, accepting, adaptable, bold, brave, caring, cheerful, confident, energetic, extroverted, giving, helpful, idealistic, ingenious, kind, mature, modest, nervous, organised, powerful, proud, quiet, reflective, religious, responsive, searching, self-assertive, self-conscious, sensible, sentimental, silly, spontaneous, sympathetic, tense, trustworthy, wise, witty

Dominant Traits

75% of people agree that RickTompkins is intelligent
75% of people think that RickTompkins is warm

All Percentages

able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (25%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (25%) confident (0%) dependable (25%) dignified (25%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (25%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (50%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (75%) introverted (25%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (25%) loving (25%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (25%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (25%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (75%) wise (0%) witty (0%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 14.1.2015, using data from 4 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view RickTompkins's full data.

The words in the left column are the words that I picked to describe myself and the words in the top row are the words used by the others to describe me. The idea is share yourself with others and to learn how others view you.

The Arena pane shows agreement between your self image and your public image. The Blind  Spot are those characteristics that others see in you that you may not see in yourself…and yes, there were a few that surprised me. The Facade pane shows those characteristics that you hide from others. And the Unknown pane is simply the words that weren't chosen by anybody.

So, now my Facade is open to the public and I'm now aware of my Blind Spot and I can use this knowledge to grow as a person.

The reason I didn't do this yesterday is because I was taking a class to help me overcome my shyness. It's called "Acting With Confidence" created by my friend Bonnie Lafer. I've only had one session so far (number 2 will be tomorrow), but I highly recommend it! Check out her website at http://www.actingwithconfidence.com.

Tomorrow's blog post will only be the interesting days because I'll be busy in my class. Until then, here are today's

Interesting days

Today - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hot-pastrami-sandwich-day/ And I'm starving! And it's also https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/organize-your-home-day/

Tomorrow - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/strawberry-ice-cream-day/ Sounds like a trip to Baskin Robbins may be in order. Where's your favorite place to get ice cream?

Next Wednesday - https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hugging-day/ Need I say more? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/squirrel-appreciation-day/ Cute, but probably not a good idea to hug one. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/granola-bar-day/ That sounds pretty tasty!

February 14 - Yes, it's only a month until Valentine's Day! And SendOutCards has some cool cards and gifts. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-book-giving-day/ You can give your loved one a book. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ferris-wheel-day/ Or you can get the ride operator to pause the ride when you're at the top and propose to your special person. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/cream-filled-chocolates-day/ Or to show him or her how much you really care, you can share your Oreos!