Recently, at my REAL job, we hired a new management team of Vice Presidents. Two out of the three gentleman were new to the company, and they held a series of company meetings to introduce themselves to the employees. What impressed me the most about these men is that in addition to telling us the typical things about themselves, they opened themselves up and showed their REAL sides…who they are OUTSIDE the office….they like to fish, watch baseball, listen to live country & bluegrass music, etc. It gave us all a more well-rounded picture of who they are as people, not just who they will be as our boss…and it instantly (at least for me) created something to bond about.
What about for you – when you are called to introduce yourself to a new group of people, what do you say? Do you stick to the statistic information, or do you throw in something funny or authentic to really indentify your true self? Isn't that scary…opening yourself up, the REAL you…to a group of strangers…but isn't it a great possibility too? If we never take the risk that the person sitting next to us might have something in common with us, we might never meet our next best friend.
So let me go first…
My name is Missy. I love sweet tea…like crazy love it, but never with lemon. I love country music and have since I've been young, but I love some rock music too. I am married to the love of my life, we've been together 18 years and I love him more every day. I have a beautiful daughter named Olivia who is a goofy little princess. I love to read books and could probably spend hours upon hours doing so. I'm a technology nerd. I love my Kindle and my iPhone and my computer. I like to write. I like to meet people. I want to be a life coach when I grow up. I really want to go to Hawaii. I love the mountains. I have fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis even though I'm only 35 years old and sometimes it's really hard to work and live through the pain…but I keep trying. I'm a Christian, but I enjoy reading about Buddhist principles because I enjoy the peaceful feeling they represent. I am very lucky to have some really great friends. My mom and dad have been a tremendous source of support and love. I went through a tough 2010, because I lost my best friend Keith to colon cancer. He was the same age as me, and his death was the most traumatic thing I have ever experienced…and I miss him so much.
So this is the real me…and there's so much more…now it's your turn…go.
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