It’s who I am
By Wade KwonAfter a heart-to-heart conversation with a colleague this afternoon, I realized some things about myself.
Things worth sharing.
- I’ve grown much more comfortable in my own skin during the past few years. Much more so over the last 12 months.
- But I still have my doubts and insecurities.
- I’m a straight shooter, sometimes to the chagrin of others.
- I am deadpan.
- I like telling you what to do more than you telling me what to do.
- I exude confidence, though it can appear to others as cockiness or arrogance. This is not the case.
- I open up after a while. It’s usually worth it.
- I have made peace with my nerdiness.
- I speak the language of machines.
- I appear to be paradoxical in words and actions. This can seem like hypocrisy (which I abhor), yet usually makes perfect sense to me.
- I value my privacy, believe it or not.
- I am an exceptional liar. But I rarely use this skill.
- I can sense your particular weakness, but usually let it be.
- I’m OK with being the odd man out. This is not an easy path, but the right one for me.
- I have chronic copy editor’s syndrome. I can spot typos in seconds, sometimes faster.
- I am not what people expect. I still don’t know why that is.
- I have an accent, but not a Korean one.
- I love the South.
- I can be very, very cold.
- I’m good under pressure. I’m also good not under pressure.
- I procrastinate. A lot.
- I’m becoming a pretty good storyteller. But not always on demand, kinda like trying to tell a joke on command.
- I have lots of opinions.
- I don’t usually care about what others think of me. Except when I do.
- I use humor as both a defense mechanism (less so these days) and a way to bond.
- I make lists.
- I’m organized.
- I’m a tinkerer, often with me.
- I’m not exceptionally chatty, except with people I know.
- I am working hard on incorporating your name into conversation.
- I can be diplomatic.
- I can deflect your question.
- I like helping others. And I like teaching others.
- I still like learning, either from others or on my own.
- I don’t read enough.
- I don’t exercise enough, but I do try to take care of myself.
- I have particular rants about various practices, celebrities, restaurants and odds and ends.
- I drink if at all possible, but not that much.
- I like recognition.
- I have more of these insights, but I’m going to bed.
- (I’m thankful for your indulgence.)
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