Question of the day 09/09/15

Good morning TCS! :sun:


Question of today:



39. What are some of your talents? How he realized that he had? What has been done to develop and improve them?

Have a nice Wednesday!



Note: please, don´t be shame, if you have a lot of talents, please, make a list and share with us! ( FOR EXAMPLE: maybe you´re a person who can play a lot of músical instruments, put them all! )

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Ballet dancer!  Incredibly long and hard thing to master, both artistically and physically (But I adore it) Hopefully I look pretty darn good   I have strengths and weaknesses. I am my own worst critic, like so many others. And still continuously taking classes and crosstraining to improve and upkeep what I already have.



Also have a horse and do dressage. And while I think I was relatively good, and the coaches thought I was (Doubt truly talented or gifted, plus it has been a few of years since) I played soccer for some time.


 

Ummm...I am a reasonably good baker, and can make a mean cocktail. I feel like I have a really good rapport with animals, especially horses, dogs and cats.

And I am excellent at target shooting! Thanks to teachings from my father who was an officer in the Finnish Military. If I were ever to enter the military, I would strive to become a sniper. That doesn't sound too dark or anything, right? 

 

I took piano lessons for almost 14 years, even for a couple of years after I got married.

I am a reasonably good cook and baker. 

I am an avid reader and I can read a book in a hour and still be able to comprehend the subject matter. Rick has watched me read; he says my eyes don't go back and forth across the page when I read; they go down. Just down. I don't know why and I don't know how. But that's how I read.

i'd say that my best talent lies in my ability to 'think outside the box'. i firmly believe that there's always a way to get what you want to do done. it just takes finding the way that works for you. and sometimes it takes time, and patience, to achieve your goal.

i also consider my stubbornness a talent. i've learned to use it to my advantage in getting things accomplished.

i used to be a perfectionist, which did not always work out well for me. these days i strive for progress, not perfection. but my talent lies in how meticulous i am. i make sure that everything does get done, prioritize the most important things so that they're done first, and that things get done well and properly.

i'd also say that my skills at organizing is one of my talents.

Music first:- I went to music college, majoring in recorders and baroque flute ( I actually gained my ATCL in recorders by the time I was 18/19). I also play treble and bass viol, piano, a bit of modern flute, crumhorns, shawm...think that's all of them

I make jewellery - stringing, beading and basic stone setting.

I'm a decent cook - especially baking.

I'm pretty good at cleaning...though it's far from my favourite thing to do :lol3:

I'm absolutely a perfectionist...though that tends to work against me, rather than for me.

I ride horses, and broke and trained my little exmoor myself. I've retrained ex racers and abuse cases too.

I'm not too bad at dog training either....did a lot of the preparatory work for heel work to music with my lab. I just hated the actual 'dancing' bit! She can do all the moves, though.

I'm very good at spending money.