Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Wednesday, and time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you would like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2023 here, and if you would like to read other people’s responses to this week’s topic, you can do that here.
A Job I’d Be Good At
Over the years, I have often wondered what jobs I would be good at. The first job I ever had was as a ‘paper boy’ when I was about twelve years old, and even though I was good at delivering all 512 newspapers on our housing estate, I absolutely hated it.
Later, I began working for the Inland Revenue in the postroom, where I did general admin work. I was great at this and figured I would do that for the rest of my working life, though there was always the nagging need to write, nibbling away at my brain.
Writing is really all I can do with any degree of success. It’s my driving force and one of the great loves of my life, and now it is all I really want to do.
There was, however, a time many years ago that I considered training to become a counsellor. Having been in counselling for many years, I’ve picked up a few things, and I’m often told I’d be great at it.
After all, I have a few of the required skills already; I’m a great listener, I can talk the hind legs off a donkey (where did that saying come from?(!)), I’m empathic and understanding, and I believe all emotions are valid.
The trouble is, although I may be good at the job, I don’t think I’m a very good people person. I’m such an introvert that I’m surprised I haven’t turned myself inside out in my attempt to withdraw from the world.
I’m much happier here at my laptop or scribbling into my notebook, creating and releasing little pieces of soul into the universe where they’ll live forever.
Well, that’s enough from me for today, though I’m looking forward to reading what all of you have written.
Thank you, as ever, for spending time here with me today. It means the world.
Until next time,
George
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You should give counselling a try… Sounds like you have had several jobs which you were good at.
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I’m glad you have a job that suits you so nicely.
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Thanks, Lydia!
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I love hearing about various jobs. I do have to admit, I’ve never delivered papers.
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Lucky you, Judy. It’s so tiring. I’m glad I don’t need to do that any more.
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Keep doing what you’re doing what you like and makes you complete.
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Yeah, I had a number of odd jobs during my brilliantly misspent youth, and I can’t say I really miss any of them, even the ones I was reasonably good at. I’m glad you found something you enjoy!
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Thanks, Michael, me too. 🙂🙂
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Meh. I think too many introverts have been told they need counselling more than they do. I think something awesome happens when these introverts meet more confident, self-accepting introverts. I’ve begun to suspect that it’s the use of extrovert social behavior as a norm that we find so abrasive–that we have our own rules of etiquette, and when we agree to use those we can mingle quite happily all day. There’s a real need for Introvert Counselling, as for Feminist Counselling and Minority American Counselling, but those specialties may be commercially viable only in Elizabeth Barrette’s Terramagne (fantasy) series.
But even in tutoring…male Special Ed, Adult Ed, Remedial Ed., students don’t *say* they’re looking for father-figures but they almost always are, and when they find one who’s also an introvert it’s magic.
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