So apparently it’s another slow day at VITA, the place I’m volunteering to help other people do their tax returns. I thought I’d be busy since it’s the last week but no, there’s barely anyone here to file their taxes. Right, now, I’m just waiting for the instructor to review my mom’s tax return which I believe it will take a while. My mom’s got what they call a “complex return” but mine’s done and I have to pay some $2,000 back in taxes. 😦 The downside of being self-employed.
Anyway, today’s prompt asks…
Are you good at what you do? What would you like to be better at?
I’ve been told by many that I have confidence. “I like your confidence.” Their words, not mine.
The truth is, I don’t feel like I have a lot of confidence, not in myself. Circumstances in life tend to create a lot of doubt and therefore it takes away my confidence.
What would I like to be better at?
I’d like to be better at a lot of things, listening, writing, understanding instructions, learning, and beautifying my appearance.
I have a hard time understanding and following instructions. Whenever I’m given some instructions, I’ll not want to be the first one to complete the task. I tend to be the follower instead of the leader because of my fear of not being able to follow simple instructions along with my tendency to doubt myself. So if I can be better at understanding exactly what the instruction is asking me to do, I might be a much better me, a smart me even.
The other thing I’d really like to be better at? Beautifying my appearance. I do not know how to do that, not consistently at least. My mom almost always say, “tidy yourself, don’t be so messy.” I know she’s talking about my appearance which I am very random when it come to it but not so random that I step outside in rags. All I am saying is that I like to dressed comfortably, not glamorous. If that’s a fault, then I can’t be fixed.
Oh don’t get me wrong though, I like to dress glamorously, just in a comfortable kind of way.
Okay, my shift’s over, have to head home, eat something, study, and try to take my exam this afternoon. Wish me luck.
Yinglan, from your blog posts, I feel your mom sucks a lot of your self-confidence and self-esteem from you. I think once you get out on your own you will be able to gain what is lacking. I say this, because I know that when I lived with my mom, she sucked my self-esteem from me. As far as your appearance goes, anyone who thinks they need to be “made up” to be pretty lacks self-esteem. I realize that we all feel “prettier” by outside influences such as make-up, what we wear, ect., but, that’s not what makes us “pretty.”
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I kind of figured that part out and all these years, I’ve been trying to work around it. You know, keep pushing up even though I’m under a rock kind of thing which it’s very difficult. So yes, you’re right, the sooner I go out into the world on my own, the better I’d be.
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I don’t think our mothers mean to do it. I think they just expect too much from us most of the time.
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You’re absolutely right. They expect too much.
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Wish me luck!
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Sorry! I was replying to your comment wish me luck – good luck!
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Thanks.
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