What is the thing you are really good at?

Here’s mine:

1. Creative Writing.

2. Art (in particular, painting – I’m not so good at drawing)

3. I am really good at map-reading and navigating (as long as I have a map). Often when we’re stuck in traffic on a motorway, my partner will toss me an atlas and say “I’m coming off the motorway at the next exit – get us home”. I entered an orienteering contest once – first and only time ever – and won it by almost half an hour.

Making and keeping friends.

Entertaining

Writing and editing

Teaching

Punning

Painting

Setting a course and seeing it through.
Also known as ‘Getting my way’.
I can only talk about something for so long, and then I have to set a course, and do. Once I set a course, few people or things can stand in my way.

Innovation. I can re-purpose almost anything, and I can usually come up with at least three possible solutions to almost any problem.

Parenting, my kids are testament to this.
Having a laugh, being positive.
Sports, good at most, always have been, especially football/golf/tennis/snooker/pool.

Teaching
– I can make it fun, most of the time.

Training dogs
– probably for the same reason.

Writing
– I think.

Keeping a poker face
– I try not to use this talent for evil.

Being loyal
– Too much so, on occasion.

Memorizing
– because I like it.

Organizing thoughts and visuals
I am really good at the editing stage of a project—for essays, writing, publishing, graphics/layout, theater or performing arts. I can find the places in a project that put an unnecessary cognitive demand on the viewer/reader. It’s like I have a very, very critical eye that can catch issues without being judgmental about it.

Coaching
I have 3 interstate cheer championships, 2 state pageant winners, 1 national pageant winner, 7 former theater students in professional jobs including one on a ABC Family show and another working at the Royal Theater Company in London, 4 state champion swimmers—these people I coached. I always wanted to be the winner, but never was, but somehow can coach others to do well.

Managing a classroom
In 10 years of teaching, I only had one major classroom management problem with one student. I’ve never had to involve the administration and am able to create a positive, friendly environment that still has an expected work-ethic.

Teaching
I never feel I’m a good enough teacher, but my students have told me different.

After writing this… somehow I think all 4 of these work together…

Trivia
Writing
Humor/comedy/improv.
Bird/Animal knowledge/care
Gardening knowledge/care
Making soups and sauces
Talking! lol

Playing piano
Being a great listener
Writing

Avoiding telling people I’m no good at anything.

COoking, marriage, being a good daughter & most important, being a responsible adult. I never give up.

I’m also a good leader/trainer, although I never seek the position out unless it is to replace someone incompetent.

I once led a team at work that generated a $50,000 improvement to a production line (I was a line worker, but not on that line). We drew up blueprints for a cart that could hold 5 400 pound, 3 foot rolls of film, found and ordered 2 cranes to hoist the film, and redesigned 2 platforms into one. The thing I was most proud of? Not one single thing had to be changed or modified when the project executed and completed. We had dotted every i, crossed every t. It was a huge, HUGE safety improvement.

Making friends (keeping is another thing)
Writing
Languages
Researching
History
Adapting
Humor
Small talk (maybe)

avoiding work.

I can make the best soap in the world.

Repairing hems
Cleaning the corners
Finding ground score
Setting up lawn parties
Finding neat stuff in clouds
Making fun oatmeal
losing at poker

@Here2_4 A lawn party sounds just lovely right about now.

@Here2_4 Fun oatmeal?! :)

A drop of cherry flavoring, with two drops of blue food coloring.
Raisins on top to form a face,
Mini marshmallows, or some other surprise hiding in the bottom.
Things like that, or serve in ice cream cones.

^ Ah. That does sound fun! :]

Annoying people. :D

I care deeply about the truth and have little patience for those that distort it.

If you want a straight answer – particularly if it’s not a palatable one – ask me.

Ignoring screaming toddlers who don’t want to take a nap.

I think I’m alright at drawing and writing. I’m also somewhat good at medicine, history and anthropology. A little good!

Welcome, @Misspegasister28. That’s a good little to have. :-)