It's all about me

Everyone keeps talking about a niche we should be carving for ourselves, a brand we should be building, but I don’t even know where to begin. I feel like after 27 years I should have a better understanding of myself, I should know where my strengths and weaknesses lie and what my niche is.

Oh the frustration, OK let me give this some thought:

So what am I good at?

Well I can ride a horse and im not to shoddy on a bicycle.

I am good at moaning, I think that’s the Brit in me.

I am good at gossiping XOXO.

I am great at asking questions, talking too much and saying things as they are. After all a spade is a spade, let’s not skirt around the issue.

What do I like?

I like reading books. I even go to a book club! But book club is mostly about catching up on gossip, the books don’t get much of a look in.

I love music, but I don’t listen to enough of it, as I discovered the other day.

I love animals and I am constantly trying to pick them up from the side of the road and bring them home, to our already overcrowded feline extravaganza of an abode.

I like fashion and I try to follow trends.

I love cooking, having friends over for dinner and throwing parties.

and I loved my beetle.

What am I not so good at?

I am not very good at holding my tongue.

I can’t drink as much alcohol as I used to, as I get a raging hangover that results in me being in bed for the whole of the next day.

I find it hard when people boss me around, I think that’s because I am quite bossy myself.

What don’t I like?

I don’t like bananas and squishy food.

I don’t like people who faff.

I don’t like burglars or criminals.

And one thing I really don’t like is that as I get older, I feel like bits of who I am are falling away. Sometimes I wish I was more like the person I used to be, more positive and vibrant with a bit of a sparkle.

I think it might be called growing up, because as these old parts fall away, new parts blossom, it just takes a while to understand and appreciate these new characteristics and I sometimes have trouble keeping the cynic at bay.

However as my understanding of myself and how I change and adapt to my surrounding develops, my niche will become evident and my brand will flourish with a bit of sparkle.

Well that’s what I am hoping for.

OK that’s a bit longer than I thought it was going to be.