[rawrr]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

I love that, that is like the male version of me (almost).

Originally Posted by vegetables

I have a knack for writing but I never considered a career in it. I felt like I was only good at writing because I had to compensate for something I was lacking... anywhoo I've always enjoyed my comp sci classes and excelled in my programming classes. as for all my other classes... lets just say i zone in and focus on things i enjoy and neglect everything thing else .. it has its ups and downs

mashAllah. whatever floats you boat, or ship, or whatever...

Originally Posted by IbnMardhiyah

Who cares? Keep trying again. Otherwise with that kind of attitude you're going nowhere fast.

Life is like, maybe 10% about the hand you've been dealt. The rest 90% is about how you react and deal with that 10%. Everyone in this world has it that way, everyone.



So keep doing it until you get better at it.

I'm pretty good at reading and writing but I wasn't born with it. I'm pretty good at various types of artistic expression, but I wasn't born with these talents. Ever since I was a kid I had to work at them to develop them further and further.

Case in point - for most of my life up until the age of 20 I was very introverted and quiet, I kept to my own circle of friends and would never know how to break the ice at any party. When I was in college and university, one of my co-op jobs was selling newspapers for the Globe & Mail from a call-center.

I couldn't sell for beans.

I took the job because time was running out - there was a deadline for the co-op students to get a job for the semester. I sat in that cubicle and just kept working at it, learning from others, trying new methods, silently kinda hating it but just doing what I had to do for a paycheck. At the same time I remembered what Prophet Muhammad said "When you do anything, do it with ihsaan (excellence)..." - so I just kept at it, kept working my way up and getting better at what I do.

And now I'm really good at it, very comfortable at it. President's Club, trips, major prizes, big bonuses, yada yada yada.

Amazing.

I'm annoyed though because everytime I try to achieve something, I fall back down. For example I never really thought about trying to be ace at something until I was 15/16, and back then I tried to do all those things I would love to be good at like write/practice art etc.. I come from a very artistic family, and I seem to be the only one that doesn't have it in me. I'm also a pessimist, and I grew up around people telling me that I'm not good enough all the time. The worst part is I haven't been able to prove them wrong yet.

Put short, I've just sort of given up on trying to be good at something. I never did try to be something I'm not anyway.

Originally Posted by Deel

writing

I like writers

Originally Posted by Salika

I wish I were one of the cool kids

You are cool. You have like 6 bajillion posts more than me.

Originally Posted by MossadConspiracy

if you want to get better at doing stuff then just practice. i dont know where being cool fits into the equation

I didn't mean cool as in sunglasses
Talent (or skill) = cool.