I am not a male model

July 20. 2005 11:52 7 comments Category:

I'm not a graphic designer. I'm not an Olympic swimmer. I'm not an artist. I'm not a scratch golfer. I'm not the perfect husband. I don't have my own company.

But I could. Instead, I've focused my life on being "well rounded", which means I'm good at everything, great at nothing. I can beat 98% of everyone at ping-pong, trivial pursuit, racquetball and backgammon. My Mensa score says I'm in the top 98% of intelligence. I've got 2 MCSE's, and I'm not even in that profession. I know carpentry, Photoshop, cross-stitching and how to cook. I can dunk.

And yet there's still 2% of people out there that are more successful than me because they've spent their life perfecting that one thing that they're good at. When thinking of someone, we usually think of a specific trait, accomplishment, or failure. A living legacy, of sorts, and I have no clue what that one specific "thing" is for me. I see the potential in something new and throw myself at it. And I'm perpetually exhausted trying to find it.

The cause of this rambling post? I decided to abandon my ASP and VB.NET experience for C# on ASP.NET 2.0. Just when I was getting good. How typical...

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10/6/2007 7:18:39 AM

I would rather have a friend that was good at everything than great at one thing. This sort of person is simply far more friendly and easy to get along with because of their diversity in experiences.

david

I tend to think that way too. Being well-rounded in what you know enables you to be more flexible. That's why I tend to laugh at basketball players...they spend day and night playing that game and perfecting their skills, but no other skills are worked on.

george

Jesus H. Christ, I just OD'd on good-looking. I checked out your Flick photos, and there's not one unattractive person or puppy in the bunch. You guys look like a Kahlua commercial. I gotta hang with you guys.

karla

It takes more dedication and hard work to be well rounded than it does to be extraordinary at one thing. People that tend to focus on one thing generally let other parts of their life slip away which can easily lead to depression, failed marriages or worse.

That being said, being well rounded doesn't mean you can't succeed at anything you set your mind to.

Jake Tracey

Since this is my last semester in law school and I have never got an "A" I will study for only one of my four classes this semester to see if I can get an "A" in it.

Thomas

I don't think you can be "the best" at being "almost the best". What am I, allmychildren.about.com/.../aa052199.htm" REL="nofollow">Susan Lucci? (she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy 18 times, and finally won it on her 19th)

Bryan Peters

But you're #1 at being good at a lot of things, great at none. Ironic, no?

Fefa

UrbanDude

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