Posted by Jen Star on July 12, 2005, at 19:14:07
In reply to Re: Always having to deal with people much above me!!, posted by pinkeye on July 12, 2005, at 18:44:50
hi Pinkeye,
you're a GREAT person, regardless of the degree you have or don't have. You're smart, caring, and interesting.Owning a business, being a CEO or having relatives that are famous don't make someone wonderful. (Rich, maybe, but not necessarily wonderful!)
It sounds to me that you are VERY successful in life. You're smart & educated, you're doing well at a top notch company, and you make a good friend. It's possible that you spend so much time in rarified company that you forget that your business probably represents the top 1% of people in the country. If you think about the "regular" folks who work at McDonalds, wait for buses every day, live in the inner city, etc -- you might see how well you are doing and how far you have come. I think it's dangerous to compare yourself only to those immediately around you!
Your best friend sounds like she has successuful relatives. But what does SHE do? If she mostly tell you stories about her relatives, that's cool, but it doesn't reflect HER status and what SHE has accomplished.
She is not the sum of her family, just as you are not the sum of your family. You represent yourself. You mentioned that you like to watch movies in several languages, read, do lots of hobbies. To me it sounds like you are well-rounded & interesting! Can you try to talk with your friend about regular stuff and NOT about families & relatives & stuff? IF she talks about them all the time, is it possible that she feels insecure too and talks about them a lot to pump herself up? (I apologize if this is out of line -- I'm just fishing here!)
I think you're a great person. Please don't be insecure about yourself!
JenStar
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