Pamela Stewart Pegged Me!

In my last post, I answered five questions posed by Pamela Stewart on her blog, Escape from Cubicle Nation.  Those questions were posted under the title of Five Easy Ways to Discover What You Are Meant to Do With Your Life. 

Pam found my answers and from those answers pegged me pretty closely in a follow up post. 

To recap, the questions and my answers are as follows.

What is your favorite move?  Mine is probably "To Kill a Mockingbird" for numerous reasons.  I love the story and I can connect to the south as portrayed there. 

What are your favorite channels on television?  I find myself watching the History Channel, Nick at Night, TNN, and PBS when I get to watch TV which is not often.  My favorite types of TV shows are intelligent (well-done documentaries or docu-dramas and movies for grown-ups - not teenagers), along with mindless nostalgia which is where Nick at Night comes in.  Give me a black and white episode of the Andy Griffith show any day.

What kind of art museums are you attracted to?  I love photography exhibits where the subjects are real people.  I do enjoy painting and sculpture but photography tells a story and that appeals to me.

What kind of music do you love?  Gosh, this is almost too hard to answer.  I guess my favorites are singer-songwriters and almost anything from the late sixties (save the real psychedelic stuff).

What kind of outdoor environment makes you the most happy?  Springtime in the south.   Trees.  Meadows.  Flowers.

Pam's comments are as follows:

Since I don't know Barbara personally, I can only guess at some things that are important to her in her work:

• Work that revolves around interesting and thought-provoking conversations (her interest in the History Channel and photography are clues here)
• Truthful and honest communication (movie choice is a clue here)
• Fun and levity when things get too heavy (Nick at Night - old shows bring her back to a simpler state)
• Focus on human interaction.  Technology is fine, but not so much it gets in the way. (This is my guess here, but it seems like she is very connected to real people and doesn't want to be too separated by cell phones, blackberries or email)
• Big-picture work like strategy or planning (that is what jumped out at me from her description of her ideal natural setting - I feel she is looking at a broad expanse, not a small detail of nature)

In short, Pam's gooood!  She's pretty much right on target. 

As Pam notes,

The purpose of answering the questions is to get you connected with your intuitive, essential self.  The self that laughs easily and enjoys learning.

Pam, thanks for the follow up and thanks for the post and your insights.  I felt like I got some free coaching and I appreciate it!  And follow the link to her post because it contains a cute picture of her son. 

Readers, take some time to answer the questions yourself and see what they tell you. 

Have a great day,

  Barbara Walters Price