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What kind of person are you?

Guest post by: Jonathan Payne

Article Overview: Coaching Lesson from American Idol

What kind of person are you?

I’ve been watching American Idol. For some reason I feel the need to justify that – but I won’t.

A critique the judges often make of the contestants is that they “don’t know what kind of artist they want to be.” By which they mean they haven’t developed their own style, their unique brand and a confidence in knowing what it is that makes them an artist different from other performers.

It’s an interesting observation and one that could be true of many people when it comes to life. They don’t know what kind of person they want to be.

There is a lot to be said for distinctiveness in living. Confidence, comfort and maturity come when we know who we are, what our special brand is, how we want to be known and remembered. Once we have that in place we can stand our ground, stick with our values and hold firm to our vision without having to make excuses for our position.

Now, who will be voted off next …

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