never stop growing as a person

I had a progress diary for the last 4 or 5 months and wrote an entry nearly everyday. I had a list and chose at least two tasks for every section: Mind, Body, Socializing, Housework and Other stuff… everyday.
It worked really well. I am doing most things automatically now and it is nice to look back and feel like I have done something that week. A great recipe against procrastination.

I always thought being the best at something I am passionate about would be my ultimate goal in life. My father raised me to never do something half arsed or start something without finishing it.

For educational and “personal growth” reasons my parents bestowed ballet and piano lessons on me. We always travelled lots and bad grades at school were unacceptable, whining because I didn’t want to move again was unacceptable.
Strangely enough I can’t say that I ever held their strictness and their obsession for perfection against them.

Now, I’m only an average student, lazy and don’t pursue any extra activities outside of uni. Pretty slack really, but I do feel confident and thanks to my parents “set up”. I feel like, although I am not as dedicated to whatever I do, as I used to be – there is always an option to get back on your feet, no matter how bad things are.

Downsides of being raised like that (and then growing up to be a happy couchpotato) are feeling ignorant and guilty for not living life at the fullest.

I came to realize (while learning languages), that it was never really important to me to be perfect in any particular language. The real motivation for me was to be able to socialize with people from different backgrounds.

My main interests are

breakdancing
piano/ song writing
drawing
dif. languages &
martial arts

All those things usually give me the chance to either interact with people I found interesting in the first place or make me feel healthier and often happier.

Talent evidently doesn’t mean that you have to enjoy whatever you are good at or love it – and it does not mean you HAVE to pursue whatever you are already good at. If you don’t like it – leave it (unless it makes you a ridiculous amount of money :) )

I want to put more effort in improving as many areas I am truely interested in, rather than the areas everybody else expects me to exceed, without the pressure or the need of being perfect.