I Know Who I Am

I went on an interview this past week and it was very interesting. I scored low on the behavioral test, even though I answered every question honestly. The other tests were computer based and could not score my knowledge of short cuts accurately in either application that I was tested on. In addition to that, the computer based tests kept freezing and wouldn't let me go forward to the next question. I work with the applications every day and I knew that I had the knowledge that they were trying to determine that I had.

When I completed the testing and was told that the scores were low, I heard myself making this comment, " It's a good thing I know who I am, I know what I can do, and I like myself." The interviewer smiled and said that is good! At first I thought, "Well you messed that up!" I just wanted to get out of there! But then I realized that what I was really feeling was something that rose up on the inside of me. I am never going to let a test tell me who I am or what I can do. My value is not determined by what someone else evaluates it to be. God gives me my worth and I can do anything because he says I can.

I realized that as long as I believe in me, it doesn't matter what other people think. So I left that interview a bit indignant, but a bit stronger too.

Always remember that if you allow someone else to decide who you are, you give away your right to be you. Don't give away your power!