Five(ish) Things

Kathy Sierra, of Creating Passionate Users, has tagged all of her readers with a Five Things about Me meme. Being a passionate reader of Kathy's blog, I feel obligated to respond:

0) What's your name and website URL? (optional, of course)

My name is Kathleen DeFilippo; my URL is http://antisyphus.typepad.com/.

1) What's the most fun work you've ever done, and why? (two sentences max)

Managing a temp agency during the late eighties and early nineties. It was fun because there's nothing like the kick I got out of helping people find work and improve their skills (it's also where I started honing my skills as a trainer).

2) A. Name one thing you did in the past that you no longer do but wish you did? (one sentence max)

Performing in musical theater productions.

B. Name one thing you've always wanted to do but keep putting it off? (one sentence max)

Learn karate.

3) A. What two things would you most like to learn or be better at, and why? (two sentences max)

I'd like to learn how to play the guitar, because I've been known to come up with terrific song parodies (and being able to perfom said parodies would probably be useful in speaking engagements). I'd also like to learn Irish Gaelic, because I'm of Irish descent, and I think that it'd be a blast to go to Ireland one day and be able to speak in the native language (yeah, I know they speak English there; humor me).

B. If you could take a class/workshop/apprentice from anyone in the world living or dead, who would it be and what would you hope to learn? (two more sentences, max)

I would love to take a vocal performance class from Ella Fitzgerald.

4) A. What three words might your best friends or family use to describe you?

Funny, persistent, creative

B. Now list two more words you wish described you...

Athletic, artistic

5) What are your top three passions? (can be current or past, work, hobbies, or causes-- three sentences max)

My first passion is being a good mother (raising my son to be independent, happy with himself, and brave enough to follow his true calling in life - whatever that may be). Another passion of mine is helping business leaders to really get that making their employees happy will lead to more success than any other initiative they can implement. Finally, I'm passionate about fun as a cornerstone of a good life (silliness is the original anti-aging potion, if you ask me).

6) (sue me) Write--and answer--one more question that YOU would ask someone (with answer in three sentences max)

Question: In what way has your life turned out differently than you'd planned?

My answer: In a way, my life turned out exactly as I planned it: I started off wanting to be a performer (theatrical actress, singer); although I'm not an actress or singer, I consider speaking and training to be every bit as much a performance art. And I have that child I'd always planned for. Life may not be precisely as I planned it, but I seem to have matched up pretty well to the big picture.

[Bonus: What is one question you wish people would ask themselves?]

What will I do today that will get me closer to the life I want?

If you've read this, consider yourself tagged. So get to writing, and send a link back here.

Comments

[manuel]

wow... i am an architect living in Mexico city, i always love being creative... and this article moves me a lot, thank you for opening new windows in my life...