Tag: dailyprompt

Cooking fail

September 19th, 2023

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.

I was maybe 11 or 12, and was given the task of making dinner for the family one night. Hamburger Helper. Easy enough, right? Well, I got distracted, didn’t “stir occasionally” and the stuff congealed and burnt into a solid mass on the bottom. It looked fine on top but my mom spent forever getting the burnt meat and pasta out of that pan, after having to make something else for dinner. I felt horrible. I got one hell of a lecture about paying attention to what I’m doing and it was weeks before I was allowed to cook again. I am still slightly paranoid about burning stuff in a skillet. 😝
Leader?

September 15th, 2023

Do you see yourself as a leader?

Talk about a loaded question!

Without diving into definitions and rhetorical questions about the topic, I can say yes. And no. Allow me to explain.

I potentially impact others through the example of my actions, the quality of my actions, my work ethic, and my integrity. But these are the types of things that don’t change with respect to the title I have. I will work and act the same way whether I’m a stock person at a mom and pop store or a CEO of a billion dollar corporation. And the same applies to things I do for family, friends, community, or even strangers. I only hope that these things inspire others to do the same in their own lives. So, in that regard, yes, I consider myself a leader.

Do I run a company? An organization? A military unit? A department? A country? A movement calling for revolution? A cult? No. I do not motivate or inspire people to do things that I, or some kind of collective mission, need them to do. So, in that regard, I do not consider myself a leader.

The potential capacity for leadership is another question for a different day.😉
Favorite word prompt

September 14th, 2023

What’s your favorite word?

Duodenum is my favorite word. It’s fun to say!

Tag: dailyprompt

Cooking fail

Leader?

Favorite word prompt