Positioning Yourself (Oldham Post)

Recently, I have been learning about what it exactly means to "position yourself." I have learned that one of the best things to do, is to figure out who you are. You must figure out what you like to do, what you dislike, what you do well, what you don't do well, etc. Positioning one's self is essential to being successful in your chosen career, in relationships, and to be an overall happy person.

I never quite understood the importance of this concept until recently. I always wondered why some people could seem to sell themselves to absolutely anyone in an interview, while other's stood there frozen like a deer in headlights. After an experience with a former professor, I realized how blinded I had been in my thinking. People who succeed in interviews, and give off a good, positive image, are people that have "positioned themselves." Even if they are not comfortable with a certain thing, they are so comfortable within their own skin, that they can "fake" it, and no one will know. At first this seems really simple, but several times it can take a lot of thought and time to perfect it. In fact, I think we are always "positioning" ourselves. As we grow and learn, we change. Therefore, we must constantly be answering back to the question of who we are.