Comments on: Who Do You Think You Are?

By: elaine

elaine — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:32:29 +0000

Hi Christine,
I just found your blog and am reading random posts. I went to Fairfax High too, and had the same kind of days. (LOL)

By: Joan A Hamilton

Joan A Hamilton — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:33:19 +0000

Hi Christine,
I’m so glad I found your blog, and isn’t it amazing how many people start off their comments to you that way! Means you are saying stuff people need to hear. I really appreciate your directness and your ability to articulate the essentials of a ‘problem’ and come up with a realistic plan of action to work on solving that problem. It’s easy to see how correcting one thing will lead to improvement in all other areas. A little personal empowerment can go a long way. Your powerful messages are really hitting home with people for a reason. I am heartened by the number of creative individuals who are not listening to that “who do you think you are” voice, and just letting themselves shine and sharing it. Thank you for sharing so much of your yourself in this blog.

By: Tracey Martin Logan

Tracey Martin Logan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:46:44 +0000

In the back of my sketch book I carry a quote and whenever I hear that voice saying to me “who do you think you are?” I pull it out and read it, even though I have memorized by now.
I pass it on whenever I can………..
“Our worst fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves ‘who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God: your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone, and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Nelson Mandela, 1994 Inaugural Speech

By: Steve Nguyen - BeyondBehaviors.Com

Steve Nguyen - BeyondBehaviors.Com — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:55:51 +0000

Christine: Beautifully and thoughtfully written. I am so glad I came upon your blog. As I was reading “Who Do You Think You Are?” I am reminded of jealousy and envy when I started my last job. When I stepped outside my “role” of monitoring students’ behaviors and started training teachers and school staff on Classroom Management and Crisis Intervention, that’s exactly what some of my coworkers asked me. It was so fightening at first because that voice within is so strong and it keeps reminding you that you might and can fail. But after ignoring it and telling myself that if I do fail…so what, I gathered up courage to collaborate with a few people to tackle a project that no one else had ever done.

After 3.5 years in my job, I trained over 800 teachers and school staff and before I left I was fortunate enough to gain the support of a local congresswoman to provide the most comprehensive school crisis response presentation ever to the community.

“You’re not meant to stay small…You’re meant to get bigger, push the envelope here and there, fall down, get up and cry, and then laugh about it later.” -Thank You.

By: aggie

aggie — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 03:56:30 +0000

I know this is an older blog, but I had to comment. I came across your site only last night and I can not begin to tell you how much I needed to hear pretty much everything I have read so far!!! I am the Queen of “Who do you think you are”! Although, I know I get it from my mother the Queen of “You have no business”! I am an artist (painter) and have struggled with the fear of putting myself out there for as long as I can remember. I am so done with putting these limitations on myself! Now, I only have to answer the question and I am on my way!!

By: Amy's Girl

Amy's Girl — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:57:46 +0000

OMG! I thought those girls were only after me! Then I realized I am sometimes THAT GIRL. I have a friend I resent because she and her partner are doing better financially than we are and it makes me not want to spend time with them. I think I’ll invite them over for supper….

By: Christine Kane

Christine Kane — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:49:29 +0000

hi mary c-d, this is a perfect example of what i wrote about! i totally understand. and i’m glad this blog helped you in some small way!

By: Mary C-D

Mary C-D — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:45:10 +0000

I just finished a large writing job, one for which I will not get paid what I should because I have a hard time (even after 30 years as a successful, professional writer) asking for the proper and fair level of compensation. I hear a little bit of a “no” from a client, and that “Who do you think you are?” comes through so loud and clear, sometimes I’m surprised others in the room don’t hear it as well. Fact is, by the way I talk and carry myself, they probably do hear it on some level. Reading your blog was my treat (OK, I cheated a few times today and peeked at a few emails) to stay on task and get the work done. So how perfect to read this post and let it sink in, along with a nice cup of tea, and try tocome up with a way to change the situation.
So, thank you for your insights, for sharing them, and for giving me (in the neciest possible way) a good kick in the ass to begin to make some changes in how I do business.

By: Caren

Caren — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:09:47 +0000

Why, Christine! I don’t remember seeing this post before! The link caught my eye at the bottom of your latest. ‘Cause guess what? Guess what I’ve been hearing when I think about having a nice kitchen with appliances that work, and a house that isn’t broken everywhere? “Well – who do YOU think YOU ARE?! ” And I knew I wanted to sit and answer that, and haven’t made time to do that. I think I don’t want to look too closely… ’cause who *do* I think I am? There must be a part of me that thinks I AM small, and don’t deserve, and am wrong to ask. It’s scary to think of uncovering that. But that was my intent for the retreat, right? Clear the blockages. Clear the path. And that belief in smallness and undeserved-ness has been sitting, huge, blocking the path forever. Up ’til now. Thanks for your words!

By: christine

christine — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 14:39:17 +0000

Hi Tammy! Thanks for the note! Stop by any time…