I Am Intelligent In More Than One Way

The other day I got an assignment in my Interpersonal Communications class that I had to draw/symbolize one of my skills/talents. I took a deep breath and thought to my self, " I'm not very good at anything." Last spring when it came time to finally deciding on a major for college I thought the same way. What I'm I good at? I can't draw, I'm just okay with math, and I definitely can't sing. After reading Howard Gardner's list of seven "intelligences" that are linked to personality, it made me feel really good! Gardner's seven "intelligences" include: linguistic, logical - mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily - kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalist intelligence. After all, according to Gardner I do have some special things about me. I have great bodily - kinesthetic intelligence (physical coordination), I have interpersonal(the ability to understand others) and intrapersonal (to understand myself )skills. Maybe I shouldn't feel down on myself just because I can't sing great or pick up a pencil and draw a beautiful picture. I found it helpful to learn about these seven talents that Gardner came up with. Now I can start looking at my talents in a different way.