Leadership Spotlight: QuietMagic!
Hello, everyone! Hope 2022 is being kind to you so far! We’re kicking off this year by honoring one of our long-time community members!
Why are you nominating this person?
Josh has done a fair bit around the site plus in the Personality Support Community. They did some forum analysis to see what areas needed more help plus have been putting out some amazing content in the personality support forums.
In 3 words, QuietMagic is: empathetic, problem-solver, dependable
Thanks for encouraging so many of us!
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We also asked Josh some questions to get to know him a little better!
A quote that inspires you:
"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I change." -Carl Rogers
Some favorite songs?
I love hundreds of songs so I can't pick a clear favorite. The most recent songs I've been listening to on repeat are "Seven A.M." by The Blue Nile (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQrux-vc9IY) and "Carry Bag Man" by The Fall (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qfu-jB7Kxoc).
Proudest 7 Cups achievement?
I feel a sense of accomplishment anytime I'm talking with someone really distrustful/cynical/misanthropic and they end up feeling comfortable sharing things with me. Sort of like, "I hate everybody but I guess you're not quite as awful as most people." 😊
Fun fact! I heard a funny story from my parents about me when I was 4. I was in preschool and I didn't want to sit in the circle with the other kids because I was bored. One of the assistant teachers was concerned that I wasn't understanding and suggested having me repeat preschool. The head teacher's response was, "Nah, he could probably teach the class."
One piece of advice for the community:
Instead of saying "I understand", prove that you understand by reflecting/paraphrasing what has been said.
@Heather225
Huge congratulations Josh, you deserve it😀
Lucy2
@lucy2
Thanks, Lucy!
@QuietMagic nice Josh! ⭐⭐⭐ A very well-deserved spotlight and a great message there 💙 Well done!
@ouiCherie
Thank you, Chérie!
@Heather225
Thank you for your inspirational words @QuietMagic
Congrats 😊❤️
@GoldenRuleJG
Thanks for reading! 😊
(Just FYI, I noticed the listener twin you've mentioned in your bio doesn't seem to have an account anymore.)
Congratulations spotlight later the 1st of 2022!!!!
@MsVee2021
Thanks very much!
@Heather225
congratulates!!!@QuietMagic
@blindHeart12
Thank you!!
@Starlight73
Thank you, and wow... I know 7 years is a long time, so that's a high compliment 😮 💜
@Heather225
Congratulations @QuietMagic ❤️❤️
@tami150
Thanks, Tami!
@Heather225
Thank you to whoever nominated me! (I think I know who it is 🕵️♂️)
Congrats @QuietMagic you are great
@HopefulSprings
Thank you!
@QuietMagic you’re welcome!
@QuietMagic
Congratulations, Josh!!
Your writing style had a heavy influence on me around a year and a half ago - it often felt like your writing was able to evoke the exact sensation that you'd wish for it to, and something about that made me want to be able to communicate as well as you do!
There's also a bunch of personality traits I admire in you - patience, that weird ability to alternate between a more relaxed/playful tone and something more serious or organized, your will to explore/be proactive in figuring out possible solutions to existing/foreseeable problems, and...generally finding a way to move to the plane people are at and speak with them there. I'm happy for the fact that you're being featured here! <3 I feel comfortable (wholeheartedly) saying that you deserve it.
@bouncySalamander26
Hi Sal! Thanks so much! 💜 I like your writing a lot too. 😊 Something I've noticed is you have this ability to take a stance on an issue ("This is what I think") while still being understanding/charitable and avoiding hostility toward other perspectives/sides that you might not agree with.
@QuietMagic
Congrats❤️
@mattpobrien4
Thanks very much!