As a professional in the world of learning and development, I am often sought as a subject matter expert on personal and professional growth as well as managing relationships...and then I walk through the door and find out how much more learning I need to do at the courtesy of my husband and daughter. Join me on my journey towards humility and accountability.

Do you all still ask yourself this question? I have my dream job right now as a Leadership Development Specialist for a non-profit organization that provides services to emotionally troubled children and their families. I guess I stopped asking myself the question when I Ianded my dream job, but my five-year-old daughter challenged me to reflect on this question over the weekend. As I expertly communicated to her that I am grown up and doing what I love, she innocently asked, "But you're not done growing, right?"

In true consultant fashion, I sought to buy time by turning the question back onto her. "What do you want to be when you grow up, sweetie?" "Mommy, I want to be a rapper."  Really?  I love this child with every fiber of my being, but my child has no rhythm.  I've watched her dance, and she makes Elaine Benes from Seinfeld look like a strong candidate for Dancing with the Stars. But, I'm an encourager. That's what I do for a living. So as I envisioned the amount of money my husband and I would be spending on dance lessons to get this child some rhythm, I asked her to show me her rapping skills. Maybe it would be a cute arrangement of a song from Annie or Les Miserables, which she has been obsessed with for all her childhood life.

My precious child comes back with a gift wrapped in notebook paper. "See, mommy. I did a good job. I want to be a Wrapper when I grow up. What do you want to be?"

Sweetie, I’m going to consult the performance consultant’s field handbook on this because I can’t remember any sections regarding how to answer this question.  I don’t know…I haven’t asked it of myself in a while.

Have you?