Toyota

How Would You Answer?

Question:     What model, make, and color of car would you choose that best describes how you see yourself.

Question:    What model, make, and color of car would you choose that you think describes how others see you.  (This is a question you can ask someone else about yourself.)

These are questions I used to ask the participants in a Court Ordered Alcohol & Drug Class I taught over twenty-five years ago to juveniles who had been arrested.    They and their parents were required to attend.    

The car I was driving at the time was a Volkswagen Bus and that’s how I felt others actually saw me.   It actually fit me pretty well since I felt like I was a taxi service for kids.    That van usually hauled at least ten kids at a time (before the days of seatbelt laws).    I was durable and economical.

In my mind, I was a used Oldsmobile Cutlass, with high mileage with a few dings.     I felt reliable, not bad looking but not flashy.  I chose tan so I didn’t actually stand out in the crowd.   I figured I was a  leather interior … easy to keep up and would last forever.

Now I see myself as the Toyota Avalon … fully loaded, silver (of course).  I see...

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