A few days ago, Neil from Citizen of the Month had a post asking how his readers perceived him. I had no problem giving him my honest opinion, even if it didn't mince words. The next day, Britt and I talked about the importance of someone else's opinion of you. Britt knows her own worth and would prefer never to know someone's opinion of her, while I would rather know what everyone is thinking at all times. We're a bit diametrically opposed on that issue.

I've been thinking about that, and decided to bring out the good old Johari and Nohari windows. If you don't know what they are, it's pretty simple. In the Johari window, I've chosen the five or six positive attributes of myself that I think are the strongest. In the Nohari window, it's the negative attributes I've chosen.

All you have to do is go to each one, select my attributes that you think are the strongest, put your name and save them, and it shows how closely my opinion of myself mirrors yours.

Don't worry about hurting my feelings – this is an exercise in honesty. It won't hurt me in the slightest to see your true, honest feelings.

Ready? Here you go:

Positive Attributes: Go fill out my Johari Window (opens in a new window)

Negative Attributes: Go fill out my Nohari window (opens in a new window)

How do you feel? Would you prefer to know what people think of you, or do you prefer being ignorant of that?

In birthday news, Missouri's hottest blogger turns 48. Or 23. Or something. Anyways, go wish Amanda a happy birthday!