I never plan to do it.
Somehow In most any group situation, I end up being the one with the map, schedules, the folder and herding the group I am a part of.
I don’t know why I end up in this role. Some may say that I do it because I don’t trust anyone else to do it. They could be right.
Our went to a botanical garden recently, paid the admission and entered the gardens and there I was with the map and directing us which path to take. When I realized it I nudged my wife and we both laughed. Nobody asked me to do it. I just fell into it.
I am cursed.
Control freak? Perhaps.
I asked AI about this and the response was:
The person in a group who always has the map can be called a navigator. This term reflect the role's primary function of orienting the group and charting its course.
So I am the navigator of the group and will tell you where to go.
I remember in high school when I went with a group of friends to an amusement park that I was the one who had the park map and the only one in the group wearing a watch. I never realized that I was always this person. Even on a family trip you will find me near the back of the group making sure everyone is herded in the right direction. I'm not exactly sure why I am like this.
How is it that we seemingly fall into roles like this. Is it in our DNA? Sometimes we just do things because they are just automatic to us. I wish I could just go somewhere and wonder aboit without a thought of direction but I can’t seem to help myself.
I guess we should embrace the roles we automatically fall into. There is obviously a reason we fall into these roles.
Even writing a blog about this role I play still doesn't resolve it for me. I know I will just automatically fall right back into navigating the next time. I've done it so much that I wouldn't know how else to be so I must accept that's who I am.
Somehow In most any group situation, I end up being the one with the map, schedules, the folder and herding the group I am a part of.
I don’t know why I end up in this role. Some may say that I do it because I don’t trust anyone else to do it. They could be right.
Our went to a botanical garden recently, paid the admission and entered the gardens and there I was with the map and directing us which path to take. When I realized it I nudged my wife and we both laughed. Nobody asked me to do it. I just fell into it.
I am cursed.
Control freak? Perhaps.
I asked AI about this and the response was:
The person in a group who always has the map can be called a navigator. This term reflect the role's primary function of orienting the group and charting its course.
So I am the navigator of the group and will tell you where to go.
I remember in high school when I went with a group of friends to an amusement park that I was the one who had the park map and the only one in the group wearing a watch. I never realized that I was always this person. Even on a family trip you will find me near the back of the group making sure everyone is herded in the right direction. I'm not exactly sure why I am like this.
How is it that we seemingly fall into roles like this. Is it in our DNA? Sometimes we just do things because they are just automatic to us. I wish I could just go somewhere and wonder aboit without a thought of direction but I can’t seem to help myself.
I guess we should embrace the roles we automatically fall into. There is obviously a reason we fall into these roles.
I'm not sure that I truly embrace my navigator role but it seems to be expected of me now and I hate to let people down. There are some pros and cons about being the navigator.
Pros:
- You have a strong sense of direction. You are reliable and able to guide people toward a desire destination.
- You have good planning and problem-solving skills. Your friends and family trust your ability to organize the logistics.
- You have good intuition. You often see potential challenges before they happen and can plan to avoid them.
Cons;
- You can feel the burden of the responsibility. You feel solely responsible for the group's enjoyment.
- You are constantly expected to make decisions.
- You feel the burden that if you don't do it that no one will.
- It feels more like work and robs your own enjoyment of the event or activity.
