What determines your personality?

Someone just informed me that I am in the wrong profession. According to her, my birthdates do not contain some key communication numbers.

I am supposedly a very private person who keeps to herself and is not a sociable person.

Hm... I begin to wonder: Which has had a stronger effect on my personality and makes me my own person?

Does my birthdate (or even time of birth) really have an effect?

My genes? Or my experiences? And surely my willpower and determination should play not an insignificant part?

Yes. From young, I have been a shy child. But through my forming years in primary and secondary school, I have come to realise that a shy person will be at a disadvantage. If you don't ask questions, you won't get any answers.

And so, having been told that teaching is not the profession for me (like I don't know that) and why I dun make a good teacher, it has come to my attention what I need to improve on - my communication.

I have been 'complained' to by my students - I dun smile enough. Apparently, to them, I am constantly black-faced. And actually, even my mum has been saying that to me, since as long ago as I can remember. So I guess there's only so much you can change about one's own personality?

What say you?