Answer: Yes, if you can say yes to most of the items on this list.
Wendy T Behary, author of Disarming the Narcissist: Surviving and Thriving with the Self-Absorbed wrote the list (p 28-9).
- Empathic: attuned to the inner world of others;
- Engaging: charismatic, socially literate and interpersonally companionable;
- A leader: able to conceptualize a purpose of vision, and able to formulate a direction when collaborating with others;
- Self-possessed ( not selfish): confident and rigorously committed to generosity and authenticity;
- Seeks recognition: fueled by approval ratings and motivated to make a difference;
- Determined: able to push beyond the dense briars of opposition;
- Confrontational: can hold others accountable without assassinating their souls;
- Wisely fearful: able to discern between reasonably disquieting solicitation and destructive seduction.
This isn’t a properly validated scale or anything, but it sure does describe a nice-sounding person! When I first read it, I thought, “I’d like to grow into this wonderful person one day!”