Taking pride in...

Was reading a book about Word of Mouth marketing and the author pointed out that people are eager to share "word of mouth" info when it's about a topic in which they take pride.

Got me thinking: what do I take pride in?

1. being a technology early adopter
2. building and nurturing a large network of contacts (biz and personal)
3. efficiency
4. knowledge of other cultures/history/politics
5. not taking myself too seriously

What do you take pride in? What do you like talking to others about?

And here's the book I was reading: