Self esteem and resiliency

While studying resiliency, I came across a journal article which discusses 5 types of skills that must be learned for a person to become resilient.  Because I'm a very analytical person, the components behind a theory have to make sense to me before I will "accept" them as truth.

The first component to resiliency is Self-Awareness (From "Linking prevention science and emotional learning: The Oregon Resiliency Project", by Kenneth Merrell, 2010).  How do we gain self-awareness?  Self-awareness is knowing your own feelings, interests, values, strengths, weaknesses, and having self confidence (according to Kenneth Merrell).
A person can not be resilient if they don't know what makes them special and unique.  This goes beyond just knowing, but becomes OWNING these traits in yourself.

What are some things about you, that can OWN?

I'll give you an idea. . .

Please ignore the goofy look on my face :)

I am a nerd, and I know it (and freely admit it).  What kind of person ENJOYS statistics?  yep. . . ME.  That makes me a nerd.  I'm also highly analytical, and need to understand how things work.  I am an avid gardener (growing about 40 TYPES of tomatoes a year - yes, that makes me a nerd). I enjoy learning how to create things.  But for me, I can't make a craft, unless it is useful . . . either to use or a decoration.  I like talking with other people and getting to know them better.  I'm a social science nerd, and like to understand WHY people make changes and do what they do.  One of the things I HAD to figure out is how people become resilient (after learning from my own experience, I had to find a way to explain it so I could help others).

This is just a small sample of how I see myself, and traits I OWN.

What traits do you have that you can "own"?  Things you can admit about yourself?