What’s Your Secret Sauce?

16A – What’s Your Secret Sauce?

Five ways in which I am human capital:

1.     Perspective – in my years of schooling and my experience at work I have learned one of the most important things to have when solving a problem or dealing with others is perspective. Perspective has allowed me to solve problems by thinking about everyone who is being affected. Having perspective goes hand-in-hand with being open minded. In a world with so much diversity it is important to have an open-mind and perspective.

2.     Optimism – Optimism allows me to see the bright side of things. Being optimistic allows me to create good moral in teams of people. I think in the work of work many people adopt pessimistic attitudes, these attitudes give them no drive to want to accomplish great things in their work. My optimism has made me want to succeed.

3.     Mindset – this also goes along with perspective and optimism. I have created a mindset that has allowed me to look a failure as a way of learning instead of something discouraging. I strive to be positive and to influence others around me to be the best that they can be.

4.     Hard working – since I was 14 years old I’ve always had a job. My parents instilled in me the value of hard work. Hard work is something that in necessary to be successful. Learning that hard work pays off has made me put 110% effort in everything I do.

5.     Leadership – I love bringing people together and leading them to solve problems. I think that the other four qualities come together and make me a leader.

Interviews

#1 – my mom

My mom gave me some interesting insight on who I am. As for my knowledge she thinks that I am very intelligent and can see that I’m passionate about my education. One skill that she pointed out that I have was my navigation skills. I laughed when she mentioned it but then I realized I am very directionally inclined.

#2 – lifelong best friend

My best friend of 19 years knows me better than I know myself. She said that I am very wise and that I am very mature. She said that I have great emotional intelligence and that have the ability to talk to almost anyone.

#3 – roommate

My roommate knows me in a way many people don’t, living with someone shows you every side of that person. She said that I have a peace-keeping ability. She said whenever she runs into issues she feels that my level-headedness helps her solve her problems. She also said I am a great negotiator.

#4 – friend from high school

This friend is someone whom I do a lot of studying with, we both are in the same major. She said that I ‘help keep her sane.’ She said this is because I am able to use my words to calm her down and that I am good at looking at the bright side of things. She also said she admires my math skills. I didn’t realize math was something I am skillful at until she had mentioned it.

#5 – college friend

This friend was my first friend in college, we met at preview. She said from the first time she met me she felt very comfortable around me and she thought I was very approachable. She said that even though we’ve only known each other for a year she feels like she’s known me for a lifetime, this is because I have always made her feel comfortable. She said in times of need she can always rely on me for words of wisdom.

Reflection

I think that there are a lot of similarities in the way I see myself and the way that others see me. My list of people gave me a more specific list of things, whereas my list is broader. I think that it is easier for people to define what your strengths are than it is for yourself to define them. I believe that the interviews are pretty accurate, my friends were able to point things out to me that I didn’t even notice about myself. Almost all the qualities that they pointed out were related to something that was already on my list. I think my list gives a pretty good representation of who I am.