16A –What’s Your Secret Sauce?

1) Describe five ways in which you think you have human capital that is truly unique. 
1. Thrill-Seeker- I go sky-diving, scuba diving, and have walked off 5 feet off of a moving cruise ship on a plank. I like being adventurous.
2. Creative- I am into product design, love photography, and have edited pictures to make them surreal in Photoshop.
3. Foodie- I went to the 4th best and 8th best restaurants in the world last summer! My parents love good food so I've been to hundreds of Michelin star restaurants growing up.
4. Photographer- I bring my camera everywhere. I love capturing candid moments or just capturing the beauty of nature.
5. Traveler- I've traveled the world because of my adventurous parents. They can't stay in one place for longer than a week so we're always somewhere.

2) Interview the five people who know you the best. 
1. Friend- I think you’re really personable and can easily talk to anyone, which is a good quality when it comes to networking and connecting with strangers. You’re also independent & intelligent.  
2. My friend- When I want something I go for it and I don't waiver on my decisions. I go with the flow and am easy to get along with. 
3. My friend- she says I'm good at handling my emotions reasonably and I get things done when I have to. I get school work done quickly and I always do well.
4. My friend- she says I love being social and doing things with people. I love food and cooking and am a creative person.
5. My mom- she says I'm adventurous and always open to trying new things, no matter what it is. I always need to be busy and love to be social.
3) Reflect on the differences. 
I see myself as stubborn and annoying sometimes, so seeing how other people saw me made me feel a bit surprised and grateful that they notice these small details in me. I never really thought of myself in the way they see me, and knowing they think this way of me makes me feel happy. I think these differences exist because we personally tend to view ourselves in a different way and judge ourselves more harshly, where our friends tend to see the more positive sides of us. I think my interviewees are correct because they know me best and have seen me in my best and worst, and when they mention examples of how i act this way it makes sense. I would make some corrections. I would add that I am reasonable and easy to get along with and determined.      

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 17, 2018 at 7:30 PM

    I agree with you that sometimes we tend to think the worst about ourselves without considering all the positive things that other people see in us. This assignment definitely gave the chance to get to know what the people that surround us think about us, to know things that maybe they do not tell us everyday. It was also an opportunity to understand better our strengths in order to take advantage of them in our entrepreneurial experience.

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  2. Arielle SusterMarch 18, 2018 at 11:18 AM

    In my post, on the reflection portion, instead of judging myself "harshly" i opened by discussing the discomfort one experiences talking oneself up. i think that's why we turn to judging harshly first. We are our own worst critics (until you meet my mom lol). We see flaws in ourselves others can't and prefer to fix those to our liking then simply talking about what we already possess.

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  3. Lauren AbeloveMarch 18, 2018 at 4:52 PM

    In your reflection I see you used that space to take some criticism on yourself, and reveal that you judge yourself more harshly than your friends. I can definitely agree with that because when I had to think of my good attributes I couldn't think of much while my friends had no trouble saying what was great about me. I think this assignment can be seen as a great confidence booster because of all the nice things we get to hear from whose closest to us and it is far enough into the semester where we may get stressed and have doubts.

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  4. Amanda HollowayMarch 18, 2018 at 10:54 PM

    I agree heavily with the part of your reflection where you said that we often judge ourselves way harsher than others. I know I will constantly pick out flaws, point them out to my friends, and have them scold me for even trying to bring attention to something so minuscule. I think we personally definitely hold ourselves to the highest standards, and it was surprising for me as well when I heard my friends point out the little things.

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