My Secret Sauce

1.  What I would say sets me apart from others is my work ethic, care, personal skills, humbleness, and attitude.  Since I was a kid, whenever I had a passion for something, I made it my gal to become the best at that particular thing.  Even if I do not end up being the best, it is about putting in the effort to try and succeed.  Work ethic is definitely related to passion for me however.  I tend to work a lot harder at the stuff I am passionate about, and that usually sets me apart from competition.  As for caring, I usually think of others in every situation I am put in.  That does not necessarily mean I always put other before myself, but it means I am willing to look at other perspectives in situations and take those perspectives into consideration when making a decision or in an argument.  My personal skills are highlighted when faced with meeting new people. I am comfortable making new connections and finding out similarities I have with new people.  I also like to think of myself as being humble, despite what that sentence sounds like.  In fact, sometimes writing a paragraph like this is hard because  never like to talk about if  am good at this or that.  I let my try to work my hardest and whatever I accomplish can represent my skill level.  If the responses are good then keep at it, if they are bad, know you tried your hardest and figure out how to change the direction of your work.  Being humble is staying true to yourself and to others.  You do not need to brag when your work and accomplishments show who you are. My attitude is similarly related to my work ethic.  I tend to have a positive never give up attitude.  This positive energy can help others in a team setting feed off of the energy to increase morale and overall efficiency.  In my mind, nobody accomplishes anything by being negative.  When something goes wrong, acknowledge it, and figure out ways to fix it rather than dwell on it.

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The main takeaway from this interview is my work ethic.  Ashtin highlighted throughout the interview that my work ethic sets me apart in each knowledge, skills, and emotional section.

The main takeaway fro this was the emotional standpoint.  Bruce pointed out how I can wear my heart on my sleeve and am not afraid to express my emotions.  This can definitely be good when working with other employees as bottling up emotions can lead to bad work environments.

Ryan is definitely one of my best and longest friendships.  The main takeaway I got from this interview is his emphasis on my effort to learn.  You can always learn more even in a manager position, and being able to be willing to learn is a big quality.  Also, a big one is keeping my emotions under control.

What I mainly took away from Lane's interview that was different from the rest was his emphases on my ability to talk to new people and connect with them.  Finding the connection with another person can lead to new business and clients.

This interview was a little bit harder to hear but it was definitely interesting as I got a perspective form three different people in one interview.  I think the thing that stood out the most was my competitive nature  This competitive nature is similar to work ethic as previously mentioned in other interviews, however, it can help not only work the hardest but have an emphases of being the best as an individual and as a team.  

3. For the most part, my friends assessment of myself were similar to my assessment.  Work ethic was a reoccurring theme that was said about me.  However, like I said, I believe that it goes hand in hand with passion.  Think about jobs in the future, when you are more passionate about something, your positive energy is more which causes you to be excited to get things done and learn more.  Something that I would definitely add to #1 that was mentioned in the interviews was my ability to connect with people.  This is especially important in the business environment as making connections with people and people skills on general help lead to new clients, negotiations, and deals.  I thought Bruce's takeaway of wearing my heart on my sleeve mixed with Ryan and Ashtin's takeaway of thinking of others when making decisions definitely helps in the business environment.  When wearing your heart on your sleeve, you have to take into consideration the other persons emotions as well as you express yours. This consideration can help you say what you need to say without coming off as degrading or mean to the other person.