16A –What’s Your Secret Sauce?

1)   

  • I feel like my organizational qualities make me distinguished amongst my peers. I feel like these qualities make me a leader because I'm able to lay out my priorities and accomplish them all in a timely manner. I feel that this makes me more mature than people my age.
  • I feel like I'm a great leader because I put others in front of me. I'm very utilitarian in this aspect because I feel like I'm most of the time not in the majority when it comes to these decisions, but regardless I go through with the majority decision because I put others in front of me.
  • I feel like I'm very creative in my decision making process. I feel like instead of trying to take the easy or the simple way out of a problem, I find myself find myself being attracted to the more complex solution in order to solve my problems.
  • I feel like I'm a very good multi-tasker. This helps with my efficiency and puts me ahead of the pack amongst my peers because I'm able to efficiently do multiple things at the same time. Time is key in this aspect.
  • I also feel like I'm very good at communicating. I feel like this helps a lot with my leadership role because I'm very good at hearing out people's problems and coming out with the best ways to help them.
2)


In this interview, my sister states that my "happy-go-lucky" attitude is one of my biggest qualities. My ability to look at things constantly from a positive perspective is what makes me persevere to pursue my goals.

In this interview, my roommate and good friend Kyle states that I always put others ahead of myself. This is similar to the utilitarian aspect that I talked about previously.

In this interview, my roommate and good friend Jared states that I'm very organized. This helps me accomplish my goals in a timely manner.

In this interview, my roommate and good friend Mitch states that I'm very focused when I need to get things done. He states that once I set my mind towards things I complete them to the best of my ability.

In this interview, my good friend Bradley states that I always have my priorities straight. This helps set me apart from others who have distractions take them off their goals.
3) Most of the things I see in myself and what others see in me are similar. One thing I've never thought about myself in true detail is how I like to look at things in a positive perspective. While I never thought of myself to be a negative person, I never really thought about this until my sister brought it up. I love where I'm at in life and love what I do, thus people understand the positive influence I bring on them.



Comments

  1. Nicholas McIntyreOctober 18, 2019 at 2:00 PM

    Dear Jordan, I was impressed that so many people spoke so highly and consistently about you. For example, the fact that almost everyone touched upon how organized scheduled you means that is must be a very obvious quality to anyone who knows you well. Having a few dependable positives is a great thing to have. I think that it shows character and it means you affect many people in a similar way.

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  2. Bryce BallardOctober 19, 2019 at 2:18 PM

    Jordan,
    This is a very well put together post and featured some very good information about you. I like multiple things about the interviews and your thoughts on your strengths. I thought it was very cool that you discovered that you have a good positive attitude and that is something you can now continue to develop. Also your organization skills really stood about you which is another great skill. Overall, it was a very good post and a lot of great skills and traits that you can continue to explore.

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  3. Brooke RossmanOctober 20, 2019 at 10:35 PM

    Hello, Jordan! You really did a great job with this assignment, and it's easy to see that you have a good understanding about what makes you unique. Your friends mentioned a lot of things that you already saw in yourself, plus more. Like you said, your sister really surprised you by mentioning your positive attitude, leaving you to think more on that and note that it is something that people pick up on and admire. I had a similar situation happen to me, which really made me appreciate not only my close friends for opening my eyes about something I didn't necessarily see in myself, but also for this assignment itself. Good job!

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