My Secret Sauce
1a) I think that one of my best traits is my ability to empathize with people. When it comes to working, I have worked with in many types of industries, and have had the opportunity to meet many different and have different experiences. I think this as helped me improve my human capital, because it will allow me to relate to the people with whom I work.
1b) I'd like to think that I am a really nice person. My parents instilled this quality in me when I was young, and I think it is probably the quality that will take me the furthest in life. Being nice will allow me to form great relationships with people and will open up a lot of opportunities.
1c) Another quality that I think I have is my hard working attitude. This is another quality that was instilled in me by my parents. I attribute all of my accomplishments to hard work and I think that all of my future accomplishments will be because of my hard working attitude.
1d) I'd also like to think that I am a very generous person. Like the rest of the qualities I listed, I learned this from my parents. And also like the rest of my qualities, I think this will help me form strong relationships with people.
1e) The final quality that I think will help me out is my "go with the flow" attitude. I think this quality will help me out in my life and career because it will create a positive environment for myself and those around me.
2a) The first person I interviewed was my mom, Dale Templin. She talked about how I am a compassionate person. She continued by saying that this trait will take me far as an entrepreneur because it will allow me to better deal with customers and employees.
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2b) The next person I interviewed was my dad, Robert Templin. His interview was pretty long, but the thing that I took from it was that I am a hard worker and I am a very determined person. He said that this would help me be an entrepreneur because it'll allow me to get things done. Whatever I set my mind to, I will get done.
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2c) The next person I interviewed was my aunt, Ann Bradford. The quality that she liked the most about me was my sense of humor. She believes that my sense of humor will help me be an entrepreneur because it will allow me to form great relationships with those I interact with: customers, employees, employers, etc.
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2d) The next person I interviewed was my brother, Robert Templin. In the interview, my brother addressed how hard of a worker I am and how that will help me in both life and as an entrepreneur. He said that being an entrepreneur takes courage, hard work and self-sacrifice and these qualities will help me become a great entrepreneur.
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2e) The final person I interviewed was my grandmother, Barbara Webb. The big takeaway from the interview I did with my grandmother was that I am willing to take on new projects and risks. She believes that this will help me be an entrepreneur because taking on a new project/risks is the first step in becoming an entrepreneur.
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3) I think that the way I see myself and the way others do is for the most part the same. However, there are some differences. For instance, my grandmother sees me as being a risk-taker. I never saw myself as a risk-taker, but I must have done something that gave her that impression of me. Either way, I consider that to be a compliment. In most cases, being a risk-taker is a good thing, especially when you are trying to become an entrepreneur. I think the cause of these differences is purely contextual. By that, I mean that it depends on the occasion that I was spending with that person. For instance, my aunt thinks that I am funny. She might think that because I made one or two good jokes while I was around her, when in reality, I might not be that funny. I'd like to think that the people I interviewed are correct about me because they said some really nice things about me and thats is one of my main goals in life: to be the best version of myself that I can be. If I were to go back to question one and change something, I don't think I would change anything. I wouldn't change anything because all of the people I interviewed brushed over the qualities that I wrote about in part one. For instance, my mom talked about 1a and 1b, and my dad talked about 1c, 1d, and 1e.
Hi William! I find it so interesting the difference between the qualities the people closest to us see versus what he see in ourselves. You mentioned in your post that one of your best attributes is empathy. I believe that it is important to empathize with others if you are providing a product/service to a potential customer. Empathy is also to retain your customers, feeling delighted with your idea. One of my qualities is being passionate. I think it is essential to be passionate about a business idea that you want to happen. I think entrepreneurs have to aware of which qualities about them make up their secret sauce to sharpen them to their highest potential.
ReplyDeleteHi Will,
ReplyDeleteI think you are correct when you say that the differences that our friends and family see in us as opposed to how we see ourselves does depend on the context of situations we find ourselves in. It is not that we act different around these people, it is that our relationships with them bring out varying personality traits. I'm like the fact that you aspire to be a nice person who shows empathy. It is all too common these days to encounter people who are only out for themselves- but serving the needs of others in our life is a quality that will serve you well in life.