Sunday, March 13, 2016

My Secret Sauce

My Sauce according to me:

  1. I am a passionate person when it comes to things that I truly care for. I will never quit and will put maximum effort into doing things that I love or that mean a lot to me. Whether it be an entertaining class assignment, developing one of my inventions/ideas, or a sport that I enjoy, I do not accept mediocrity and strive for perfection. This quest for perfection can sometimes bite me in the butt however. 
  2. I believe myself to be a personable and likable guy. I try to connect to people on a personal and emotional level most of the time so as to break the ice and get past any uncomfortable feelings on both parties. This helps me communicate better with people and I believe it to be a great skill when it comes to sales/marketing. 
  3. I like to consider myself a creative and innovative person. By no means does this mean I am artistic and can paint like picasso, or even a 3 year old. Rather, I am creative in my approach to solutions whether it be a tangible problem such as a broken tent or figuring out how to park cars at my house to make the most money on football game days. 
  4. I believe to be loving and appreciative of peoples emotions. This allows me to touch them personally and make them conformable whether i am selling something or just talking to them.
  5. Lastly I belive myself to be a quick learner. I can find things out for the first time and make you think I have known it for years. I am able to look at information or a situation and be able to quickly assess any problems and come up with a plan to solve it. Whether I have previous knowledge on it or not. 
Interviews:

  • Stephen spoke about my ingeniuty and how it helps that I can think outside the box and create solutions on the fly. This correlates to some things I said about myself in that i am creative and innovative. 




  • Sofi stated that I am passionate and true to myself when it comes to my work and my personal life. She mentioned some things that I never realized would be strengths when it comes to business but I see how it can. 





  • Jose mentioned that I am a likable and comfortable guy to talk to. This correlates to what i said about myself in that i am personable and able to make people comfortable when talking to them. I belive this to be one of my best traits. 




  • Andrew mentioned that i am able to multitask and complete assignments quickly and under pressure. He also said I am good at mechanical things and finding efficient solutions to problems, similar to what i said. 



  • Alfredo mentioned that I am good at completeing tasks on point and when needed. He also touched on how I am good under pressure and said that I can be efficient with my assignments. 


What I gathered form this assignment is that people are appreciative of my skills and talents and really do notice. I go about my life not really thinking about what people are gathering from my actions. I always care about my reputation and how people view me, but i never tried to ask or find out what it is that others are thinking. I realized that a lot of what I believe to be my strengths are being noticed by others as well. A lot of what I said corelated to my interviews. I asked my close friends and girlfriend to speak about me and it was nice to see that my capabilities as a creative, thoughtful, intelligent, and caring human being are being appreciated and noted. There weren't any particular things said about me that I did not already know. They pretty much helped me feel more comfortable about the fact that I am personable, innovative, and passionate with my work. 

2 comments:

  1. Hey Enrique, your secret sauce post is great. You have an adequate understanding of your strengths and weaknesses, but most importantly others view you in the same way. I have to say that I never thought about asking others what they believe my strengths were; however, after conducting this assignment I found that those close to me shared the same thoughts in regards of how they perceive me as an individual. I noticed that you also experienced this and realized how others perceive your strengths. It’s really great that you have such caring and comprehensive friends who know you so well. They can definitely outline who you are as a person and how your capabilities set you aside from others. I definitely enjoyed reading and watching you interviews. Great post! Here is the link to “My Secret Sauce”: http://susanamorales0129.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-secret-sauce.html

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  2. Enrique, I really enjoyed learning about who you are as a person. It is comforting when you are able to differentiate between the things you excel in and the things you do not. You also selected individuals that know you well which was exactly the point. I wish you luck with the rest of this course!! If you're interested in checking out mine, you can here: http://emmaleeamay.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-secret-sauce.html

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