16A –What’s Your Secret Sauce?

Ways I Think I Have Human Capital:
1. Outgoing- Whatever the situation, I try to be as social as possible and I try to talk to people and get to know them.
2. Leadership- I believe that I am the type of person that likes to take control of their life. In a group setting I feel like I can rise to the task of managing people and help people for the sake of the common goal.
3. Helpful- In my opinion, I feel as if I need to help other people before myself and seeing other people do well and be happy is what gives me the most joy.
4. Passionate- Stemming from my childhood, I have always been driven to succeed in whatever I do and I always make sure to put my best effort into everything that I do.
5. Dedicated- I feel like once I put my mind into achieving a goal I will not stop until I have completed what I set for myself previously.

Interview 1:

In this interview I talked to my friend Eric. He mentions how helpful I am to not only him, but to other people around me. He gives an example of me offering rides to him whenever he needs them and says that he can always rely on me.

Interview 2:

In this interview I talked to my friend Evan. He explained how I assert myself as a leader in the room and that I am always willing to help no matter how complex or simple the task is.

Interview 3:

In this interview I talked to my friend Jonny. He told me that I was very good listener and that I am there to help people with their problems. He's happy that I have this aspect because I have personally been there to listen to my friend and help him through some challenging times.

Interview 4:

In this interview I talked to my friend Trent. He said that ever since the moment I met him things just clicked between us and he's equating that to me having a high emotional intelligence. Furthermore, he goes to talk about how I understand people very well and that I am very sympathetic towards others.

Interview 5:

In this interview I talked to my friend Jared. He answers the question by saying that I can "light up a room" and that I am always smiling and a positive person to be around. He further talks about that this is the case in most situations such as a classroom or outside in other social settings.

Reflection:
After talking to some of my closest friends, I feel like similar views were shared, but I was enlightened on other aspects that I didn't think of previously and I was pleasantly surprised on how others viewed my human capital. For instance, my friend Trent mentioned that he believes that I have a high emotional intelligence in regards to actually understanding other people's feelings. All in all I think what I think of myself with respect to my human capital is very similar to what others close to me see as well. Looking back on my list of 5 things, I feel like there isn't really anything to change and my view of myself is very similar to how my close friends perceive me.