My Secret Sauce

1. Five things about me: (1) I am mature for my age, and I have been this way since I was young. I take things seriously and rarely joke around while on the job. There's a time to work hard, and a time to play hard. (2) I'm a hardcore bibliophile. I have already read hundreds of books in my lifetime, and this gives me an advantage when it comes to information. I love learning new things and reading, so these two combined help me to educate myself on topics. (3) I am also persistent, so I only give in after I gave a good fight. I'm not a fan of throwing in the towel a lot of times. (4) I can work efficiently in both individual and group projects. While I prefer to work alone, I am able to share the workload with my teammates and lead a successful endeavor. (5) I am a listener. I can listen to other people for extended periods of time. This is an advantage because I can then get in detail the issues troubling people I speak and listen to.

2. Interview:
https://youtu.be/zx0kYHscHJE

Recker had a more difficult time in this particular interview because the question is different from previous ones I asked her in past assignments. Nevertheless, she described me first by certain personality traits she saw in me, and after I coaxed her into describing me through an academic/educational view, she gave answers more in tune with the assignment's instructions. I took away from this that Recker sees me as a friendly and innocent person who gets along with others well.

* Two of my roommates were unavailable to be interviewed and I could not find another person who knew me well enough to interview as I tend to prefer small groups and small amounts of interaction. I accept the grade that is given to me.

3. Reflect:
I see myself as mature and serious, and in the one interview I obtained I was described as innocent and friendly. Yes, there are differences in how I and other people see myself, and I think this is due to perception. I know way more about myself than people on average know about me. People can't read my thoughts or discern my inner motivations and desires unless I show or tell it to them. I see myself in a different light because I am living me, while other people are living a different experience and thus they may see a different perspective of myself. Becker is right about me to a certain extent, as I admit to being seen as a more innocent person and friendly as well. What she probably doesn't know is that I am very mature for my age and don't need to act like a stiff individual to be this way, and that while I am friendly, I also confess to having a temper that I sometimes lose control of. Finally, I wouldn't remove my self examination in 1, but instead add Recker's opinion to it as well. I am a persistent person who loves to read, and I just so happen to have an innocent way about myself and come off as friendly to others. These are more good traits I can use to describe myself in the future.