Thursday, February 28, 2019

MA SECRET SAUCE

If I were to divide my most unique assets and abilities I provide to organizations and coalitions, they would come down to these factors below:

1) I do what I want. In other words, I'm dedicated to the practice of individual understanding.

2) I study what I want. When something interests me I look into it, no matter how weird it may seem or obscure the texts can be. I try to understand what fascinates me.

3) I've done physical labor for money and for volunteering. I understand the conditions that people wouldn't want to put up with and know the limits of what can and cannot be built.

4) I know what people like at a glance. Music taste, extent of literary excitement, etc. I'm usually a good judge of artistic taste and aesthetics, giving me a bit of an edge in terms of marketing and selling ideas to people.

5) I'm usually a decent judge of character. Going past the aesthetics of a person, I usually can tell a personality type from an encounter or two. Selfish, altruistic, religious, etc. I've been known to predict breakups before they happen.

I then contacted 5 close associates and inquired them about myself and the interviews went as such.

1) First old friend of mine groaned at the idea of the conversation but after some tomfoolery and the promise of snacks afterwards he revealed that it was that behavior that was unique about me. I had a genuine excitement in trying to repay people for what they were due. I wanted to pay back those who did me right.

2) The next person I interviewed was someone I met here at UF. We chatted while watching We Bare Bears and she said that I was pretty strange but that meant I understood strange. Strange things often are viewed with disgust or distrust by most people, but she said I didn't have the same initial reaction to them. I guess she meant it as a compliment so I'm taking it as such.

3) My girlfriend came in the room soon after and I probed her for similar information. She said I was really nice, specifically to people who trusted me and put their confidences in me. Makes me useful for making business deals with new companies and employers, I hope.

4) I called a friend from Maryland asked them about my personality and what parts were more admirable than others. He said unequivocally the best and worst part about me was that I would call him at random times to rave to him about a new philosophical or otherwise discovery made in whatever book or TV show I'm enjoying. I guess he implied that he thought of me as someone who was thoughtful, which I thanked him for. Being thoughtful can be helpful, afterall.

5) I called my final friend for the interview about myself and we got to chatting about our old history and events, most of which were pretty reckless adventures involving automobiles and the journey for women. He said that we were both pretty crazy, and that I usually was down to try out new things like going to unknown areas. That was his favorite quality of me, and it's the one that I feel is most essential for entrepreneurship in the modern world.

3 comments:

  1. These are all good qualities to have and definitely translate over into the business world. Entrepreneurs must pay back their debts or no one will ever lend them money again and they for sure can't be scared to try new things or take risks.

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  2. I think it is awesome that you are open to embodying who you are as an individual and exploring your interests that may seem weird to others and even to yourself, but that's what makes you unique. Knowing who you are and continuing to explore the unknown is great. Being excited and passionate about things you are interested in as well is something that makes you special as well. You are undoubtedly going to do great things.

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  3. Being a good judge of character is very beneficial in all aspects of life but especially in business. If one cant judge character well that may fall into business with the wrong person and thats not good for the company at all. The fact that you're are so confident and believe in yourself to do whatever you put your mind to is a great skill that many entrepreneurs have.

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