What is your Secret Sauce? What will make you successful?
1) I believe I provide great care to my work, in a way that not everyone does. While I am not a complete perfectionist, I value work and want to always provide quality. I am continuously looking for ways to innovate and solve problems in my own life and for others. I believe I am good at reading people and could easily evaluate how to engage people personally. I am practical, and at times pragmatic-- I want to provide value and not waste people's time. I am highly critical, which at times can appear cynical but it is usually stemming from the desire for efficiency.
2) Polly Barnes, mother
https://soundcloud.com/avery-barnes101/new-recording-3
Polly commented that I am intentional with relationships and encourage others to grow through their weaknesses and promote their strengths. Awareness to detail and recalling information as it was, rather than how we remember it to be both are assets in personal reflection.
Alec Barnes, brother
https://soundcloud.com/avery-barnes101/new-recording
Alec described that my greatest asset is my self awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses. I understand the process all the way through, down to the bolts, before claiming to understand it outwardly. I also recognize when to defer to people who are better suited for a task.
Abbey Barnes, sister
https://soundcloud.com/avery-barnes101/new-recording-4
Abbey articulates that I am a strong problem solver in other people's lives due to my experience with people of other ages and stages of life. Additionally, I am able to reason with and approach people much different than myself.
Caitlyn Parente, friend
https://soundcloud.com/avery-barnes101/caitlyn-parente-interview
Caitlyn expresses that I am thoughtful and able to consider a perspective that is not my own. I am loyal to others and ideas through and through. Ultimately, I am fiercely honest, even when it is difficult to hear or deliver.
Olivia Berens, friend
https://soundcloud.com/avery-barnes101/olivia-berens-interview
Olivia describes that my attention to detail and fixed attention span allows me to obsess over something and commit it to mastery. I also can use emotional reasoning often, a rare skill that can also allow others to express theirs as well.
3)
I believe that I see myself maybe more harshly than other people view me. While I feel very pragmatic and occasionally crass, others seem to see this as a strength more than a deficit. Although I think this would produce a good product, I think I would have predicted it could make me difficult to work with or under; my community seems to denounce this. It was validated that I am a strong problem solver and actively look for solutions to problems rather than allow them to stay problematic. I would probably add to my list that I am a details person and want to understand a system fully before speaking on it or promoting it. I want to understand the "why" behind everything before I am comfortable expressing opinion or commentary.
Hi Avery!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading about your "secret sauce." I found it especially interesting that something you perceived as a personal flaw was actually interpreted as an asset by those closest to you. This may suggest that you are more critical of yourself than necessary--I believe it is important to give yourself some grace and understand that everyone has their own share of strengths and weaknesses. After all, we are all human. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Avery,
ReplyDeleteGreat job with this post. When you said you view yourself more harshly than other people may view you, I think this allows for room for growth and character development. I think being a very detail oriented person is a nice characteristic to have, as it is one that I find myself having as well. This will allow you to put your mind to something and complete the task with 100% effort.