My Secret Sauce

1. The five ways I have human capital is as follows:

• I'm responsible. It bothers me if I go to bed with something undone. I try to go above and beyond to accomplish tasks.
• I have a strong work ethic. I've always wanted to earn what I have. If I wanted to play volleyball, I had to work hard to make the team, even if I wasn't the most athletic
• I'm compassionate. I try to make sure everyone feels cared about and taken care of. I make myself available to my friends in what they like to call "Sarah-py"
• I have really good interpersonal skills. I want the other people in the room to know that I am listening to them and that their thoughts and concerns are heard.
• I'm not afraid to admit when I'm wrong or seek the help of others. I know my limits. Although I push myself, I want to make sure I'm pushing right.

2. I just need to post a disclaimer before I talk about my interviews. First, I had to record my phone calls, as I am in Miami and the 5 people that know me best are in Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Pensacola. Second, I'm not used to asking for praise. I don't call my family and ask them what makes me great. Yes they tell me when I need to hear it, but they keep me humble. Third, because I'm not used to asking for praise, it was very interesting hearing what they had to say. We are not a family of lists. We don't list qualities about each other, so these interviews were very out of character, which is why you see me holding back laughter often. 

I did prep my interviewees before I actually started recording. I told them the premise of the interview and gave some examples of human capital. 

I'm not sure which video corresponds to which interview so I will summarize them here.

Dad: The points my dad raised that stuck with me were that I was insecure, but I acted like I knew more than anyone. I agree with half of that statement. I do find myself insecure at some times, but I am able to hide it well.

Mama: The biggest attribute I got from my interview with my mom was that I take responsibility for my mistakes and I try to correct them. I find myself doing this. I think it goes along with my general responsibility. 

Tia: Tia's perspective was interesting. She is the only interviewee that isn't related to me. She is my sorority little. She talked about my humor and my communication skills. These are things I pride myself on and it was nice to hear that others agreed.

Tiff: Tiff is my older sister. We don't usually talk about "serious" topics. So to hear her say I was a leader meant a lot to me. 

Allan: Allan is my younger brother. I wanted to interview him to get a perspective of someone who didn't necessarily know what a business environment was. He wanted a little prep time. I loved how he presented what he thought made me different. They were similar attributes that all the others had said, but he felt the need to add examples of times I exemplified these attributes. What I found funny was the examples he gave were very loosely related to the attributes. But I appreciated the effort he gave to make sure I got my assignment done. 

3. Everything my friends and family said I agree with. They just said more. I've found it very difficult to find positive attributes about my self. I like to say I'm a modest person. But the 5 people that know me best were able to show me things about myself that I knew were true, I had just never thought about them.