I truly do feel like I have a few qualities that separate me from many of my peers:1. Authenticity. I never try to be someone that I am not. If I am having a rough day, I try and always let people know that today may not be my best. If I feel strongly about something, I do not try to hide it behind a veil of agreeance.
2. Fun. I love to have a good time, and I know that a great culture to have around the workplace is one of good times and being lighthearted (EX. the TV show The Office).
3. Love. I strive to love everyone, including my enemies, or even when someone does me wrong. Everyone deserves to be loved, so I make that a high priority.
4. Drive. When I get a vision for something that I want to do or achieve, not much is able to stop me. I am someone who can do just about anything if I have a strong sense of direction to it.
5. Listener. I have been told by many that I am a great listener; I take the time to sit down with my peers who may be struggling and simply listen to what they are going through. This can be a great strategy for developing influence in any group that you find yourself.
Tyler: Very authentic. No walls up.
Blake: People skills, investment in people new and old.
Stephen: Ability to communicate in a creative way. Go out of my way to talk to people.
Caleb: Very inclusive. Family oriented.
Brian: Outgoing, connecting with people on a personal level.
I can definitely see a difference in how others see me as opposed to the way that I see myself. It's interesting that many of the things other saw in me are things that I also would have put on my list. I think that I would replace listener with includer and fun for clear communicator.
Travis,
ReplyDeleteFrom these interviews and your article, it appears that you carry yourself in a very admirable way. Every person you interviewed had nothing but good things to say about you and I think that speaks volumes! It seems like you have a great combination of being a leader and taking charge but also being able to take a step back and listen to what others say. Thanks so much for sharing! Feel free to check out my blog at http://blessingsinablog.blogspot.com/
Travis, all the people you interviewed were very complimentary of you and your abilities as an entrepreneur. It also good that you can acknowledge the difference and embrace those and also be self aware in that you would have put a lot of the same traits down as the people you interviewed would as well. You can check out my post here: http://nicholeent3003.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-secret-sauce.html
ReplyDeleteTravis,
ReplyDeleteYour friends have nothing but great things to say about you! You seem like someone who is just fun and easy to be around and I think thats something thats really important in the business world as well as just in life. Being a people person and being someone people want to be near is a quality that not everyone can say they have and I think its special that you have it. check out mine athttp://andiev.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-secret-sauce.html