What's your secret sauce?

1. Unique human capital?
1. I have no fear of living in a new place- I grew up a military brat and so for me, I have absolutely no hesitations in packing up and moving to a completely new place. I feel like this speaks to my general flexibility with situations and that I would have no issues making a move for a career or opportunity that some people would hold themselves back on. 
2. My conversational abilities- I genuinely enjoy getting to talk to and connect with people. I am the person who will go up to random strangers with no reason at all and strike up a conversation. This is actually how I met a few of my best friends. Putting yourself out there in front of people might feel scary at first, but you just have to remind yourself that at the end of the day, they’re a person just like you. 
3. I’m empathetic and can identify with people- My whole life, I’ve always felt empathy towards those who were struggling, as many people do. However, when it comes to my friends or family members, that empathy often translates into discussions about problematic situations. I’ve always been good about being able to put myself in someone else’s shoes and see both sides to a story, and this has helped me a lot in my major life decisions and personal relationships, even to the point where out of my friend group, I’m usually the one that gets called first to be asked for advice. 
4. Growing up an older sibling by a so many year gap- I have two younger siblings that are much younger than I am. Because of this, I often was another mom of sorts to them. This experience taught me so much responsibility, patience for dealing with people (young children are often hard to have patience with at times), and about how to nurture another person. People need care and love in order to develop their personalities and grow in general, and being the big sister helped me to understand that, and being so much older gave me the opportunity to really see how true that is and be able to apply it to my adult life. 
5. Having grandparents who are farmers- Even though I’ve moved around my whole life, I’m originally from western Kansas and my grandparents still live there and operate a farm that has been in the family for six generations. Most summers growing up and now on most school breaks, I go back and spend time at the farm helping out. This aspect of my life has taught me so much about the importance of hard work in all areas of your life. It’s taught me that even when things get rough, you still have to push through and do your best because something is always depending on you to do your job. It has taught me to be genuine, and to appreciate everyone because even if they’re not a CEO and you can see their work in the news, everyone has a role and no matter how behind-the-scenes it is, it plays a significant part. 
2. Interviews
1. I think the biggest thing I got from this interview was about my overall positivity and my willingness to help others. My flexibility was also mentioned here about how I don’t sweat the little things and don’t let the struggles get me down.https://sites.google.com/site/bloglinkpage/linking-it-up/For%20Chloe.m4a?attredirects=0&d=1
2. Intelligence is something an emphasis is put on here. She makes a nod to my book smarts as well as street smarts. Being a farm girl is something she brought up too, as well as my military background and ability to do things for myself. She even likened me to a female MacGyver, which I’m taking as a great compliment. https://sites.google.com/site/bloglinkpage/linking-it-up/Chloes%20Human%20Capital.m4a?attredirects=0&d=1
3. For this interview, my honesty is something that was really appreciated. With this particular friend especially, I'm always extremely honest in my advice and it's good to know that he sees that at face value and appreciated it.https://sites.google.com/site/bloglinkpage/linking-it-up/Things%20About%20Chloe.m4a?attredirects=0&d=1
4. In this interview, my willingness to go the extra mile and help out is something that she mentioned. Being hardworking but also being able to have fun is something that I try to strive for, so it's nice to hear that someone else sees.https://sites.google.com/site/bloglinkpage/linking-it-up/Chloe%20Interview.m4a?attredirects=0&d=1
5. This last interview was funny because my sister talked about how she's glad I don't rub it in her face when I know something she doesn't. Especially with my sister, I've always tried to be able to be a person she can count on and cheer her up, so for her to mention that in the recording makes me feel like a good sister. https://sites.google.com/site/bloglinkpage/linking-it-up/Chloes%20Recording.m4a?attredirects=0&d=1

1. Reflection on Differences

For the comparison on these interviews, a lot of the things I noticed about myself were mentioned, which I find to be very comforting. I strive to be a very authentic person in all aspects of my life, and I'm glad to know that why I try to be is carrying past just who I am when I'm alone. One aspect that got brought up that I didn't think too much about myself is intelligence. I'm going to chalk this up to the fact that a lot of college kids often feel discouraged by classes and don't feel overly intelligent at times, so it was definitely a good reminder to take notice of my smarts both inside and out of the classroom. I have really great friends and family who are amazing people, so a lot of the things said about me in the interviews I owe to having them in my life.