Know Thyself and Others

Knowing myself takes a lot of courage, mindfulness, and self-awareness. It is also learning from others' perspectives about me. These feedbacks are designed to identify, analyze, and affirm my best strengths and characteristics through different experiences in my personal, professional, and social interactions. The best-self stories are reflections of my best self and hence an important aspect of my entity and the value I created for myself and to others. The following themes summarize my interpretation of the RBS portrait. 

I am passionate about living a fulfilling and purposeful life. I combined my passion and getting things done because both correlated with each other. My deep passion in my career and personal life consists of these factors: never settling for less, determination, effectiveness in communication, and collaboration. These factors have nurtured me in building up part of my persona and my affiliation with others. By combining all these factors, I am able to get things done with passion. The majority of the participants in various stages of my life have observed these combinations of patterns when I’m at my best. 

Being creative is another part of my best self persona. I focus my creative energy on different aspects of my daily life such as looking for creative ways to solve problems, pushing the limits of my imagination, and building something from nothing. Perhaps the most important aspect of being creative is the ability to share and inspire others with my creations. Based on the stories of my past connections, it is astounding for me to finally see their perspectives on how my creative endeavors have made positive contributions to their lives and others. 

One characteristic that I am proud of and I bring wherever I go, whatever I do, and whoever I connect with is my confidence. Life is an adventure and I think of my “confidence” as a tool guiding me to navigate different chapters of my life. Looking back, plenty of moments in my life where grit and courage have played vital roles in my growth mindset. Each moment was a learning experience that conquered my fears and made me stronger. Even in the most challenging situations, I assert more self-control and calmness. This is one of my strongest characteristics. 

I am self-aware of the fact that whatever I set my mind to like preparing for a big client presentation, volunteering for a cause, competing in a tournament, improving myself, learning a new language, or helping someone, I always do my best to dedicate time and effort on goals that matter and add value for myself and to others. Even when things get rough at times, I strive to put my best self into situations that need attention while keeping a perspective of the end results. At work, understanding the client's impact is most important and it is imperative that I commit to a high standard of client service. In my personal life, spending time with my friends and family is something I truly enjoy doing. I can accomplish many things when I devote my energy and let the end result speak for itself. 

Another characteristic that I am most proud of is my ability to lend a helping hand. This was the most notable trait I discovered from reading all stories. In my daily life, I set myself a minimum of three tasks to help others. My belief is that helping others is contagious and it makes others perform after observing another do the same action. Additionally, helping others makes me feel really good and gives me a sense of purpose. It’s a characteristic that I am also proud of because by helping others, I am helping myself build stronger bonds with friends, families, associates, and business partners. 

I am a friendly individual when I am at my best self. This persona resonated the most with friends, associates, and superiors. When I am in a group or with someone, I do have high tolerance and acceptance, more flexibility, warmth, dependability, and empathic behavior. I gravitate to others with the same characteristics. Being friendly is not just about maintaining current relationships but also about expanding new opportunities to meet and share experiences with different people in different cultures. 

Being generous is an attitude and an action. There are many times in my life when I truly felt alive and living the moment. I always take into account my upbringing that if you have more than others, find a way to share it with the world. As a giver, I am most happy when I provide opportunities and share my time, kindness, and generosity with others.