How do you explain who you are in 250 words? You would
assume that it would be easy; I mean, you are the only one who knows you better
than anyone, right?
Other than the basics, how do you put into words who you
are? Do you explain specific life-changing experiences? Or describe your personal
beliefs and ideas on how the world turns? Not only is this not an easy task,
but if you are like me, you’ll worry about how your peers will perceive your
personal description of yourself. You wouldn’t want to come across as simple
and prosaic, rather you would like to come across as unique without sounding
too grandiloquent. Can you tell I have been studying for the GRE vocabulary
for the last couple of hours?
I believe it is important for you to know who you are for
your own personal success and development. You don’t owe anybody an explanation
of who you are because, in the end, it does not matter what people think about
you.
You may agree that the insignificant rant above gave you,
the reader, a better understanding of who I am and a greater insight into my
thought process. Plus it was more entertaining than me simply explaining to you
that I am a cheesy, opinionated individual who enjoys being different. I
probably sound like a hipster, but doesn’t everyone go through a hipster phase?
Yes? Maybe? No, Okay.
From my experience while in college, I’ve learned that once
you become comfortable with yourself everything else falls into place. My aspirations, resilience, and the support
from my family and everyone I hold close to my heart are responsible for
inspiring me to continue chasing my ever changing dreams. I am a helper and
hope to empower people to develop into the best he or she can be. My goal is to
change someone’s life every day. That can be as easy as flashing someone a
quick smile or thank you, or as difficult as giving constructive criticism (usually
sugar coated). Although I am not involved with many extracurricular activities outside
of school, working in student life is how I enjoy spending my time. As weird as
that sounds, it has lead me to those life changing experiences I mentioned
above and helped shaped me into whom I am today.
So... I tried to comment on your blog earlier...succeeded and then it deleted. But anyway, I really enjoyed your introduction. It presented a lot of raising questions that I haven't outwardly thought about in quite a long time. I, too, enjoy working in student life. It definitely molded my college experience. I would have to say Student life entails many activities, so you probably have a lot on your plate. I hope that we all have the chance to get to know each other on a "real" level. I agree with you when you say "who really cares who you really are". My response to that question is..."we do". The only way for others to truly care about who we are, we also have to care. We have to strive to be our best form of ourselves and display it for the world to see with confidence, not cockiness...with class because we can. If someone wants to get to know you, give them the opportunity. If not, tell them to keep it pushing. :) You sound like you do a great job in your college endeavors. You also sound like you have a great sense of self. I hope to learn new things from you as well. That's what leadership is about...right? I hope your day is going well! :) - Adrienne Poe-Hinton
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