Essay Describe A Person

A creative person is someone who uses their imagination and intuition to create something new or to make changes to something that already exists. Creative people have many attributes such as openness to new experiences, observance, curiosity, personal freedom, a willingness to take risks, self reliance, persistence and the freedom from fear of failure. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations are the two most commonly used methods of creative motivation. Intrinsic motivation refers to motivation that comes from inside an individual rather than from any external or outside rewards, such as money or grades. The motivation comes from the pleasure one gets from the task itself or from the sense of satisfaction in completing or even working on a...show more content...

It would be good for me to develop non–attachment also as I can't get attached to things I do and I always want my preferences. It would also be good for me to develop skills that could be used in a group situation as I do not work well in a group. Van Gundy's also had a list of ten things that would help me work better in a group.

There are also aspects that can damage or destroy a person's creativity. There are six factors that when brought upon a person who is doing something creative, will undermine both the intrinsic interest and creative potential of the project. The six factors are:

1.Expected Evaluation: If a person is expecting somebody to be evaluating their work they will worry about criticisms the person might make. The pressure will cause a person's creativity to be restricted.

2.Surveillance: Creativity would also be harmed if there is a person constantly peering over your shoulder as you are trying to be creative.

3.Reward: Although the incentive of a reward might help someone, it might also harm creativity as I believe a person would be trying to hard to do something they cant and also trying to make something to perfect and never accepting the good work they have done.

4.Competition: If a person is in competition with another they might focus all their energy on the competition rather than creativity of the project.

5.Restricted Choice: If people have boundaries in what they are

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I have a detailed past and an exciting future ahead, but in this moment I am still figuring out who I am as a person. My view of myself may be slightly skewed compared to what others notice. I can gain a general sense of which I am today by using the characteristic assessments previously taken, and how others view me. Using these two resources I find myself, in this fragment of my life, to be Achievement oriented, introverted, and empathetic. In both the Emotional and Social Competency Inventory and the Values assessment my top characteristic is being achievement oriented. I agree with this assessment of my self strongly. Within the last few years especially I have found myself more motivated to achieve than before. Currently I attempt to go above and beyond to construct everything perfectly. My artistic side obsesses over minute details and the academic focused side of me pushes me to my limits to earn favorable grades and understand concepts. Although my perfectionism, driven by my need to achieve can hinder some aspects of my life, such as fostering my lack of sleep or provoking unnecessary anxiety, I am thankful that I currently have such a strong desire to be successful. I am often stretched too thin and always pursuing more than I can handle. Some may say that this leads to an inadequate job done in each task, but for me staying busy and always having something to do fuels me to accomplish everything to the best of my ability. My time is currently occupied with

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Personal Characteristics Essay

There are many personal characteristics that can affect a person as an individual and his professional success, namely openness, ability to learn and adapt etc. These personal characteristics can sometimes make a person successful and sometimes doesn't. As I spend more and more time as a professional, I perceive that there are few characteristics that are essential for professional success: namely ambitious, creative and adaptable. These characteristics come out in many different ways. Have you set your goals? Have you decided the path you have to take to pursue your goal? What are the sacrifices you can do to achieve your ambition? How much can you think out of the box to resolve a particular issue or bring new idea to the table? How...show more content...

This characteristic will motivate me to grow better in my future career as well. I believe that few people have a strong inner feeling that pushes them to think out of the box to identify as issue and find the solution. Personally, I always try to find the most creative solution and do not give up until I get it. Sometime this energy is contagious on to next. I always search for the missing links and fine–tune my thoughts until I reach a point that works. This creativity has steadily driven my ambitions through the organization. Today the world is changing so rapidly and the way it has changed in last few decades, it hasn't changed in last few hundred years. So adaptability has become the need of the hour. I believe that adaptability is the most important quality of all, particularly if one is in technology industry. There have been times when this adaptability has changed the nomenclature of day and night but it has also given me rewards at the appropriate times. Adaptability, personally, has created a far–reaching international outlook and I was able to spend time, living outside my country of origin, working for UK retails giants and this stay not only diversified my work experience but also my cultural experience. It has improved my exposure to diverse situations with increasing levels of complexity and this exposure has increased my eagerness for new challenges. It has instigated a feeling in me that there

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I'm a quiet person. I've always been a quiet person, even in my past life. The life I had before this new one. Though I was a pretty normal person I would say. I knew Heartbreak and teenage fever just like any other teen. I'm always mad and overly sensitive. Everything I felt in my past life, I feel in this life, only ten times worse. Except only now, these traits come with powers. My anger strikes at any moment and I blow up. Also I could burst into a puddle of tears at any second. There he was Dean Marintino. He was my first love in our past life. He doesn't know that though. Also, he broke my heart, he doesn't know that either. I know that, I know a lot of things I'm not supposed to remember from the past life. I think maybe that's why I still get mad all the time. Maybe that's why I blow up how I do. No one was cursed with this remembrance, but me....show more content... What is the point though?. He won't know what he did wrong. There is no way I could tell anyone what I know. It stuck in the back of my head and in my heart. Control was what I had to learn. Was not very good with control when I did not have powers. Now I know the dangers of blowing up. Sitting in my chair I thought "I could really accidently burn this place down, if I wanted too". Fire was much like the anger I felt. Water was much like the love I felt. They mixed together like paint in my heart. I only felt the pain when Dean was around. Deep down, he still had my heart. There are greater powers that could snap my power away from me at any minute. It was best if I kept to myself. We get our powers from our hearts, you gain what you feel deep

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There are many character traits that make someone successful in life. Some traits you are born with, other traits are mindsets. There are a few character traits that coaches, teachers, bosses, or any other significant figure looks for in particular. One of the most important character traits is a hard–working attitude. You aren't born with a hard–working attitude. It is a mindset. You may not be the best employee, but an employer will be more willing to work with someone that works hard than someone that can do the job but is lazy. Although I am not the best at everything, I give 100% effort in everything that I do and believe that working hard is the most important trait a person can possess. As a child, the phrase, "Do your best," was...show more content...

I knew that in order to be starting, I needed to be the hardest worker on the team. With all my hard work came a starting position. The biggest lesson that my father taught me was in seventh grade. It was a normal day of basketball practice and we were scrimmaging. During a particular play, I ran the wrong route. He made me run around the gym for forgetting what to do. I decided that I was too tired to sprint around the gym. Because of my decision, he chose to kick me out of practice. I knew at that point that I could take no breaks. While I was taking breaks, other people were getting better. Chances to improve were very slim, so I needed to take advantage of them whenever possible. Although this was a very inconvenient way for me to learn this lesson, he definitely got his point across and I now work hard every chance that I get. Everyone wants to have a successful career. The first step to a successful career is to obtain the job that you want. Obviously you need the education level for this occupation, but what else is going to give you a leg up on the competition? As a Sophomore inhigh school, I had the opportunity to job shadow a manager of engineers at an engineering firm. One of his responsibilities was going through the hiring process. As a prospective future employee, I was curious as to what he looked for most in an employee. He did not say education. He did not say experience. He said that they needed a hard working

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Me Myself and Personality Traits When asked to describe myself I never know what to say, but I should know myself the best, right? I like to look at myself as a genuine, thoughtful young lady. I'm a hard worker; I believe nothing is ever handed to you so you have to go get it. I worked hard to get to this point of my life and working even harder to get to the successful and graduate part of my life. I care more for some others than I do myself but I have a huge nonchalant attitude. I don't really show anger or sadness much I always smile because I'm optimistic about life. I look at life as if something bad comes along, no need to dwell on it you can't take it back so just move–on and improve what you did wrong if it's possible....show more content...

I was taught to be caring and thoughtful; I wasn't taught anything else from anyone other than not to trust people. I'm the odd ball of my family because I am nothing like anyone. I can say I was also taught to believe in myself and never down myself because I can accomplish anything. That is shown through my determination and hard work because if I didn't believe in myself I wouldn't try as hard. Last but not all, Humanistic approach sums up my personality a little more than psychodynamic does because it involves nature vs. nurture and that kind of sums it up just saying that. Environment and Heredity is kind of the main reasons of my attitudes and actions. In the article, Time–Limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Briggs conducts different forms of psychotherapy techniques to prove whether things in an adolescent's life effect different adolescents differently. His study was a success and proved that many adolescents have different interpretations on the same issue. He read them off different problems and wanted to see how they would interpret them. He used children in the age groups of 12–17 and it worked out. I think that the different approaches can be brought together in some circumstances but in my case it doesn't. My personality makes more sense coming from the humanistic approach. Briggs, Stephen (2010). Time–Limited Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal of Social Work Get more content

Describe yourself as a student and also your aspirations for the future. Please include examples from your personal academic and non–academic experiences.

A sophomore at Downtown Magnets High School, I demonstrate passion in my education, ambition in fulfilling my personal and academic goals, and am an explorative student. My passion for learning is the result of my mindset, in that aside from finding education a necessity, it is enjoyable, challenging, and beneficial in fulfilling my future aspirations. For example, I find my Honors Advanced Mathematics class my most unique course. It builds upon my ability to critically think, present data or information, and understand higher–level math at a rapid pace. In particular, it is the ability to solve real–world situations and the underlying mystery mathematicians have yet to solve that intrigues me to continue learning. The class expects much of me, but I am aware that it is preparing me for college– and university–level math while providing me with the skills to pursue a career in Architectural/ StructuralEngineering. Ambitious, I set objectives for myself and arrange to accomplish and excel in the process. For instance, I participated in my middle school's academic decathlon with a chance to represent my school in the mathematics single–subject exam. In doing so, I attempted to score a near perfect to perfect score. While the competition did not end the way I expected, I successfully gained a flawless score on the questions

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