| Cultural | Values | Read More | Self Assessment | Personal Story |
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Rate 1 (lowest) - 10 (highest), and elaborate why Read the link for context | Share a personal story to reflect this value | |||
5 I try to maintain the attitude that people whom I disagree with can teach me something. | I had a disagreement with a friend, he substantiated his argument with a piece of information that I was not aware of. I listened to his perspective and vetted the new information myself. Listening is essential. | |||
8 Hopefully reading this assessment gives you dear reader some indication of the latter and if you know me personally, the former. | When my girlfriend has an issue, I have made a habit of listening to what she has to say and internally assessing the validity of her claims before arguing back. After thinking about it I acknowledge her perspective, then proceed to calmly express my perspective and where i disagree with hers. This fosters compromise. | |||
10 I used to be a bartender…of course. | Ask Adrian Robison or Danny Carranza...always down to share a drink with friends, family and co-workers | |||
10 Love to spend time outside of work with my co-workers. I have formed lasting friendships from every job that I’ve ever held. | Again, ask Adrian Robison or Danny Carranza, when we worked together in the past we would spend as much as 4 consecutive 16 hour work days together, hang out afterwards...all while managing to still really like each other | |||
5 Being the oldest sibling, this role is profound in my personal life. | I have 3 younger siblings, I constantly nurture and mentor them by urging them to not repeat my past mistakes. | |||
7 aka “team work” the team is only as strong as its weakest link, if one succeeds or fails, we all succeed or fail. | Playing football growing up,I am quite familiar with team sports. I view the creative process as a team sport as well, when in a directorial role for a given project, I strive to communicate a clear vision for everyone involved and place them in positions where they are going to thrive the most. | |||
10 Firm believer in this. The ability to be able to work with people as a team is more important than individual skill sets. | Adrian Robison, Danny Carranza and I are well-versed in working as a team and working hard/playing hard. We went to Arizona for a shoot and slept 4 hours a night, worked 20 hour days (mostly in 116 degree heat), four days in a row. | |||
10 I have been diagnosed with OCD so yes...a bit of a perfectionist | Every time I finish a video, I export and watch twice to make sure there are no mistakes. | |||
7 I’m agreeable yet can be a bit of a contrarian...I’m known to speak my mind. | My old employer had an idea of what she wanted for a client, I had taken the time and spoken to the client personally, this gave me the confidence to challenge her idea. | |||
6 Been editing videos since childhood. | Started editing videos on Windows movie maker in 6th grade | |||
5 Risk averse at times, yet follow my passions. | I have been stupid enough to pursue a career in the arts despite the fact that authority figures told me that it wasn’t financially lucrative. | |||
9 The mission is ours. | I believe that most hostilities can be solved through transparency and open dialogue. | |||
5 | I want to direct a feature length movie. | |||
5 “Failure is the greatest teacher of all” -Yoda. | I failed miserably at real estate, I knocked on doors and hosted dozens of open houses while not having a penny to show for it. Although I failed financially, I learned to be bold…to put myself out there and become okay with rejection. | |||
6 I typically consider myself a man of my word, if I say I’m going to do something, I do it. However, there are some values I hold that I don’t live up to. | I’m about health and fitness, yet I ingest nicotine sometimes. | |||
10 No problem admitting when I’m wrong. | I teased my brother the other day, he said messed up things to me in response, I still apologized. | |||
5 -Used to struggle with “analysis paralysis” but have gotten much better. | Trait agreeableness is something that I sometimes struggle with, when it comes to being confrontational with a friend, sometimes it’s difficult. Additionally, I struggled to choose a specific career path for a long time, because I wanted it to be “just right,” I learned that sometimes you just need to make a decision even if arbitrary and then commit…fulfillment and happiness come from taking action. | |||
7 I try to be, but I know my strengths and weaknesses. | In high school I was in the top of my class while taking all AP/Honors classes, playing football, and running track and field. I played on one of the best high school football teams in California, I won several medals for track and field. I graduated cumlade from college. | |||
6 When I don’t know something, whether it be the definition of a word or an error I’m experiencing while video editing, I look it up. | I was having export issues with Davinci the other day and looked up a shortcut that uses cache memory files to hasten the process. | |||
10 I’m a fast learner, I’m creative, and can learn anything. If you want to engage with the masses in a creative way, I’m your guy. | I created the highest performing video for an ad campaign out of my team. | |||
10 That’s the goal. | When I first began video editing, I was creative but I lacked the technical…from 2 years ago to today…I have 10 x’d my craft. | |||
10 I’m definitely a lifelong learner. | I read at least one book a month, and listen to podcasts every night before bed. I also recently started re-learning Spanish. | |||
10 Not afraid to go against popular opinion. | I debated my brother and my friends about something controversial the other day, they all held a particular position, I thought they were wrong and stuck to my guns. | |||
7 Why do the work if its not important? | I created content for several brands that increased their engagement. | |||
8 Working smart > working hard, I would rather be moving the needle then doing menial tasks…I want to create engaging content…learning from failure and putting out stuff that drives engagement. | I would rather be creating a video right now than writing this sentence. | |||
7 “I’m an agent of chaos” -Joker I perform well in high pressure situations. | I had several college papers due the same day within a few day time frame and managed to get an A on all of them. | |||