Personal Narrative: My Interview With Kelsey
I began our interview by first asking Kelsey, “What is your view or definition of good character?” She replied, “I think it is honesty, integrity, humility, and being true to who you are. Someone who is authentic.” She recalled a time as a young intern in the southwest conference when her boss didn’t always make decisions that everyone agreed with but he was fair. Her experience as his intern shaped her to be a stickler for fairness, equity, and honesty. Kelsey continued by saying, “We have our faults. You may not always like what I say. I may devour too much or not enough, but whatever is going to come out is going to be honest.”
Kelsey also defined good character as hard-working and connectedness. I asked, “What qualities …show more content…
First, they are aware that they are held to a high standard. “When people are looking up to you for direction or a reaction, you have to stop and ask yourself how you feel about the situation and decide how you are going to show it,” she said. We agreed in our interview to call this step a personal time out. Second, they have to decide if they are disappointed in the situation or disappointed in the person. She continued by explaining, “To distinguish between the two you have to process if the person put in effort, did the person try, are they being honest. As a leader, did you give them something that is too big to manage?” Kelsey believes that when you work with a person of good character you are rarely disappointed with the person, but instead you are disappointed with the situation and the outcome. Third, be flexible. She defined flexible as the ability not to crater. If people are flexible than they won’t be intimidated by change. Finally, they cannot compare their selves to other people. I agreed when she said, “It is important to connect with people who understand you, appreciate you, and support what you want.”
To conclude our interview, I asked Kelsey to imagine me as not 26 year old ReillyJo, but as 26 year old Kelsey. “What advice would you give her?” I asked. What she said next has left a great impact on my
Kelsey also defined good character as hard-working and connectedness. I asked, “What qualities …show more content…
First, they are aware that they are held to a high standard. “When people are looking up to you for direction or a reaction, you have to stop and ask yourself how you feel about the situation and decide how you are going to show it,” she said. We agreed in our interview to call this step a personal time out. Second, they have to decide if they are disappointed in the situation or disappointed in the person. She continued by explaining, “To distinguish between the two you have to process if the person put in effort, did the person try, are they being honest. As a leader, did you give them something that is too big to manage?” Kelsey believes that when you work with a person of good character you are rarely disappointed with the person, but instead you are disappointed with the situation and the outcome. Third, be flexible. She defined flexible as the ability not to crater. If people are flexible than they won’t be intimidated by change. Finally, they cannot compare their selves to other people. I agreed when she said, “It is important to connect with people who understand you, appreciate you, and support what you want.”
To conclude our interview, I asked Kelsey to imagine me as not 26 year old ReillyJo, but as 26 year old Kelsey. “What advice would you give her?” I asked. What she said next has left a great impact on my