My Ideal Self

My leadership 3 essay + spicy

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#29. Conclussion

It is so funny that I hated the responsability of doing this essay and yet la pasé realmente bien escribiendo sobre mi y sentí que esto va a llegar a ser muy útil en el futuro :D

Aún así tuve que recortar un viaje a la playa con tal de por fin ponerme pilas, así que tengo una nueva frase célebre que he compartido con mi generación:

“Don’t let your IdealSelf get in the way of being your IdealSelf!”

Pronto la pondremos en camisetas. I attach the last 2 videos: uno sobre todas las personalidades conflictivas que llevo dentro gracias a mi growth path, y otra sobre la esperanza del futuro. Con los años me he convencido de que no es que tengo múltiples personalidades, sino que me he vuelto un ser tridimensional lleno de aptitudes, intereses y sorpresas. And thanks to exercises like this, I am getting to know myself better and get even more proud!!

DIOS lo bendiga profe, y póngame una A+

Hasta la próxima :D

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#28. Now we are talking!!

Now, here is the REAL TEST, the one that absolutely describes me. So majestic, so accuratte.

I am a Hufflepuff with Gryffindor tendencies!

Fuera vara este test me fue de más ayuda que las anclas y el cerebro juntos, sorry not sorry

And now, some random information that I feel will let you know me much better:

1) Me gusta que me digan Richie. Antes no le ponía la “e” al fondo hasta que una chica muy especial se la puso por mi

2) Mi color favorito es el verde y AMO en sobremanera los patos

3) La hermandad me añadió como Mikey el de Recreo, y de ahí viene el avatar de este Tumblr

4) Los dulces ácidos son los mejores. Hay que comer más pie de limón para ser feliz

5) Mi videojuego favorito se llama Ratchet & Clank

6) Este es mi fondo de pantalla de cel default, aunque lo cambié por una foto de la chica con quién estoy saliendo <3

7) Mi cantante favorita en esta vida es Julieta Venegas

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#27. Anchors and Brain dominance

These are my anchors and my brain dominance tests, but they basically say the same as the other posts so far.

The only tricky part is that in theory I am independent but I like to follow rules, so here comes the explanation:

Los procedimientos me ayudan a no cometer errores, y eso me ahorra tiempo y esfuerzo, así que los uso... SI Y SOLO SI yo creo que en verdad funcionan. Además, I love to sleep and to be disperse so if someone wants me to be very punctual, focused and polite our relationship just won’t work.

Here is one question: WHY do we have like 3000 classification systems for the same thing?!?? Francamente los de career services fueron los que menos me gustaron :p

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#26. Learning styles

Hey, the 80′s called! Some guy named Kolb says you are an assimilator!

Y de hecho si que lo soy! Y esto es importante porque aunque escogí una carrera como ingeniería yo nunca he sido de buscar soluciones prácticas ni de desarmar objetos físicos sino de analizar sistemas y reordenarlos hasta obtener un resultado que me satisfaga. This Analytical Management of mine makes me think again that operations may not be my best career path 

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#25. Personality

I am a INFP-T/Mediator: an uncomprehended and idealistic kind soul full of shiness and passion.

I am actually astonished because I love this description, but most people tell me I should be a Logician. Cría fama y échate a dormir, supongo.

Either way, I am an Amélie-type, so I win! :D

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#24. The Big 5

In a very descriptive manner:

Openness matches with my value of personal growth: without trying you can’t improve.

Agreeableness matches my love and amability standards

Conscientiousness matches the fact that soy un desastre, pero de los buenos

Negative emotionality has me excited because I have tammed my inner demons quite effectively

Extraversion is quite a surprise because I always consider myself at the middle: some days I want to party hard with tons of people, some days I want to stay home and not see anyone. Pero si admito que la introversión fue mi estado base por años, así que hace sentido 

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#23. XY Test

According to this XY stuff, realmente me gusta ser activo de la empresa, me gusta participar y creo en el poder de la gente. Admito que esto se veía potenciado por mi antiguo jefe: amaba trabajar para Pablo, el man siempre me trataba rebien, creía mucho en mi, y me daba trabajos interesantes. Me levantaba con la intensión de ser una bendición a lo largo de su día, y a cambio el era una bendición en mi vida.

Something tells me that this proactivity is highly dependent on who I am working with. I pray GOD to grant me another great boss like Pablo.

PD: we used to call Pablo Kirby, because he his skin was pink-toned. Given my personality, I made him this meme, printed it and paste it in my notepad. Good ol’ times!

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#22. 3rd Goal

The 3rd goal is the hardest!! Professor, you know half of the time I am not paying attention at classes. It is INCREDIBLY difficult for me! But I do know that if I paid attention I would retain knowledge more effectively. So here comes the weirdest objective of them all.

To pay devotional attention to at least one class of each different course during the week! Maybe I’ll print the case so I don’t have the temptation of the computer, but I wanna be more empathic with the poor human being doing his/her best in the blackboards and I wanna be better at retaining the information of this MBA.

So here goes nothing!!!

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#21. 2nd Goal

I was talking with a good friend of mine about this goal stuff and he asked me about my brother and sister. Triste, le respondí que mi relación con ellos no es particularmente cercana ni buena, y él me propuso agregarlos en mis metas. I understood something really important because of him: I am searching for belonging OUTSIDE my family, not inside. Esto tiene tantitas raíces en el trato que nos hemos dado a lo largo de los años, pero si tengo la culpa de no intentarlo más decididamente.

Summarizing: Me apunto a mandarle al menos un mensaje a la semana a mi hermano y a mi hermana para ver cómo están. Veamos si puedo sembrar una semilla de amistad con ellos. DIOS mediante no sea demasiado tarde, profe.

This goal also covers my lack of social skills, soI should be golden. I’m not gonna lie: I’m scared of this! My family can be very cold with me, hence the last 2 memes. Professor, you are making me become a better person!! You monster!!

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#20. 1st Goal

Final sprint: let’s do this!

My first goal is to learn 3 japanese words or kanjis each week. I know it is a low count, but I have been trying 10 and it isn’t working because of my MBA obligations. Also, it implies learning a new word in a new alphabet, so it takes up much time. Still, I am very excited for this one! :D

Duolingo will be my best friend until I get my title, then I will enroll in formal classes.

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#19. 3rd Reflexion

My third reflexion was during class, at the end of the course, when we had to roleplay some difficult conversations. I understood that I could vomit tons of theory, but that I wasn’t quick and empathic enough to hold a talk that involved applying the concepts. For me this is paramount: ¡el papel todo lo aguanta, hay que ver las cosas en acción!! My next evolution step is applying the theory of the classes to my real life, and perfect that until I achieve the results that I want!

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#18. 2nd Reflexion

My second reflexion was to choose my MBA’s specialization. And yet again I end up in a grey zone between Finance and Operations. I love that Finance uses a lot of math, but I hate how subjective it can get with its opportunity costs and terminal values. Meanwhile, Operations is like returning home, but suddenly I remembered that I was kind of glad of quitting my job because the forest fires were way too many and the resting hours too few.

Well, with that description in mind I think that applying a growing mindset to my uneasiness against uncertainty sounds way better than eating the dust at the manufacturing plant... I’ll go Finance, thank you!!

Either way I have great potential for both of them, and that gives me a competitive advantage that I plan to exploit when doing my interviews.

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#17. 1st Reflexion

Mi motivo de reflexión más importante durante mi estadía ha sido qué intercambiaría: si el casarme con la dueña de mi corazón o si tener el trabajo de mis sueños. Y simplemente concluí que si en verdad es la indicada DIOS me dará la paz y sabiduría para preferirla a ella cualquier día de la semana; pero también entendí que aún no tengo a semejante figura bien definida en mi vida. Quizás ya la conozco pero aún no hemos avanzado tanto. Tal vez ni siquiera esté presente en mi vida aún. Y quizás cuando llegue el momento ella sea quién ceda y nos vayamos juntos a Nipón. No sé. Pero al menos ya sé a qué prestarle atención cuando llegue el momento.

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#16. Leadership styles

In a tremendous plottwist my best style is affiliative. I know, ”I could not foresee this thing happening to you...”. Sarcasm aside, this just coincides with my values and basic essence. The next style is democratic, which is also natural given that I want everyone to feel valuable and that seldom do I thing that I know every single detail of a situation. And finally, coaching is just one of my passions so I feel we are ok with my stregths.

En cuanto a lo menos desarrollado, si me sorprende mucho que el Marcapasos sea tan débil, más bien pensé que iba a ser súper fuerte. Quizás el modo en que las preguntas estaban escritas me disuadió de ponerle SI a varias cosas. Autoritario creo que está bien ahí, la verdad solo creo tener que usarlo cuando llegue a ser papá y falta trecho para eso. Visionario si creo que puedo desarrollarlo más, ya que lo ocuparé para los altos puestos ejecutivos, y podría funcionar de inspiración para mi y otros si lo monto bien.

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#15. 360°

For some reason people truly believe I am outstanding at taking hard decisions quickly. Creo que mi habilidad cognitiva para los problemas sencillos está super afilada, pero cuando son cosas grandes o se me escapan demasiados detalles o nunca llego a una conclusión satisfactoria. Part of the idea behind the MBA was to improve in that aspect. Maybe I’m being too harsh on myself due to my perfectionism and lack of forgiveness for past experiences. Pero algo si sé de seguro: ¡si antes pensaban que era bueno en cuanto salga de aquí pensarán que soy épico fantástico!

On the other hand, people recognized that my negotiation skills are underdeveloped and that is fair, while most say that my social skills were lacking and that was kind of dissapointing. I have worked really hard to improve those, and I really thought they would be my perfect 5. Y aún así, viéndolo desde la luz optimista de que si evaluase a mi yo del colegio le pondría un 2 a lo mucho, estoy orgulloso de lo mucho que logré avanzar. I will just continue working on it!

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#14. My vision

There are some complementary dreams of mine that may help in that B Plan scenario. I want to study math and theology in the future, just to be more knowledgeable and have better arguments to defend that which I believe in. I am considering a PhD. too, and to give classes in Universities. There is just something magical about learning and teaching that pushes me to an academic development. I also love to travel, learn languages and continue growing as a person.

The Naruto image is just for the laughs and giggles, although I appreciate the beautiful things in life, and I believe that sexual drive is key in relationships.

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#13. My vision

My dream is to work at Nintendo Japan. I personally don’t picture this at 7 years from now but more at something like 10 or such. Playing videogames has always been my favorite hobby, I have been a Nintendo boy since I was 6 and I love the math, coding and art direction needed to craft videogames! Now, I haven’t decided yet my position but I have figured that I could fit in finance or operations, and I would be really glad to be involved with the games’ developing team.

Now, the other half of my dream is to have a beautiful wife and daughters who I can make really happy and love intensely. I want to found a christian family full of a sense of belonging and without the problems I faced at home when I was a child. I also want to see my kids grow and develop into beautiful human beings better than their father.

Here is the twist: I think that if the correct person arrives, and GOD gives me serenity in my heart, I can forgo my dreamjob and look for something else wherever my true love wants to be. And still, I don’t know yet who she is, where I will find her and what does she wishes for her ideal self. Es una cuestión de tiempo y fé, diría Shakira. Sorry for not being able to be more concrete, pero Depende.