Simplicity & Selflessness

If I were a product, I would be an assistant of some sort. Not because this is something that I'd necessarily enjoy (although I don't have any objections to it), but because I'm the person people always come to with advice. The title of my post really explains the services you're going to get with me; simplicity and selflessness.

I use the word simplicity because I've always been a pretty simple person. I don't need something to be "brand new" or "revolutionary" to make me happy. My values in life are my family, friends, the outdoors, and doing my best in everything no matter where life takes me. Personally, I feel that there are a lot of materialistic people in today's world, and while they are all caught up in their belongings and in what they don't have yet, I take pride in being content with everything I have and not wanting anything more.

We live in a fast-paced society where people can so easily get caught up and lost in the busyness of life, and I feel that if more people began to value the more simple things in life, people as a whole would enjoy a higher quality of life. If people are constantly focusing on what they don't have, they will never be happy with what they do have.

The word selflessness comes to mind when I try to describe myself because I like making other people happy, even if it means taking a little extra time out of my day to do so. For the past two summers I worked as a customer service associate at a retail store. One of the things I learned there was how to see things from other people's points of view. When one takes the time to consider another person's viewpoint, it may make understanding others much easier.

While I was in high school, I participated in my school's blood drives whenever possible. I went to Hartford Union High School, in Hartford, Wisconsin, and as a result of not only my own, but my entire school's selflessness, we managed to donate record amounts of blood and received a great deal of recognition for it. We didn't strive for huge turnouts so we could be the largest high school blood drive in Wisconsin; we did it to help others just as we would hope they would help us if we needed it.

I feel that these two characteristics would make me a great asset to someone as an assistant. I focus a lot on making other people's lives easier, and that is exactly what many look for when searching for an assistant. What makes these skills rare is that they arguably cannot be taught; one either has them or they don't. For the few that do naturally exhibit these skills, they should put them to the best possible use, for the betterment of others.

Now don't take this the wrong way, I'm not saying I don't have flaws. I, as everyone else, have my own personal flaws that I am more than willing to admit to. However, I do believe that I'm a kind-hearted, simple, and selfless individual who needs not to be in the spotlight all the time, but rather to help others get themselves into it. It's not that I don't want to be recognized, it's just that it isn't in my make up to be in the lime light all the time. I get more than enough satisfaction knowing that I played a small part in helping someone else get to where they want to be.