classes require group project - experience in dealing w/ other people, meeting deadlines.  Participating on sports team - discipline & teamwork/spirit.
	Character
most enjoy being intelligent, independent individual within quality team with shared goals.
strong, a fighter, a survivor
flexible, quick learner, try to stay open-minded & rapidly adaptable to meet needs, want to regularly evaluate & rearrange priorities.  "roll with the punches" - want to work more on this -- be creative?  "think out of the box"?
very empathetic, understanding, great listener, believer in communicating
very conscious, sensitive, perceptive, thinking
strong desire / need to make other people happy ; to share & care (incl. teaching)
appreciation for life - zest, fun, humor, joy, wonder, awe, full range of experience
appreciation for other people - respect, empathy, least catty, realize potential
strong values, highly moral & ethical - honest, true to both self & others, fulfilling duty & promises & commitments, facing fear & hard work, contributing, giving best, meeting challenges throughout life, fighting the good fight, reaching highest potential, striving for the best, with integrity, dignity
enjoy being accountable, take charge of things & reap benefits of doing them as well as pain & agony of learning through failure & experience.  
seek & enjoy challenges, even when afraid, need to push self, take calculated risks, be open to new experiences.
can be & am usu. highly energetic, active, self-motivated, passionate, enthusiatic, in earnest
have potential to thrive in a dynamic, high-growth, changing environment, but when just starting off, prefer to ease in, with moderation, with steady challenges & growth, at my own pace.  can prove capable of handling high-profile and increasingly important technical assignments.

* careful not to be too conscious, sensitive, thinking beyond reason / need / practicality / productiveness, sometimes just need to take action when necessary
* don't get taken advantage of or let being a great listener & strong desire to make other people happy get in way of communicating own self & needs, taking care of self
* be aware of such high standards & expectations of self; perfectionist, highly critical, judgemental (of self, not so much others) ; can lead to negativity, insecurity, self-doubt, loss of motivation, energy, passion, etc.  Especially when very important, if insecure / negatively self-conscious, can procrastinate, get stuck, withdraw, internalize.
* very cautious of what duties, commitments i do take on, what promises i make, since i do take it so seriously.
* everybody can lose dependability & all their other usual good qualities if their needs aren't being met - for me... see list of criteria; also important includes love, appreciation, faith, believing & being true to myself
* interested in so many things, such zest for life, sometimes hard to focus -- need to remember why important, confirm direction / point / trail in both small & big picture (hiking & climbing analogies :)

* remember to speak up for self, communicate clearly & with conviction, nobody can read my mind, but i can & do, have to / deserve to / can take care of self, & believe in doing it.
* to help ward off negativity, need steady level of support, encouragement, & empathy, both from others & from self.  Remember, esp. in the hardest of times, need others but can't do it without independently reaching inside for self-reliance, strength, & all other good qualities (believer in the "don't just give the starving guy a fish, very important to teach him how to fish for himself")


	Skills / Competencies
attention to detail.
evidence of leadership potential - leadership experience & skills.
ability to work effectively on a team - interpersonal skills, strong communication skills.  ability to communicate clearly & accurately so that each team member can correctly use components that others develop.
flexibility - willing & able to attack the important problem of the moment.
highly competent engineer who is well rounded.
overall potential for making substantial contribution to workplace.
technical competence
creativity
diverse view of the world.  speak multiple languages, interest in other cultures, travel, global issues.

OO: create software compontents that are useful in many contexts (like environmentalists -- reduce, reuse, recycle :) ; does benefit of creating new component overshadow the cost & reliability advantage in reusing an existing component?

analytical skills
managerial skills: controlling ever-changing requirements, formal reviews & inspections, monitoring effect on schedule, cost, quality.  provide cost-effective means to increase final product's quality.

perform design, verification, analysis - crucial to large-scale software system success.

interest, enjoyment, & aptitude for in problem-solving

	Activities
