What role does empathy play in your life and how has it helped you?
Empathy has played an important role in my life both professionally and in my personal life. While I was in the Navy, it was very important to understand where people were coming from when they made requests and/or complaints about the workplace. I was in charge of a work center that dealt with roughly 75 people a day. Each of those people had their own lives and issues that they had to deal with in order to make it to work on time and perform their required tasks. When issues would arise, it was important that I was able to hear their issues and understand where they were coming from so I would be able to make an informed decision on how to proceed. In my personal life, my significant other, Abby, deserves the respect of my full attention when she is speaking to me. I can say that I definitely hold her to a higher standard than I did my colleagues and therefore I make sure that I listen to what she has to say. When we have conversations