The Results Are In

I have to admit, I am not one bit surprised by the results I received from the typology test and the true colors test. My four letters from the typology test were ESFJ. These letters affirmed the fact that I am a people person and really enjoy caring for and helping others. I also agree that I am a warm and energetic person and love to have the spotlight (mostly in social settings). The typology results really coincided with my colors of orange and gold. I was a little nervous that my true colors test was a tie, but after reading the descriptions of each, I realized both colors give a good balance to my personality. My gold side is dependable, goal-oriented and consistent, where as my orange side is open to change, easy going and flexible. It was interesting to step back and see how these fit into my life. I am 100% gold when it comes to my school work and the same is true for orange in a more social setting.

SURPRISE! It's a Girl!

Hmmm…. I’m just going to say it, I WAS AN OOPS BABY. There, I got it off my chest. Although my dad will tell you that I was a “blessing” we all know what he really means. I have two older brothers, Ryan and Kevin, who are 31 and 29 respectively. So needless to say, by the time baby Hannah came into this beautiful world, my brothers were already best friends. Not only was I just forming sentences by the time they entered middle school, but what adolescent boys want to be best friends with their baby sister? As time went on, my brothers eventually moved on to college, leaving me at home with my parents. Since I was the only child living at home for a long time, I became very close with my parents. I’ll admit it, I was a bit spoiled being the baby girl. Now I do not mean this in the sense that my parents showered me with expensive gifts because that is not the case by any means. What I mean is that my parents gave me a lot more attention and support than my brothers. I think for this reason I prefer learning in smaller group sizes with more one-on-one attention. I cannot really concentrate in large class sizes and find that I am much more successful in a more intimate environment.

All of the time I spent with my parents definitely had an impact on my personality too. Since they did give me so much attention growing up, I think that is why I often times like to have the spotlight in my group of friends. I think without the chaos of having other siblings at home, I was able to learn more invaluable life lessons such as how to be compassionate and sympathetic too. I also learned how precious time and life is after my mom passed away. Sure my personality is attributed to various factors such as SES, the fact that I am a girl (SHOCKER!), and many other things. But, truthfully, I think birth order had the biggest influence on my personality.

My mission statement:

Find a passion and pursue it. Remember that life is short and nothing should ever be taken for granted. Spread this idea to others so that they too can live for today and enjoy the simple things in life. Be true to who I am. Be thankful. MAKE EVERY MOMENT COUNT. Reminisce about the good things in my past but look with optimism to the future. And above all, make my mom proud. 

Just Keep Swimming...

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1.  TV icon, entertainment pioneer, one of the most powerful and influential women in America.

What else can I say? Ellen DeGeneres is exactly the type of leader I aspire to become. Ellen began her career as an emcee in a comedy club in New Orleans... why it wasn't Ohio, I will never understand... Shortly after, she began receiving national recognition and won Showtime’s Funniest Person in America award in 1982. DeGeneres then began filming shows on HBO, FOX, CBS and ABC. During the 1997 season of Ellen on ABC, she received the Peabody Award for an episode in which she came out as a gay woman. Amongst countless other awards for being literally the funniest human (in my opinion) to grace this planet, she has had the honor to host the Oscars, Emmy and Grammy Awards. She has been a judge on “American Idol”, featured in major motion pictures such as “Finding Nemo”, and has written three novels. And as if she could be any more bad-a**, she has been featured in TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Entertainment Weekly’s 50 Most Powerful Entertainers, and Forbe’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

Let’s face it, I could probably write a short story on all of her accomplishments, but I want to focus on what she does besides rake in unbelievable awards. Something that really struck me after I first starting watching her show was her devotion to humanitarianism. If someone truly deserves recognition, she will give it. Now I’m not talking about other celebrities or big time hot shots, I am talking about the little people that make this world go around. One such instance is that of Talia Castellano. Talia was 13 years old when she died from cancer on July 16 of this year. It was a dream of hers to meet Ellen, and as Ellen put it “it became a dream of hers to meet Talia too”. Just watch. It gives me goose bumps every time.

             I was speechless. I didn’t think that TV celebrities that actually wanted to genuinely help other people existed. In the wake of all of her accomplishments, she still takes the time to realize that greed, power, and wealth are not the most important things in life. Instead, she focuses on raising awareness for causes such as Talia’s and many, many others. She puts others ahead of herself, she is strong, and inspirational. She listens to others when they need her help and she stops at nothing until they receive it. In my opinion, these are all traits of an amazing leader. In my opinion, Ellen should also be everyone's role model. I sincerely hope that one day she will stumble across my blog and realize that I have been dying to be her best friend and that I also could use $20,000. Fingers crossed. 

Being a Social Entrepreneur

Hi everyone!

            As I mentioned in class, my name is Hannah Scott and unfortunately I am a senior this year. I am from a suburb of Cleveland called Strongsville, where I graduated with a class of about 650 students. Coming from a large high school, I always knew I wanted to attend a big university. Although both of my older brothers attended the University of Dayton, I decided to stray from their paths and come to Ohio State. Four years later, I couldn’t be happier with my decision to become a Buckeye. OSU has given me so many more opportunities than I would have received at a smaller school and let’s be honest, who wouldn’t want to be a Buckeye?

I have many passions in life, but most importantly I love helping others. This passion is probably the biggest reason of why I hope to have a career within healthcare some day. The past two summers I participated in Pelotonia, where I rode a combined 230 miles to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Knowing that my efforts were directly benefitting another cause that I hold close to my heart was the greatest feeling in the world. Again, while I was introducing myself in class and talking about the ring I wear everyday, I mentioned how my mom passed away in November 2010 from cancer. Losing my mom in the first few months of my college career was the most difficult challenge of my life. She was my biggest support system and the perfect role model of how I want to live my life and the person I hope to become. Knowing that she is looking down on me everyday and rooting for me to succeed in every aspect of my life is definitely what motivates me. She looked at every obstacle in her life as a challenge and this attitude is something I try to apply to my life. I think that knowing she didn’t give up even in the hardest of times is a huge driving factor for me.

So enough of the slightly emotional, serious stuff. Now I am asking myself: how will I be a social entrepreneur? The video discusses how entrepreneurs have a pretty good idea of how life can be better for everyone even in the toughest of times. This idea directly relates to my passion for and involvement in Pelotonia. Everyone has been affected by cancer. Maybe you personally do not have cancer, but I can bet you know someone, have a family member, or a friend who has. Money raised through any cause that focuses on ending cancer pushes us one step closer to finding a cure. Finding a cure to cancer might not end the recession or any war that is going on right now, but it would unite people across the world that are sick and tired of losing loved ones from this terrible disease. I’m pretty sure this would make life better for everyone, so this is how I want to be a social entrepreneur.