"In my opinion, nothing is impossible as long as you're motivated and committed you will be able to accomplish and achieve your goal.  Every day, life is full of challenges. Like when I decided to build my own business here in the U.S. If you think of it, it is difficult to achieve because I hear a lot of people saying that I'm so brave to start a business here in the U.S., but because I'm committed and dedicated and I don't get affected on other people saying I was able to succeed in my goals. This experience taught me that no matter how hard it is we just need to keep going in order to achieve our goals in life and career. I will bring this positive attitude to my next career opportunity."

"When I was a mentor at University, giving an experience that inspired my mentees was challenging. It required a lot of emotional intelligence, dedication through extra hours of research so I could have the most accurate knowledge to provide them. I impacted them positively, and that means a lot."

"My most challenging accomplishment is to even the contract with project documentation in the system. For example, the contract is signed and agreed upon for projects to be completed on June 1st but in the system, the project was executed and utilized on August 1. All my projects were aligned with the signed contract and I was able to align other projects once it was time to review the contract, next year."

"Response: In my previous role as a project manager with the Municipality, I managed the review of a Transportation Impact Assessment (TIA) report, which was completed by a consultant on behalf of his client developer.

(Situation): I reviewed and approved the report after multiple revisions. The traffic issues were already identified upfront in the pre-consultation meeting regarding the spacing and configuration of proposed driveways. The development was proposed at the corner of two busy arterials. I also hinted at some road improvements as part of the development, subject to the findings of the report. The third version of the report provided a detailed analysis that clearly documented the warrant analysis for road improvements. Soon after the approval of the report, my planner came to my desk and said, the developer met with the ward councilor and both agree NOT to implement road improvements as they were not economically feasible for the project. The developer and their consultant wanted to meet me.

(Action): I chaired the meeting and after listening to their perspectives on the issue at hand from various angles, I offered them three options: a) modify the land use to avoid implementing improvements (generate a lot less amount of traffic); b) a meeting with ward Councillor to discuss the professional recommendations in the report; c) consultant provide a brief summary stating that "despite recommended improvements for public safety reasons, I consider improvements were not necessary." The consultant immediately denied going for the third option. The developer didn't want to modify the site plan. So, the meeting was already set up with the deputy mayor and two other councilors including my manager also attended the meeting. I provided/delivered a briefing to attendees and walked them through various scenarios including the negative safety impacts on the general public. The councilor asked a few questions and was fully convinced of my position based on facts. However, he still left it to me to decide. The meeting was dismissed and we went back to the office.

(Result): About an hour later, the developer and their consultant called me and said, they were on-site and wanted to move forward as per the recommendations of the TIA and that there was no ill-feeling. Thus, I maintained my trust and rapport with our customers/developers. My manager sent me a note, which was also added to my performance appraisal. The note read, "You showed your leadership skills and solved the problem by involving all stakeholders in such a way that everyone was happy in the end."

Learned: Communication is off-course the key to solving any problem. By involving all stakeholders and collaborating on the solution of problems, I can maintain trust and rapport."

"I believe graduating from college was the most difficult to achieve. I was not the best student in high school and I needed to create a whole new mindset in college. I became more goal-oriented and organized. I set higher standards for myself and graduated all while working full time and playing women's basketball. While playing basketball I also was team captain."