"By nature, I am the type of person who perseveres, even when the going gets tough. Rather than being defeated when I encounter a difficulty, I rise to the challenge and enjoy working hard to tackle and conquer it. During college, I worked part-time in a call center making outbound sales calls. Many of my colleagues would become burnt out after being hung up on and cursed out multiple times a day. While I didn't necessarily enjoy that part of the job either, I chose to view these responses as a challenge. Every day I tried to hit a certain number of positive responses, and if I got a lot of hang ups, I would increase the number of calls I was making to ensure I hit my number. I taught myself not to take negative responses personally, and I rewarded myself at the end of the day with something I enjoyed if I hit my target."