I’ve known many people throughout my life, some have stayed and some have gone. I would say some have had an impact in life and others have caused me misery. However, the one person that has made a difference in my life has been Fabio Rodriguez. He has shown me what it’s like to love yourself and value what you have. He has been my rock and solidity when I have felt alone and unsure. He has held me when I just needed comfort rather than words, he has been the one person to understand me to my core. He has made me realize my true potential and I hope to one day repay him the favor. Just as Ignatius, Fabio had lived a life of vice before he decided to migrate to the states. He decided to leave everything and everyone behind and forge a new life
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Whenever I got a promotion at work or just received a compliment by my boss on my work he would celebrate with me. At times he would celebrate my triumphs more than I would. He saw them as the extension of my potential, he believed in me more than anyone ever did. He wanted to make me see that I could and would become just about anything I wanted. He said my compassion and wisdom were tools to be appreciated not depreciated. He would motivate me in ways that even my parents couldn’t, he would tell me life is what you make of it so make it the best. Waking up knowing that I would see him at work would be exhilarating, he always came into the office with a smile wrought of just pure happiness to see me. We spent every moment together and even though I would see him every day when he was away I would miss …show more content…
The open dialogue we had, allowed us the opportunity to voice our opinions and dissatisfaction openly. We would have open debates about topics that interested us, and I genuinely felt that I was being listened to and what I said mattered. His use of rhetoric was extremely persuasive and that is a technic that he taught me, shortly thereafter his ministrations I became an accomplished speaker myself. I could hold my own in any conversion with a business man and I had the facts to back up my argument. He taught me valuable traits that I will apply for the rest of my life, and he gave me the confidence to take charge of it in a way I never
Whenever I got a promotion at work or just received a compliment by my boss on my work he would celebrate with me. At times he would celebrate my triumphs more than I would. He saw them as the extension of my potential, he believed in me more than anyone ever did. He wanted to make me see that I could and would become just about anything I wanted. He said my compassion and wisdom were tools to be appreciated not depreciated. He would motivate me in ways that even my parents couldn’t, he would tell me life is what you make of it so make it the best. Waking up knowing that I would see him at work would be exhilarating, he always came into the office with a smile wrought of just pure happiness to see me. We spent every moment together and even though I would see him every day when he was away I would miss …show more content…
The open dialogue we had, allowed us the opportunity to voice our opinions and dissatisfaction openly. We would have open debates about topics that interested us, and I genuinely felt that I was being listened to and what I said mattered. His use of rhetoric was extremely persuasive and that is a technic that he taught me, shortly thereafter his ministrations I became an accomplished speaker myself. I could hold my own in any conversion with a business man and I had the facts to back up my argument. He taught me valuable traits that I will apply for the rest of my life, and he gave me the confidence to take charge of it in a way I never