Rebecca McCutcheon
Editor | ELM
1. What’s your personality type? (choose up to three) Advocate – INFJ-A Advocates are the rarest personality types of all. Still, Advocates leave their mark on the world. They have a deep sense of idealism and integrity, but they aren’t idle dreamers – they take concrete steps to realize their goals and make a lasting impact. Advocates’ unique combination of personality traits makes them complex and quite versatile. For example, Advocates can speak with great passion and conviction, especially when standing up for their ideals. At other times, however, they may choose to be soft-spoken and understated, preferring to keep the peace rather than challenge others. Advocates are the most likely personality type to……enjoy “people watching”…have fears they know are irrational…say modern human beauty standards are unrealistic…go to great lengths to avoid stress…re-read an e-mail after sending it….Sounds about right.
2. Where, who, or what do you draw your creative inspiration from? Growing up I was one of the kids who tried everything, did everything but wasn’t necessarily amazing at anything in particular. Letting myself be exposed to various forms of expression has led me to find inspiration from almost anywhere, person, place or thing. I must highlight, music is a BIG inspiration for me. It’s very natural for me to hear a song, close my eyes and to completely edit and see a film playing before me.
3. Say you’re independently wealthy and don’t have to work, what would you do with your time? ADRENALINE AND ADVENTURE. I would spend it traveling the world. Discovering culture, trying new and scary things and meeting people. While also taking time here and there to find a beach somewhere to lay on and just enjoy the sound of the lapping waves.
4. What is something unique about you that few people know? I am an open book. I don’t think there is much people do not know. I always find being very vulnerable with myself towards people ad things opens up a package of the most meaningful experiences and conversations anyone could ever hope to have.
5. What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? In college, especially throughout my senior year and while working on my Thesis, my mother said, almost every time we spoke on the phone, “One day at a time.” It has continued to help me make the most out of every day since.
