I have always loved making others happy, if you know me, you would know that one of my favorite things to do is to bring a smile to someone else’s face.

This is something I aspire to accomplish every day of my life.

However, this goal, unfortunately, has a downside.

In the midst of making others happy and bringing joy to their day, I never realize the effect it has on me. I never even realize how exhausting this act can be.

Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love making others feel happiness.

But at the end of the day, I wonder who is going to be the one to make me feel the same happiness.

If you have ever walked by me on campus where we have had a brief conversation in passing, you could probably agree with the fact that I greeted you with a smile on my face before even saying a word.

I can promise you that no matter what mood I am in or what kind of day I am having,

That smile will always be there.

In some cases, this can work against me because this can be seen as either fake or two-faced.

In many other cases, I can recall people asking me “How are you so positive?”

Honestly, most days are really good and I am happy because life is pretty great and it is hard not to feel happy.

But then there are those days where I am sad, and it is really hard to stay positive.

But again, this goes back to what I said before, you will never know how I am actually feeling that day.

All you will know is the smile I have on my face.

I do this because I know that on those bad days, I do not want to make others feel down, this is what makes me what some may refer to as a people pleaser.

Every interview, when the biggest weakness question comes around I will always label myself as a people pleaser.

I know this to be true because more times than one, I have gone above and beyond to help a friend or family member out when I needed to be focusing on my own responsibilities.

I know this because there have been too many nights where I have stayed up late to help someone out.

Simply put, I will always try to make others happy.

If that means baking over 100 cupcakes for a bake sale when I only have 2 hours free in my day to do so, I will do it.

If that means making one of my friends a care package when they are sick, no matter if I am sick as well, I will do it.

If that means driving a friend home even when I am already running late, I will do it.

So again when people ask me what my biggest weakness is, my response is that I am a constant people pleaser.

Honestly, if I think about it, this “biggest weakness” can also be one of my biggest strength.

I constantly hear the phrase you should fill someone else’s cup if your own cup is empty.

Instead, I think that no matter how empty my cup may be, trying to fill someone else’s would make mine feel like it is overflowing.

Yes, when people ask me what my biggest weakness is all I have to say is that I am a people pleaser, but in the end I am still making others lives happier.

And that may be my biggest strength as well.