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Personal Note On Learning And Development

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Learning and Development Honestly, before starting placement I would have never seen myself really as having leadership skills. I used to get anxious over making decisions just for myself. I can remember literally making myself sick to my stomach over college and ACT scores during my final year of high school even during my final’s week. Also, while I get along well with people; groups, especially talking in front of them intimidated me deathly. I have one of the best skills for putting my foot in my mouth, which is probably the only reason I learned to think on my feet really well. So as much effort as it can take to not say exactly what my intuition screams for me to say, I think I have found all of this in some small way to guide how I practice. The boys were extremely intimidating my first couple days, they avoided me when they could. Which in reality was not what I had expected initially, but I guess in some ways I was invading their territory. I kept thinking as long as I came back, I could make a total fool of myself but I get an opportunity to redeem myself. They obviously had no problem being blunt if I said or did the wrong thing. I think throughout my entire placement, I will honestly still be learning from them. They know policy back and forth; they also have no issue socially checking me or each other. The fact that they may not be the most willing has seemed to make me want to keep them interested more. So often everything I do is more interactive and fun.

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