Self Reflection

To tackle my goals this semester I needed to have a clear focus. Tackling my goals this semester has made me a stronger dancer. From the start of the semester, I have wanted to work on the continuation of my goals from the previous semester. In each class I have worked on finding ways to work on my goals anyway possible. Reflecting my work from the beginning of the semester until now, I have seen myself wanting to be more dedicated to my goals each class. The goals I had for the semester helped me to progress and I continue to work on the ones I struggle with. By having a strong work ethic and clear focus I have had a chance to work on all my main goals throughout the semester: musicality, fluidity, tension, staying lifted in the core, and confidence.

This is my end of year grade 12 culminating self protariate. The project was to create two self portraits but to have them on one page. Initially, I did not expect myself to finish before school ended due to how long it took me to complete it last year. But by reflecting on what happened last year with my lack of time I was able to change my techniques up to fit the time span.

Overall, I would classify myself as a generally healthy person. After going through the reading from the chapter, I can identify that some of these healthy characteristics are benefits of my environment and family history, while others have been established based off of promoting personal health. I know I personally avoid risk behaviors whenever possible, including smoking, using drugs, eating unhealthy foods, and consuming alcohol. Moreover, I take many preventative measures thanks to having a health education and knowing my family history, such as performing breast cancer checks and wearing sunblock daily.

Social work education enables professionals to explain and define clients’ experiences, problems, and issues. The levels are micro, mezzo, and macro. For example, the micro level consists of age, gender, income, health, spirituality, emotions, and cognitions. The mezzo level includes neighbors, co-workers, local economy, resources, church, family, and work. The macro level refers to politics, economics, community, culture values, history, government services and resources, discrimination, and oppression (Rogers, 2016). Social workers use these levels to conceptualize clients’ problems (Rogers, 2016). These external analysis, overlaps and interact with each

There were two things I took away from the article, the first being finding out the root cause of where self-concept stemmed from. For example, according to the article self-concept is first shaped by our mother; we respond back with decisions or judgments based on our initial experiences from our first caregiver. "A child who had an unresponsive mother will act obnoxious or withdrawn so that people will want to keep their distance. Those with consistently responsive mothers are confident and connect well with their peers" (Flora). Evidently, this has always been the case, specifically true in a sense where our self-perception would be a result from how our

While many profess not to care what others think, we are, in the end, creatures who want and need to fit into a social universe. The ability to intuit how people see us and how we communicate with others is what enables us to authentically form relationships. Interpersonal communication is a “distinctive transactional form of human communication involving mutual influence, usually for the purpose of managing relationships” (Beebe, Beebe, Redmond, Geerinck, & Wiseman-Salem, 2015). By exploring the strengths and weaknesses of my communication skills, it will enable me to learn more about myself which in turn can positively influence my relationships in both personal and professional settings.

At the beginning of this semester, I had no idea that I would take away so much new knowledge/experience from this class. After taking the pre-assessment I had scored myself very high in the goal setting and motivation category as well as the ethics and value category. Throughout the course of this semester I can honestly say I learned a variety of new things about myself and things related to the work field. However, the stress and self-esteem units were my favorite ones to learn about. I enjoyed them because those are two personal problems that I’ve been dealing with for awhile now, but have never taken the time to learn about them and address my personal issues. Thanks to this class, I’ve been able to find out how to deal with my stress

When talking about management, the definition of an effective manager will differ depending on who is asked. Some believe management should keep track of and dictate the actions of their employees, while others believe that managers should act more as leaders to inspire their workers to get a job done efficiently. With discussion about emotional intelligence present in determining management and leadership skills, self-reflection has been highlighted as an important quality. In “Managing Oneself” by Peter Drucker, he mentions several questions that allow an individual to identify traits to understand and analyze them to reach “excellence.” By understanding the strengths and weaknesses of oneself, this allows the individual to utilize their understanding in order to achieve greater work by keeping their traits in mind.

From the ripe age of four years old, I was told I was smart. I had just tested out of Kindergarten 5 which was a shock for my teachers as they thought that because of my age I was not emotionally ready. Because of this line of thinking, the administrators contemplated on whether or not to let me skip to first grade. My parents were furious and even put me in a new school for a little bit. However, eventually the school consented because I did after all pass the test. From then on, I knew I had something to prove. I had to prove that my age was not a determining factor on whether or not I would continue to prosper academically. It was from that moment on, I would always be held to a higher standard academically. It was at the moment my journey began.

. Various stories also expressed admiration at my courage to perform on stage and noted how I was not afraid to put himself self out there and been seen. It was also expressed how I was admired for not being afraid to express my opinions and ideas while at the same time listening to others. More than anything, it was greatly expressed how often I go out of his comfort zones to grow or achieve greater success, a habit that I wasn’t even fully aware of. Nothing in these responses mentions my shyness, or self-doubt proving that I am much more confident, bold, and capable that I normally have viewed myself.

First, in relation to the work, I believe that if I cannot make better efforts on normal tasks, even the trivial one, then how can I expect to do more challenge things in the future? Everyone wants to reveal their abilities and to be famous including me. But, maybe I should focus on small things and prepare for big things’ coming. If I do not want to do something routine and trivial, I can figure out the creative method to be more efficient. I believe that the companies and managers would like employees could make more contribution in a smart way and save more cost and time.

The best way to identify my skills as a learner is through honest self-reflection. Throughout high school, my greatest strength has been an eagerness to learn. My greatest weaknesses in learning are a lack of discipline in personal habits and an unrestrained use of technology. Time management, procrastination, and lack of following through are all habits I am working on to improve. Accessibility to technology for entertainment is a constant threat to the students of this generation. My personal cheerleader tends to be chai tea latte from Starbucks and a pair of headphones.

My observers thought that I model the way more than I expected myself to be. I rated myself a 20 but my observers averaged out a 24.8. out of the four observers, they all rated me higher than 20 individually. For inspire a shared vision I rated myself a 21, a little more than model the way, but by observers didn’t agree so much for that. The observers average was a 19.8 and individually, they were all below 20, aside from one who rated a 27. Challenging the process I am numbered at 17 however, my observers, though I am more than I expected myself to be. The observers average Is a 20 but individually they all rated me below a 20 aside from one individual. Enabling others to act I was rated similarly to what my observers rated me. I labeled myself at 26 which is pretty high and my observers labeled me at 26.3. For encouraging the heart, I rated myself at 19 but my observers thought I was much more than that. Every individual rated me higher than a 20 which is outstanding because I didn't see myself as being motivational.

I learned self-acceptance when I found a passion where I did not have to prove my worth to others. A passion,that has served as the most effective emotional outlet for me. I was in middle school at the time, a time where self-esteem and self-acceptance was not present. I searched for acceptance in school. Much of my appearance caused a lot of people to look pass me, did they find me interesting. I was too shy, and socially awkward. Even my friends would complain I needed to be more open.

Before attending the University of Rochester, I had never been exposed to a different culture other than my own. Actually, I had never been exposed to a demanding educational system, not even time management. Every single thing that I have experience since I step a foot in Rochester itself is new for me. Consequently, the CAS 145 course provided me with support which allowed me to be more confident in myself, it permitted me to view my surroundings and realize that I am not the only human being who comes with a weak educational background and is trying to find a rhythm in order to succeed in a prestigious university.