Success By Design: Lessons I Learned About Myself

Learning and development can also help individuals plan future career plans and open more career opportunities for themselves.

Success can mean different things to different people. The definition of success can change for a person at different stages of their life. A person's culture, family, friends, experiences, and environment can be a big influence on defining what success is to that individual. We all hear the stories of people failing and failing until one day they make it to the top, beat the bad guy or pass the trial. The story can also go that they got all they desired or raised up from the ashes. All of these have one thing in common, it is at the end of the story. It's never the beginning or middle. It's always at the end of the story that the person succeeds in their quest. But why does it have to be at the end? Simply, like how there is no good without evil. You can not have succeed without struggling and failing first.

Self-discipline has a huge impact on my learning because it gives me the ability to control my feelings and overcome my weaknesses. The emotional intelligence theory talks about ‘’understanding yourself, your goals, intentions, responses, behaviour and all’’ which all ties is with knowing and managing the emotions of yourself and others which for me is what mainly affects my attitude towards things.

I feel my awareness of my learning patterns will help me through out all parts of life, first and foremost. I am now becoming aware of how my mind works. In personal life I feel I will be able

To be successful knowing how to learn is important to me. I have come to realize that learning involves everything around me. I believe that I can make sense of learning and I am able to respond to situations correctly with common sense. Common sense is a vital part of understanding the learning definition. Knowing what I think, how I do things, how I feel and talking to my self is a vital part of my learning pattern. Viewing what I wrote in my first week of class and knowing what I know now. I would not change anything. For me to develop a learning pattern I understand I have had to learn. It is a vital requirement of life.

positive relationships are developed with work colleagues and the professionals that you will come into contact with

To travel more smoothly along their educational journey, it is also helpful to students to have a good understanding of their personal learning style. For example, I have discovered that I learn best by reading, audio or demonstrational video. In sitting through a lecture, I find myself easily distracted by the presenter’s mannerism or style. Having good reading resources, listening to recorded lectures, or viewing technical videos allows me to productively maintain my focus. Others may not be as comfortable with reading, and would prefer learning in a live lecture environment. Knowing their learning style and using it to their advantage will provide the student with the assurance that they will learn productively and stay on track with their goals.

In order to gain knowledge, one must study him or herself. By learning about oneself, one ultimately learns about others and the world around him or her.

As we discussed in class, motivation plays an intrinsic role in creating successful self-directed learning. Those who practice this form of learning, in various ways, are driven by personal or external incentives, such as the desire to learn something, or simply for curiosity 's sake, self-esteem and self-efficiency. Because of this self-directed learners are known to take initiative, view issues as challenges to overcome, become confident, have a desire to evolve, and appreciate and seek out learning opportunities (Taylor, 1995).

Being motivated is a good start, but personal motivation alone is no guarantee of achieving an educational objective. The first step that I need to take as I move into my career path journey is assessing my learning styles. After been out of school for sixteen years, it is clear that the world I learned from is different than today’s method of teaching; therefore, it is important for me to assess my learning style to find out what works for me. After I had completed the Multiple Pathways assessment test, I discovered my learning styles were interpersonal and intrapersonal. As I was reading the definition of these two styles, I was not surprised that I fall into this category. My interpersonal learning style defines my character. It helps me understand my ability to

What is an auditory learner? An auditory learner is a learner that learns best by hearing information. These learners are able to recall information easier and more accurately when they have heard the information, or when it has been explained to them orally. There are some specific characteristics of auditory learners that I will outline. Firstly, auditory learners often have musical skills or talents so they are musically gifted people. This characteristic applies to me personally because I play the

First off, who I am as a learner has changed over the past years. At times before, I wouldn’t take certain classes or assignments seriously and have learned my lessons when I failed. I believe having classmates at the time who weren’t as focused as I wanted to be, played a big role in my lack of understanding in classes. I understood later that if I felt learning was so important to me, I need to realize that it is my future and I needed to focus on my own. Having learner in my top 5 strengths defines me very well. Rath (2007) explains that, “The process, more than the content or the result, is especially exciting for you” (p.133). I believe this defines me as a learner because I enjoy having books in hand, opening up my notebook to write notes and learning new ways to understand the class. Regardless if the content is something I have to get in to or if I don’t do well on tests, I enjoy the process of studying and learning more even when I know I didn’t do so well; that is what motivates me. I believe as long as I keep this mindset and understand that this is my strength, I will continue to grow and further my education as much as possible. Even though I have failed a few of my last classes, I never let that stop me from continuing. Knowing that I have “failed” makes me realize I know I can do better and I try my hardest not to let it get me down. I will not get further if I don’t keep trying and as a learner I am a motivator to myself in my studies.

Many learning theories can be used to motivate learning and improve people’s ability, knowledge, skills, and many other important factors. Social learning theory and Goal setting I consider very important. Social learning theory emphasizes that people learn by observing others, like role models who are credible and knowledgeable. The doctrine recognizes that behavior that is reinforced or rewarded tends to be repeated. For example, employees can learn new skills or adapt different behavior from experiencing the consequences of using a practice or professional qualifications. They also can observe others and identify the consequences of their actions. During the process of social learning theory attention, retention, motor production, motivational processes, and matching model performances represent essential elements. This theory recognizes that behavior that is reinforced or rewarded tends to be repeated. People can learn by observing others and seeing the consequence of their actions. For example, when I lived in Japan, I couldn’t speak the language and learned through observation of other people. You learn with no additional performance by using cognitive process and modeling. Self-regulation techniques are a great tool that people can use to improve their abilities. In fact, by observing other employees’ performance, some individuals can increase appropriate behavior and decrease the inappropriate one. For example, people can use logical verification and observation of

The main characteristics of a visual learner are that they remember what they see, instead of what they hear. They also prefer diagrams, pictures and to read and write rather than listening. This learner is usually good at spelling, but forgets names, and needs to study in quite. Also, they would tune out when they try to pay attention and they would need an overall new and purpose beginning a project.

Being stuck in an office all day with the same people help creating strong connections. A recent study, found that 38% of people have dated a co-worker in their career (Brandon), this number is not negligible. Work environment promotes interpersonal relationships because of