self-assessment blog

Strengths: My two greatest strengths would include my independence, which helps me in getting things done in the real world as well as not being afraid of doing things all on my own. Second would the strength to avoid peer pressure, it has helped me get through many difficult situations throughout high school. I've realized I don't have to follow the crowd in order to be successful.


Areas for Improvement: Two areas I need much improvement in would be my self esteem, I'm constantly knocking myself down and finding too many faults within myself. I aim for perfection too much, sometimes it can be a problem. Instead I need to find ways to build my confidence up. Another area I need improvement in would be my willingness to commit, whether it be relationship or job wise, I just can't commit to anything big or small. Without commitments its hard to be successful, and I know changes need to occur in order to achieve any type of success/happiness I desire.

Insights: So far, I see myself making small steps towards improving my strengths as well as my weaknesses. Before next year I want to find myself  as a more confident person who can actually make her way towards making little commitments throughout her day to day life, building up to bigger and greater commitments down the road.

personal blog #3

A past problem I was once faced with was how to deal with suffering from severe anxiety. I was constantly irritable and shaky, my heart raced as I went through my days leaving me with a tense feeling throughout my body, which resulted in me feeling extremely uncomfortable in social situations. What really got me through this problem was deep breathing, as well as keeping a positive mind state. I found that by staying positive, my attacks weren't as severe. But staying positive wasn't always the easiest thing to do, so keeping an optimistic mind definitely showed how strong of a person I am. For awhile, I felt held back from dealing with this problem because I would shelter myself from the world, once feeling sorry for myself and the problem I was dealt. But I pulled myself out of the rut rather quickly with the help of my support system, my family. They've acted as my sounding board my entire life, but especially during the period that this problem took place. They've been my shoulder to cry on when I felt down because I was missing so much school and feeling out of place. Before addressing the problems with my anxiety, I felt there was no hope for my future and that I was going to remain sheltered and alone. But once I realized how insignificant this problem was to the big picture of my life, I saw that there was hope to be a happy and calm individual who could live life without constantly feeling on edge. This problem certainly effected my identity, it covered up my personality in a very noticeable way, at one point making me extremely depressed.