Self evaluation
For today's class, Anisa talked about learning our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) as that would be the main thing we would have to work on next term. She gave us 10 minutes to write them down and my mind was actually quite blank and didn't really know what to write about myself. To be honest, the first thing that came up was my weaknesses of being too much of a perfectionist and lack of confidence. I tend to be quite harsh on myself and I keep reminding myself about all my flaws because I never want myself to be overconfident as that is when I'll get blinded and underestimate my competitors. Thankfully, Dav suggested we should name each other's strengths and weaknesses which really helped the ball rolling.
So here is my self evaluation:
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Strengths
* Responsible and is someone you can count on to get the job done
* Hard working especially when I've been consistently productive and can work on my project for 12 hours non stop.
* Independent
* Dedicated to all given tasks even if I may not like it
* Observant
* Quick witted
* Strategic thinker, always finding the most efficient ways to get things done
* Keen on learning new things
* Considerate, always sees things in both perspectives and putting myself in others shoes before judging
* Big dreamer, often strives for the best possible outcome
* Good listener
* Able to communicate well with new people
* Kind, always gives it my all when helping others and finds happiness from doing good (according to Dav)
* Thoughtful like a mom and remembers the littlest things
* Thinks about other's well being before my own
* Good planner, constantly plan my daily schedule to make the most out of everyday
* Creative and artsy
Weaknesses
* Too much of a perfectionist
* Over-thinker
* Insecure about myself and lacks of confidence
* Hard to satisfy myself as I never think my work is good enough due to high expectations
* Finds it difficult to accept constructive criticism at times
* Doesn't take last minute change of plans that well as I'm used to planning everything way beforehand
* Too competitive (according to Dav)
* Occasionally gets stage fright and my hands will stutter a lot
* Stress out over the smallest things
* Tend to procrastinate when I know there's still extra time
* Not a morning person and can only start doing work after lunch
* Afraid of taking risks in the fear of failure or loss
* Anxious when all the attention is on me as I find it quite awkward
* Too emotional and cry over the slightest things
* Sometimes overly sensitive over small issues and get mad from it
Opportunities
* Living in the digital age with increasing social media users, the digital marketing sector is growing which gives me job opportunities as it is the line of work I wish to go for.
* I’m good with creative physical and digital work, photography, writing and communication which is a good skill set that opens a wide range of job opportunities.
* Because I often give it my all when I set my mind to do something, it gives me the opportunity to face and work on my weaknesses, hopefully to be able to overcome it in the near future.
Threats
* Working with irresponsible group mates could cause me to do added work or even drag my marks down
* Distractions in class during workshop period causing an unproductive work flow
* My inner negative thoughts and insecurities causing me to doubt myself alot
* My fear of taking risks may lead me to miss out on possible golden opportunities
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After completing my self evaluation, it really enlightened me about myself. Although I know I still have weaknesses to work on, I'm quite happy about my strengths (which I wrote based on what I've been told about me). Now I have to learn to work on my weaknesses and hopefully improve upon them and become a better, improved person.
