Friday, February 21, 2014

Self-Assessment

My two greatest strengths:

1. I'd honestly have to say that I my greatest strength is being someone that understands. Meaning, I'm someone that will listen to anything story. I've been through a lot in my life and I'm not sure where it will be heading be but I do know that I'm able to listen to anyone and try my hardest to help that person out, it's a challenge but it's worth it in the end. And it makes me happy knowing that I'm able to help someone get through a situation and make them feel better as a person.

2. Another one of strengths is that I'm a hard-worker. I do know that when it comes to work, that I'll work as hard as I can to make money, even if it's for a little bit at a time. I'm currently going through a hard time with my life, trying to get by in college and work my job. I now, since I'm a adult, have to pay for my car, my phone, and pay for my college. My mother says that I'm a 'big girl now' that if I want to be an adult, than I have to work for what I want, even if something goes wrong but she did say that if I work hard enough then I'm able to get by. And believe me, it's so hard, but you never know, it may be worth it in the end.

My two areas for improvement: 

1. Defiantly one of my improvements would be, sitting down and doing my work like I used to in High School. Since I've been in college, it's been so difficult to get by. I want to  be able to show my friends, my family, and my professors' that I'm able to do my work and what I'm capable of doing. It's hard to be in college when you work a full time job when no one is going to help you pay for anything, let alone, when you don't like it when people pay for you. It makes you feel guilty. I know that one day, I'll be able to show me professors, what I'm capable of doing. I even know what I'm doing. I just hope that before my semester is over, that I'm able to show my teachers, what I can do. I'd hate to really disappoint them.
      Short-Term Goal: My short term goal right now, is getting a tutor in all my classes and cut down on playing video games.
      Long-Term Goal: My long term goal right now, is being able to say no to video games, my friends, and other activities, till I get my homework done.

2. The second improvement that I'd have to work on would be, being for active. Throughout my years in school, I played all different kind of sports and I did it for years. Up till my senior year, when I got into a car accident down in Maryland, visiting my aunt. In the accident, nearly all my bones in my body were broken, I had a concussion, and internal bleeding. The doctor told me that I was not going to be able to run anymore and not play anymore sports. I believed my doctor for the longest time but to this day, I'm not capable to run as well, as I used to. Plus I gained so much weight, which I've slowly been losing but it doesn't make me happy. Since the accident, it's made me lazy. I just which that someone would be my 'mentor' so I'm able to be more active. I want to be able to prove my doctor wrong, that I'm able to run, to my full potential again, and be able to play sports again. And I do know that one day, possibly, that I'll be able to do that.
     Short-Term Goal: My short term goal right now, is working on finding a mentor that will be willing to work with me, and help me be active.
     Long-Term Goal: My long term goal is being able to run and play sports again, to be able to run in front of my doctor and show him that he was wrong, to be able to put that surprised look on his face. That day would make me so happy.

Insights about my performance:

My insights right now would have to say that, at first they were going terrible, but right now I'd honestly have to say that it's going alright. I can't say good but I can say that it's going alright. I'm able with what I'm going through right now and I'm happy with my self but I want to be proud of myself. Which, I know, one day, I'll be able to get there.