Yes, right after I made my vision board and brought it home I showed my mom. I did not show anyone else though because it never came up in conversation and I didn't feel like driving it over to other peoples homes in order to show it to them
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
What could I be doing to more clearly and confidently communicate my ideas?
This has always been a strength of mine, being able to always clearly and confidently communicate my ideas. In complete honesty, I do not think that I need to improve on this at all especially since I have very strong opinions and an opinion on everything.
How am I impacting the team and are we working well together?
I think that our group is working great together! Everyone is getting long amazingly and each group member also plays their part in making our project the best that it can be. Linda makes sure that we are organized and makes sure our group keeps track of details such as any kind of monetary details. Fatima also writes everything down so that we are organized, brings forth any experience/advice we could use that she has from being her schools ASB president, brings creativity, and is a great motivator! Karen has great contacts for getting both monetary and in-kind donations from and is also just a great all around fundraiser in general and finally I have brought forth my contacts that I have to access, my decision-making skills and finally my ability to conduct myself in a professional manor when speaking with potential business donors in a way that I am able to convince them to some how help our cause.
What should I stop doing, continue doing, do more of? (Based on card sort and worksheet)
Based off of the card sorting and worksheet that we did I feel that I need to continue to take on leadership roles but maybe I also need to try and balance out how much I take on the role as the leader because I think that I need to improve on my ability to also be a group player when I need to be. This is because I need to stop allowing myself to take over and do everything myself when I feel the project needs to improve.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Reflection #4
How am I impacting the team and are we working well together?
I absolutely believe that our team works well with each other. We honestly like each other and enjoy working with Just in Time for Foster Youth. The girls and I have been consistent during our project and have followed our group norms. We always stay in communication and are respectful towards each others ideas. I really enjoy working with them because we have such different personalities that mix up in a perfect way. We like to laugh and enjoy each others company. I think that our "My First Home Project" is going to be really successful and thats because we work so well with each other. We bounce ideas off each other and try to think of new ideas. I also like how we all are dedicated to the project so none of us are slacking off.
I absolutely believe that our team works well with each other. We honestly like each other and enjoy working with Just in Time for Foster Youth. The girls and I have been consistent during our project and have followed our group norms. We always stay in communication and are respectful towards each others ideas. I really enjoy working with them because we have such different personalities that mix up in a perfect way. We like to laugh and enjoy each others company. I think that our "My First Home Project" is going to be really successful and thats because we work so well with each other. We bounce ideas off each other and try to think of new ideas. I also like how we all are dedicated to the project so none of us are slacking off.
Reflection #3
What should I stop doing, continue doing, do more of?
When looking back at the value cards exercise, i realize that I need to stop over-thinking everything and trying to doubt the decisions that I make. I am a believer that things happen for a reason and that you can't change the past. I learned that keeping a reflective journal is a good way to monitor all of your feelings and monitoring all of that. I think i should continue being true to myself and my values. I pride myself on being the best person I can be and also admitting my mistakes. I think thats really important to do because those mistakes allow you to grow as a person. I should also continue being organized and being a judger because it allows me to stay on track. I think thats really important because then you know what your priorities are in life. I should be more proactive and not procrastinate. Since I'm going to be a senior, I have to get use to doing things ahead of time and not waiting last minute.
When looking back at the value cards exercise, i realize that I need to stop over-thinking everything and trying to doubt the decisions that I make. I am a believer that things happen for a reason and that you can't change the past. I learned that keeping a reflective journal is a good way to monitor all of your feelings and monitoring all of that. I think i should continue being true to myself and my values. I pride myself on being the best person I can be and also admitting my mistakes. I think thats really important to do because those mistakes allow you to grow as a person. I should also continue being organized and being a judger because it allows me to stay on track. I think thats really important because then you know what your priorities are in life. I should be more proactive and not procrastinate. Since I'm going to be a senior, I have to get use to doing things ahead of time and not waiting last minute.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Reflective Question
Hi ladies! We miss you guys already!
Here is a reflective question based on your values cards. You answered these questions on the first day of the program but I encourage to really think about your values and your behaviors and answer the question again...
What should I stop doing, continue doing, do more of?
Here is a reflective question based on your values cards. You answered these questions on the first day of the program but I encourage to really think about your values and your behaviors and answer the question again...
What should I stop doing, continue doing, do more of?
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Reflection #2
What is the most important lesson you learned last week?
The most important lesson that I learned last week at the YWLP was that leadership is not only shown by the leadership postions that you hold. I thought that I knew what I needed to know inorder to be a great leader but i learned so much from the different activites that we participated in. I learned that personality has a big effect on how you work with others. Also, that you have to be aware of the contributions that other people can make in a group. Since I am a extrovert, I tend to be uber passionate about many things and need to improve on letting people get in their word. Also, that I am a super judger!
How will you apply what you learned last week to your community service project?
This is really helpful because it's nice to know how our personalities are different but also similar. Since we are all extroverts, we don't have to worry about having anyone not wanting to share their views as openly as we would like to. But, we differ in our work ethic and thinking since some of us are feelers while others like me are judgers! I think that knowing our personality assessments would allow us to work better and more efficiently.
The most important lesson that I learned last week at the YWLP was that leadership is not only shown by the leadership postions that you hold. I thought that I knew what I needed to know inorder to be a great leader but i learned so much from the different activites that we participated in. I learned that personality has a big effect on how you work with others. Also, that you have to be aware of the contributions that other people can make in a group. Since I am a extrovert, I tend to be uber passionate about many things and need to improve on letting people get in their word. Also, that I am a super judger!
How will you apply what you learned last week to your community service project?
This is really helpful because it's nice to know how our personalities are different but also similar. Since we are all extroverts, we don't have to worry about having anyone not wanting to share their views as openly as we would like to. But, we differ in our work ethic and thinking since some of us are feelers while others like me are judgers! I think that knowing our personality assessments would allow us to work better and more efficiently.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
What is the most important lesson you learned last week?
The most important thing i gained from last week was more so tools and skills rather than lessons. I gained the ability the take part in a business networking situation and from the situation we were put in, I gained many new business contacts which I know will be very useful to me in the coming year when I have to set up, and carry out an internship in an industry I could potentially pursue as a part of school. I also gained an understanding of who I am and how I function and should function with other personalities.
How will you apply what you learned last week to your community service project?
I am planning on applying my new knowledge about my own personality and others around me personalities in order to ensure that my group and I can function smoothly and objectively in order to achieve our goals.
Friday, July 23, 2010
What do you hope to achieve during your 4-week community service project?
During our 4-week community service project for Just In Time for Foster Youth I hope to not only gain a better understanding and awareness about the program, but I also hope to gain a real-world experience. The way I am expecting I will be able to achieve this real-world experience is by being in a leadership situation and having to meet with my group members and plan out and execute our plan we have come up with to better the life of a foster care graduate seeking their first home.
What role would you like to have in the project?
I hoping to play all of the basic roles at one point in my group. This will give me a more broad and valuable experience that I will take away. I feel I am qualified to attempt this goal, but I think the main role I would like to take on would be the role of the executor who guides the group to finishing our project on time and in a quality way.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
1st Reflection
What do you hope to achieve during your 4-week community service project?
During our four week community service project with Just in Time for Youth, I hope to work with my wonderful group and mentor in promoting the organization. Since most of us are entering our junior and senior years in high-school, its really important that we give back to the community and promote the organization to our friends and family. We plan on using social media resources like facebook,twitter, and blogs to make San Diegans aware of the lack of funding for foster youth. Many people do not know about how the foster system works, and I am really excited to help the foster youth in being successful and self sufficient. Our project for the next 4 weeks is the "My First Home" project in which we help a foster youth furnish their first home. We plan on fundraising and working with local businesses so that we can have all of the resources needed to give our assigned person the best experience possible, since its the first real home that they will be living in.
What role would you like to have in the project?
I plan on taking the initiative to organize and outline what we plan on doing for the next four weeks. I like to plan everything that I do ahead so that our group wont feel pressured or unorganized during our community service project. Since I have experience with fundraising, I want to plan the fundraising aspect and how we will go about getting donations from local businesses.
During our four week community service project with Just in Time for Youth, I hope to work with my wonderful group and mentor in promoting the organization. Since most of us are entering our junior and senior years in high-school, its really important that we give back to the community and promote the organization to our friends and family. We plan on using social media resources like facebook,twitter, and blogs to make San Diegans aware of the lack of funding for foster youth. Many people do not know about how the foster system works, and I am really excited to help the foster youth in being successful and self sufficient. Our project for the next 4 weeks is the "My First Home" project in which we help a foster youth furnish their first home. We plan on fundraising and working with local businesses so that we can have all of the resources needed to give our assigned person the best experience possible, since its the first real home that they will be living in.
What role would you like to have in the project?
I plan on taking the initiative to organize and outline what we plan on doing for the next four weeks. I like to plan everything that I do ahead so that our group wont feel pressured or unorganized during our community service project. Since I have experience with fundraising, I want to plan the fundraising aspect and how we will go about getting donations from local businesses.
First Reflective Questions
- What do you hope to achieve during your 4-week community service project?
(Both individually and as a group)
- What role would you like to have in the project
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
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