PDP Part C: SMART Goals

PDP Part B: “Reflected Best Self”Exercise

Professional Development Plan

Part B Feedback from External Sources – “Reflected Best Self” Exercise Reflection Essay – Individual Paper Instruction

Reflected Best Self Stories Date: 4.26.2021
Summary: I received 12 “reflected best self” stories. These came from 2 former bosses, 2 former co-workers, 3 classmates, 2 families and 3 friends.
Strength Pattern/Theme	Declaration	Examples Given
1. Confidence	I believe in my personal characters and features made me unique and unplaceable. I deal with difficulties without fear of losing or failing.	1. Gave presentation at the first place during internship in former company. 2. Reactively responded to requests and assignments during daily studies and previous internship.
2. Collaborated	I believe in the power of teamwork. Collaboration brings more effective works. I collaborate with people when dealing with works and study.	1. Communicated proactively with classmates and assigned workload properly in a group project. 2. Co-planned a family tour with my sister, reactively shared essential information with her to make the most efficient tour plan.
3. Enthusiastic	I believe in having a good attitude towards life and being helpful to people can bring me back satisfaction and pleasure.	1. Served as a volunteer in the activity of caring for autistic patients. 2. Keeping morning exercises every day, impressing my friend Lora. 3. Helped Sara, my friend, with her house-moving

Step 4. Your Takeaways

What I’ve learned about my strengths and values is that I am confident, willing to collaborate and full of enthusiastic towards life and people. Also, I’ve learned that by having these values, my studies and works become easier and my daily life is colorful and joyful.

What surprised me about this feedback is that I did not realize how great the value of enthusiastic has impact my life. Pointed by my friends and families, I have realized that all my helpful behaviors, positive attitudes, and nice personality are all reflection of the value of enthusiastic, which has greatly influenced my life.

What I already knew that this confirmed is my confidence. Believing in myself is what I have persevered in the faith ever since I was a kid. And I believe that confidence is a merit that enhance my study, work and life quality as well.

The circumstances that bring out my best self are during group work. By cooperating with other people, I can in charge of the parts that I am are good at and handle the parts I am not good at to more capable co-workers, achieving more efficient results.

When I am at my best, I am confident that I will win the case and have no regrets even if the result does not turn good. Because of this I actively participate in professional activities and works, making me preform well and stand out.

How this will help me professionally is that, by acknowledging my true values and how other people view about me, I can find out my strongness and weakness. And then enhancing my weakness and strengthening my advantages during professional studies. For instance, in future, I will keep cooperate with co-workers to handle massive works and keep positive attitude towards bad situation.