Self-Reflection



Self-Reflection

Introduction to Self-Reflection

Self-reflection is closely associated with concepts such as self-knowledge and self-criticism. It is the ability of man to think of the consequences of an act. Self-reflection is an activity that involves analyzing all the variables involved. It is the ability to think of yourself, think of past actions, present and how it will be in the future. For the personal development of every human being, it is important to develop a realistic self-image of oneself.

Through self reflection, an individual can easily assess all the strengths and weaknesses. This type of learning is a constructive internal self structuring, reconstruction of cultural knowledge, internal reorganization schemes which enters imbalance. It occurs when what the student already knows what he should know, facilitating mediation or interaction with other peers. This is a process of bringing inner road-blocks or wishes to the light are one of the most important things to do for personal inner growth. It's one of the best ways to attain clarity and by that immense power. Through proper self reflection, an individual can gain knowledge about his/ her strengths and weaknesses. This can assist the individuals to ensure that they overcome their weaknesses. They are able to enhance and further develop their strengths. Overcoming the weakness and enhancing the strengths helps a lot in the self development of an individual (Baiswar, 2012).

In this paper, I reflect on my performance and skills developed during the time I spent working on the project. I have also conducted a SWOT analysis as well as discussed my learning experiences. In the end, I have also described what I have learned and gained from my experience.

Life-Long Learning and its Implication

The lifelong learning is the process of continuous knowledge and skills building throughout the lifetime of an individual. This life-long learning occurs through different life experiences of an individual. These experiences can either be formal (higher education, apprenticeship, mentorship, tutoring, counseling, training etc) or informal (life experiences, autodidacticism etc). As a matter of fact, educational institutions teach on specific subjects but real life experiences can teach individual about surrounding environment, people, peers, society, emotions and many more. An individual learns more from his life experiences than he does from his education. Therefore, life experiences increase self esteem and self development which are important for future life.

I am still trying to improve my communication skills by interacting with different people in health care industry. Communicating with new people creates confidence and helps me in developing my interacting skills by observing others' conversation and the way they talk with others. In this learning process, the major weak point is to approach new people and mix with them. This takes time as I am not a flexible person who could easily mix with new environment and people. This is the reason why I am facing difficulties in taking interviews from health care professionals. In this consideration, I have developed my future strategy which aimed at communicating and creating flexibility in my nature so I ...