Mastering one’s self is essential in reaching one’s full potential. In this paper I will attempt to articulate what it means to achieve personal mastery. I will first provide my own personal portrayal of personal mastery. Following, I will illustrate examples from my life, and what personal mastery means to me. Self-awareness and personal vision are the two components that I believe personal mastery is comprised of. First and foremost, one must be aware of themselves as a person. Self-awareness must be analyzed with sober judgement to in order to have a realistic view of one’s self. When exploring one’s self, it is important to note what strengths are present, as well as identifying room for improvement. Self-awareness is the foundation …show more content…
First, I will express my personal mastery journey with my work life. I just recently graduated from the University of Indianapolis with my undergraduate degree in accounting. I graduated with a high GPA while participating in collegiate baseball, which I believe will help set me apart from others when beginning my career. That being said, I also believe that I have a lot of learning to do in order to be successful in my early career. I feel that I did not learn as much as I should have about accounting and I will need to dedicate a significant amount of time relearning and learning to have success in the accounting field. My vision for my career is to be a partner at a mid-level accounting firm in my early to mid 30’s. I aspire to be at a company that challenges me and allows me to progress and meet my goals. I would prefer a mid-level accounting firm because it would allow a better work life balance due to less hours. In order for me to bridge this very large gap of where I am currently at and where I aspire to be, there are a great deal of obstacles I need to overcome. First, I need to land an entry level position with an accounting firm that I feel will allow me to grow and succeed. I also need to put in the time to learn as much as I can about the profession. Finally, I need to allocate a substantial amount of time to studying and passing the certified public accountant exam. This is my …show more content…
In my final season of baseball, the coaches had hired a sports psychologist to help with the mental aspect of the game. The psychologist had us work on imagery and envisioning success, and naturally I doubted that it would help. About half way through the season I finally attempted this imagery practice before I pitched. I held a baseball and closed my eyes. While holding the correct grip for each of my pitches, I envisioned myself successfully throwing all of my pitches to every location of the plate. When finally stepped on the rubber, I found that I had a lot more confidence in commanding each of my pitches because I had already seen them. I felt that this had a significant impact on my performance, so I continued this practice for the remainder of my career. This was an example of personal mastery for me, because it helped me envision what I needed to do in order to achieve my
Behavior plays a major role in the understanding of an individual and by owning and sometimes altering, one's behavior, the sense of self becomes closer to filling that, which is desired. By learning new skills an individual begins to discover the potential, which the self can have, fuel the fire to become more connected with the self and ultimately own it. Through that potential, success can bring a sense of confidence and pride towards characteristics, which an individual takes up. There is a clear relationship between ownership and the sense of self. Owning behavior, skills and success, transforms individuals into unique beings of faltering perseverance and determination. If there is clay, then there must also be a
According to Weinberg and Gould (1995), mental practice is related with mental training to competition. Based on Murphy and Martin (2002), mental practice can be divide into two which is imagery techniques and verbal techniques. Imagery techniques can be visual rehearsal, kinesthetic rehearsal or emotional rehearsal. While verbal techniques are self talk and performance cues. Based on Suinn (1993), mental imagery can be defined as mental creation or re-creation of sensory experiences that appear to the person imagining them to be similar to the real event. Imagery is one of the techniques that can be used to improve sport performance among athletes. According to Morris, T., Spittle, M. and Watt, A. P (2005), the most important thing to know
Success isn’t always so easy. Sometimes there are risks and factors that play along to allow for growth. However; personal development is a lifelong process. It’s a way for individuals to assess their skills and qualities, and consider their aims in life to set goals in order to maximise their potential. In order to receive the best outcome; there may need to be obstacles and challenges in the way to prevent an easy route to reach the top in success.
First, imagery often referred to as ‘visualisation’, ‘mental practice’ or ‘mental rehersal’ is one of the most important sport psychological skills. Sport psychologist John Silvia defines imagery as, “Using all senses to re-create or create an experience in the mind.” The five key reasons for implementing imagery for my team include. Firstly, confidence building: visualising success in training and performance can subconsciously improve an athlete’s belief in their abilities and as a result
A person’s “perspective of what is truly possible” is indeed their own self-actualization (McAlindon, 1981) in Education for Self Actualization “becoming the best of who you are” helps to develop one’s self into a psychologically healthy person (McAlindon, 1981). Self esteem and self respect are important aspects that “contribute” to our psychological development of self and to other’s psychological development (McAlindon, 1981). We create and shape our own futures and the futures of those around us with our personalities and proper education to maintain an “absorptive, retentive, reasoning, and creative” affect on people which helps fully develop one’s self into an organized and integrated being (McAlindon,
In every situation we face, we are more often than not a slave to both our abilities and experiences. Although how we react is ultimately a decision made by ourselves, even our initial response may very well be influenced by everything from our parent’s beliefs to our current social circle. Today, the idea of being in charge of your own future and the power of the individual is heavily romanticized, but the British society in the 20th century was far more focused on social class. Therefore, control over situations was largely dependent on which position you held in society. However, even the people who held high positions in society were largely governed by the British
Moreover, self-confidence is something that cannot be taught. It is up to the individual to decide how much belief that they possess inside of themselves. Further, the more people believe in success and in the achievements that they have accomplished in the past, the more they can firmly embrace new challenges in the future. In contrast, “confidence” is opposite to some of people’s negative personalities such as cowardness, timidity, and it can lead them to be afraid to fail, or do not dare to pursue their dreams. Throughout life, “confidence” can be expressed from the smallest action as a student presenting or contributing ideas to the class lessons, or a scientist announcing his inventions, or even a writer publishing his books. The best way to gain self-confidence is to look deep inside of ourselves and believe that we have the ability to overcome all obstacles and challenges we are faced with on a daily bases because our self-esteem is one of the few things that we have control over. Thus, practicing to be more confident is a crucial task people should do every
My second goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). I plan to take the CPA exam immediately after my completion of Master’s program. The CPA certificate will not only to show my competence in independent work but also promote my opportunities to enter a managerial position. To realize my long-term goal of becoming a partner of Ernst & Young, I must be a role model who is familiar with advanced-level knowledge and certification exam.
Do people ever know enough about themselves to determine the direction of their career journey? Various strategies have been developed to provide guidance toward this end; however, as the realities of work change due to such factors as global competition and new technologies, it is necessary to develop new awareness of self in relation to work. This Digest examines various processes by which learners of all ages, elementary to adult, can expand their self-knowledge--their interests and the importance of those interests to their personal satisfaction, their strength and weaknesses in relation to their interests, and the ways in which their interests and abilities are applicable in the changing social, economic, and work environments.
Self- awareness is how well one understands oneself. Increased awareness of “self” will result in understanding your strengths and competencies, your weaknesses and faults. However just by understanding your “self ''you do not become effective. One can understand the self by understanding one’s own Johari Window pattern. There are ways of increasing personal effectiveness once there is a complete understanding of one’s own Johari Window. In the typical Johari Window, a large or pen arena indicates greater and more open exchange of information between individuals and others around them. (Nuty, 2011) This when it is understood in the context of personal effectiveness, contributes to increased personal effectiveness. The increasing the arena can be done in two ways - decreasing the hidden area and decreasing the blind
Throughout my life, my strengths and weaknesses tend to gain more clarity, as I grow older. When I was younger, I did not focus too much on this part of myself. I was interested in child things. I must now use my strengths to improve my weaknesses to strengthen my faults. Several of my strengths are centered on my profession because the majority of my time is spent there. Some of my qualities are beneficial to different situations, while the other qualities hinder. Although we describe our strengths as positive attributes and our weaknesses as negative attributes, they make us who and what we are as individuals. Because of these qualities, each of us is unique in different ways. It is imp...
Get to know yourself- In this step an individual identify his values, interests, and skill which he is having,
In my life time I have accomplished many extraordinary tasks that I’ve put my mind too. I discovered that my signature themes have greatly affected the methods that I use to complete these tasks. People use their strengths in everyday life as well as in crucial, life changing situations. Important self-building achievement is one factor that makes people who they are. Another is the way that people apply there strengths to different situations.
Personal Development is a lifelong process that involves the assessment of current skills and talents and the enhancement of oneself based on that assessment which then leads to the realization of goals and an improved quality of life. To be able to assess yourself, you need to be able to reflect on your past which helps you to understand the attitudes you have developed and the foundation that you will be building your life on. Also, you have to reflect on your present to see if there’s room for improvement and reflect on your future so that you can achieve your aspirations.
Throughout humanity, individuals evolved and adapted to a changing society. People have not always been perfect in their selected field, however, as time progress individuals learn to develop themselves. A common factor that drives success throughout humanity is an individual 's capacity to set goals and strive towards personal development. As we progress through life and become older, individuals tend to realize life only becomes harder, and in the working world; life is not a walk to Elysium. With each passing year, life becomes more extensive, and stress tends to consume us, although life is difficult anything can be achieved and overcome by setting goals and attempting to enhance our personal development. Personal development is the key