The next step after acknowledging and being aware of my personal weaknesses would be to take action to create a goal that applies to these areas. By creating SMART goals for stress, and time management, I will have a structured goal to bettering the way I care for myself.
Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. As Roth states in Strengths Finder 2.0, we as a present day world tend to focus on and try to overcome our weaknesses rather that building up our strengths. Using our natural talents can help us do the best we can and help us be a better asset. After taking the strengths assessment, I found that my top five strengths themes ended up being: relator, discipline, competition, responsibility, and significance.
When someone asks “do you mind if I offer you some feedback?”, you immediately think that you did something terribly wrong. You don’t know whether to feel proud or to feel ashamed, or even feel like you’ve been attacked and need to defend yourself as much as possible. Difficulty with accepting criticism is nothing new; in fact, it is more common than you think. We are often criticized after completing anything from simple tasks to the most complex projects we can accomplish. Common examples of what we are criticized for are: work ethic, creative works such as music, television, articles, etc., and for any mistake, small or large, we make during our day-to-day lives. Anybody can give constructive
It could also be a parent at home criticizing you about a grade to do better in school. When a coach would say something to me that would sting, it would motivate me to do better. I would notice when the coach would say the same thing to a team mate they would get upset and cry. I never understood why they would not just better themselves, instead of pouting over a simple criticism. This is because of differential sensitivity. Differential sensitivity is “the idea that some people are more vulnerable than others to particular experiences” (Berger, 2010, p.21). I was able to take this criticism from the coach because I was used to having someone at home, criticizing my weaknesses, so that I could better myself. When someone criticizes me, I do not take it to heart because I work harder on that subject to show them that I can do better. The other team mate was more sensitive in the situation and took it to heart. This may have been because the team mate was going through a sensitivity period. Some small comments to children can still affect them later in life, but some may forget about it an hour later. Differential sensitivity is used to, “aid prediction and thus target intervention” (Berger, 2010,
For my paper, I decided to research giving and receiving criticism in the workplace. I thought that this would be an interesting topic to research because it can help me in a career later in my life. This information can help me learn how to take criticism and feedback from others in a constructive way that will benefit me and others that I am working for. This information can also help me give criticism and feedback to others in a way that is constructive and benefiting their work. Criticism in the workplace is essential because without it we would not know what we could improve on to create a better working and more efficient company. This is why all people should learn how to give criticism, and also receive it in constructive ways
Definitely a self-defeating behavior! What can you replace it with? The next time you are criticized, you decide to listen carefully, and if the criticism is valid, you ask the person what you can do to improve your performance.
These strengths have allows for me to flourish in school and the activities I participate in. Along side these strengths are my weaknesses that have allowed me to encounter some learning opportunities. Ive gained knowledge from these weaknesses. Ive learned how to evaluate a situation and gauge how assertive I need to be in order to get a group to accomplish a task. Ive also learned that sometimes I need to put my needs in front of other people 's in some situations, such as deciding where I want to continue my education after high
Writing is a tool used by many people for a variety of reasons. It is not uncommon for a person to jot down notes of thanks or send letters to friends or family. Further, one might set goals by writing lists of things they want to complete. Even the use of diaries and journals to record daily activities has spanned the ages. The first diaries date back to the Japanese classical period known as Heian. From 794 to 1192, these diaries held records of the writer’s daily life (Nakanishi, 2004, p.53). Writing in journals or diaries includes some individuals “deepest thoughts and emotions” (Nakanishi, p. 56). One of the most popular diaries, The Diary of Anne Frank, includes the aforementioned but also provides insight into Anne’s opinions on current events while espousing her disappointment, heartbreak, and emotional upheavals.
The foundations that support my belief in my abilities are keeping a positive attitude, setting attainable goals, recognizing my strengths, and the ability to work on my weaknesses. My belief in my abilities is compromised when I am criticized. I overcome this by choosing who I listen to. I try to determine the motive behind the criticism. Constructive criticism would be from someone that would like to see me benefit from the information. Non constructive criticism would be from someone trying to hurt me. If I trust the person and care about their opinion, I will determine if I agree, if so, I will develop a solution. If I don’t trust the person or care about their opinion, I will smile at them and ignore them.
As human beings, it is generally believed that we tend to criticize others because of our own miserable conditions and disappointments. While it is usual that we would all rather not be criticized occasionally we must seek some sort of criticism or feedback in order to improve and reach the potential we possess. There are a few reasons as to why we seek criticism even when we dislike it so much.