This week we went over our Myers-Briggs type indicator in class where I learned some things about myself that I had never really thought about before but had come to find that it was very true. My personality reading was ISFJ; introversion, sensing, feeling, and judging. None of these really surprised me until I read a little more about what they all meant and represented about me. The introversion makes sense because I am a pretty quiet person and it takes a lot to get to know me really well. The sensing describes me in a way where I can be practical and think about everything in terms of how it makes sense in my everyday life, but I also know that I am not always like that. I think that would explain why I am not very strong towards the sensing side of the spectrum. I am very much of a feeling type where I am compassionate and accepting. I always have been a sensitive person in my own way and in terms of other people so it is no surprise to me that this is the most extreme of my personality indicators. The last of the personality type was the judging, which makes sense to me in terms of how I act and feel but isn’t always the case. I like to accomplish things on time, abide by a schedule and make some plans, but I am also a very big procrastinator! I might get a good start on things but I seem to always wait to the very last opportunity to complete them. I don’t like the feeling of cutting things close to the deadline but it always seems to happen that way in everything I do.
This week we also attended some leadership workshops that were educational and advantageous to us in our present and future mentoring experiences. I felt the most advantageous one was the workshop where we talked to career services personnel from different colleges in Iowa State about how to incorporate leadership and mentoring experiences into our resumes. I learned a lot of helpful hints I was unaware of and aim to edit my resume to represent my leadership experiences better.
There was a lot put into this week that was very beneficial for me as a future mentor. I really learned a lot about myself and how I can better portray the person I am and the things I have accomplished to other individuals.
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Hey Rachel,
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely not alone with the procrastination stuff. I often say that it is my middle name instead of Patricia. I think it is important to know your type so that you are aware of what works best for you and it seems like you have a good understanding of your type. I am looking forward to working with you on our lesson plan and hope you have a great week!
It sounds like you and me are a lot alike. A lot of how you described your personality pertains to me too, but that makes sense since we are both ISFJ. It's funny how we can score one thing, but have parts of it completely out of preference. I can totally relate to both you and Amy about the procrastination thing though. As much as I hate it, it always ends up happening it seems like. :)
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