Assignment 2: Reflecting on Your Skills, Goals, and Accomplishments
PART 1: ABOUT ME
Answer the following questions to capture how you see yourself, in terms of values, aspirations,
key qualities, goals, strengths, and areas of growth:
1) Find a quote or saying that captures your values, motivations, and aspirations and share it
here.
“Peace of mind produces right values; right values produce right thoughts. Right
thoughts produce right actions.” Mark Richardson
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2) Describe some of your main personal, academic, and professional goals.
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Personal Goal: I have battled with depression and anxiety for years in which I have felt stuck in
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my life not knowing my purpose. I lost my job back in November and was in a dark place. As of
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lately, my personal goal is to get back to a healthy mental state of mind. Recognizing my
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negative feelings and thoughts and turning them into positive ones, healing my inner child, and
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evolve into the woman I want to be. I have incorporated positive habits and routines to help me
overcome any more hardships life will throw me. Some of those habits/routines are meditating,
exercising, journaling, reading, affirmations, visualizations, and practicing gratitude. I have
o
sought out a great therapist and I do mindful exercises using an app called Sanvello to help me
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become aware of my not so good feelings and how to turn them around. My current book I am
vi y re
reading is You Are A Bad Ass, Daily Teachings by Rhona Byrne and next I will read The Power
of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. This is only the beginning of my new life and I
know there will be days I won’t want to do any of the above but I have to remember “My Why”
and push through those feelings. I am feeling better than I have in years with everything that I
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have implemented in my life.
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Academic Goal: I have been on this journey of trying to obtain my bachelor’s degree for 20
years. I have 10 classes before I will have my degree which I am very excited about. This time
is
around my goal is to keep going until I finish even when the assignments feel overwhelming
and/or life is throwing me curveballs. I will plan so that I can do my discussion questions early in
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the week since I can procrastinate when it comes to doing them. Another goal is to look ahead
in the weeks to review any big assignments and begin planning on how to start those such as
outlining the points the assignment needs to include and not wait until the day of that the
sh
assignment is due to begin working on it like this one. I am learning to use my idle time wisely to
do schoolwork such as cutting off social media, watching TV, or doing anything fun before
getting my work done. Lastly, I would like to increase my GPA from 3.0 to 3.4 at least before I
graduate next year.
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, Professional Goal: I just accepted an entry-level position as a Patient Service Representative
from being unemployed for 8 months. I am positioning myself for a Human Resource role in
Benefits or as a Human Resource Generalist which are my short-term goals. I am doing this by
applying for those specific roles and signing up with staffing agencies to assist me. I want to
increase my professional network with individuals who are in HR leadership roles to assist me
with reaching my goal. I plan on joining SHRM and attending local events for HR Professionals
in my area. I am also part of several HR groups on Facebook and have connected with a lot of
professionals on LinkedIn. For my long term professional goals, I am going to one day become
Director over a Human Resource Compensation and Benefits department as well as open a
learning center for people who want to break into Human Resources by giving them hands-on
experience.
3) What are some of your strength areas? Think about the top 2–3 skills you would advertise
about yourself, or consider what others come to you for advice about.
m
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I am strong in Problem-solving and taking initiative. In my last role as a Disability Case manager
co
for employees who needed short term disability benefits while out of work recovering from an
eH w
illness, I identified issues that interfered with making timely decisions on approving the benefit.
o.
The goal was to approve the claim within 7 days; however, it took more than 7 days to receive
rs e
medical documentation from the doctor’s office to verify if the employee was disable and unable
ou urc
to perform their job. The doctor’s office was not getting the medical records request that I was
faxing or taking too long to respond to the request. I suggested to management to do a trial run
to obtain verbal confirmation of the employee’s medical condition and treatment plan over the
o
phone with the doctor’s office to cut down on the days it would take to receive the actual
aC s
medical records. With consent from the employee, I was able to contact their provider, obtain
vi y re
the needed information over the phone, document the system, and approve the claim within 2
days sometimes the same day.
I have always been the person to do what needs to be done without having to be told or ask.
ed d
Growing up my mom never had to tell me to clean my room, wash my clothes, or clean my
ar stu
bathroom. I did those things so I could be able to go out and socialize with my friends outside.
And as I got in my teenage years, I use to clean the whole house and even cook which took a
load off my mom. That behavior spilled over into my work ethic. I have always been in roles in
is
which I had a lot of tasks to do that come with problems that need resolving.
Th
In my last position, I knew certain reports that needed to be ran for top management. My
manager was the one to complete them. Since my manager was going out on maternity leave, I
offered to do those reports for her in her absence and send them to her manager once I ran
sh
them. From that point on I was the go-to person for special projects.
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PART 1: ABOUT ME
Answer the following questions to capture how you see yourself, in terms of values, aspirations,
key qualities, goals, strengths, and areas of growth:
1) Find a quote or saying that captures your values, motivations, and aspirations and share it
here.
“Peace of mind produces right values; right values produce right thoughts. Right
thoughts produce right actions.” Mark Richardson
m
2) Describe some of your main personal, academic, and professional goals.
er as
co
Personal Goal: I have battled with depression and anxiety for years in which I have felt stuck in
eH w
my life not knowing my purpose. I lost my job back in November and was in a dark place. As of
o.
lately, my personal goal is to get back to a healthy mental state of mind. Recognizing my
rs e
negative feelings and thoughts and turning them into positive ones, healing my inner child, and
ou urc
evolve into the woman I want to be. I have incorporated positive habits and routines to help me
overcome any more hardships life will throw me. Some of those habits/routines are meditating,
exercising, journaling, reading, affirmations, visualizations, and practicing gratitude. I have
o
sought out a great therapist and I do mindful exercises using an app called Sanvello to help me
aC s
become aware of my not so good feelings and how to turn them around. My current book I am
vi y re
reading is You Are A Bad Ass, Daily Teachings by Rhona Byrne and next I will read The Power
of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale. This is only the beginning of my new life and I
know there will be days I won’t want to do any of the above but I have to remember “My Why”
and push through those feelings. I am feeling better than I have in years with everything that I
ed d
have implemented in my life.
ar stu
Academic Goal: I have been on this journey of trying to obtain my bachelor’s degree for 20
years. I have 10 classes before I will have my degree which I am very excited about. This time
is
around my goal is to keep going until I finish even when the assignments feel overwhelming
and/or life is throwing me curveballs. I will plan so that I can do my discussion questions early in
Th
the week since I can procrastinate when it comes to doing them. Another goal is to look ahead
in the weeks to review any big assignments and begin planning on how to start those such as
outlining the points the assignment needs to include and not wait until the day of that the
sh
assignment is due to begin working on it like this one. I am learning to use my idle time wisely to
do schoolwork such as cutting off social media, watching TV, or doing anything fun before
getting my work done. Lastly, I would like to increase my GPA from 3.0 to 3.4 at least before I
graduate next year.
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, Professional Goal: I just accepted an entry-level position as a Patient Service Representative
from being unemployed for 8 months. I am positioning myself for a Human Resource role in
Benefits or as a Human Resource Generalist which are my short-term goals. I am doing this by
applying for those specific roles and signing up with staffing agencies to assist me. I want to
increase my professional network with individuals who are in HR leadership roles to assist me
with reaching my goal. I plan on joining SHRM and attending local events for HR Professionals
in my area. I am also part of several HR groups on Facebook and have connected with a lot of
professionals on LinkedIn. For my long term professional goals, I am going to one day become
Director over a Human Resource Compensation and Benefits department as well as open a
learning center for people who want to break into Human Resources by giving them hands-on
experience.
3) What are some of your strength areas? Think about the top 2–3 skills you would advertise
about yourself, or consider what others come to you for advice about.
m
er as
I am strong in Problem-solving and taking initiative. In my last role as a Disability Case manager
co
for employees who needed short term disability benefits while out of work recovering from an
eH w
illness, I identified issues that interfered with making timely decisions on approving the benefit.
o.
The goal was to approve the claim within 7 days; however, it took more than 7 days to receive
rs e
medical documentation from the doctor’s office to verify if the employee was disable and unable
ou urc
to perform their job. The doctor’s office was not getting the medical records request that I was
faxing or taking too long to respond to the request. I suggested to management to do a trial run
to obtain verbal confirmation of the employee’s medical condition and treatment plan over the
o
phone with the doctor’s office to cut down on the days it would take to receive the actual
aC s
medical records. With consent from the employee, I was able to contact their provider, obtain
vi y re
the needed information over the phone, document the system, and approve the claim within 2
days sometimes the same day.
I have always been the person to do what needs to be done without having to be told or ask.
ed d
Growing up my mom never had to tell me to clean my room, wash my clothes, or clean my
ar stu
bathroom. I did those things so I could be able to go out and socialize with my friends outside.
And as I got in my teenage years, I use to clean the whole house and even cook which took a
load off my mom. That behavior spilled over into my work ethic. I have always been in roles in
is
which I had a lot of tasks to do that come with problems that need resolving.
Th
In my last position, I knew certain reports that needed to be ran for top management. My
manager was the one to complete them. Since my manager was going out on maternity leave, I
offered to do those reports for her in her absence and send them to her manager once I ran
sh
them. From that point on I was the go-to person for special projects.
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