Professional Identity
Professional Identity Paper
Introduction
Who am I as a person? Who am I as a professional? These questions are constantly going through my mind when I think about who I want to be as a professional. This paper will discuss what strategies I am using to help influence my professional identity and how I deal with failure and what role it plays in my developing professional identity. This paper will focus on my journey through the first year of graduate school and what areas I have seen growth and areas I still need to develop.
What strategies am I engaging to develop my professional identity? As I am still trying to develop my professional identity, I have found that I often rely on areas of strength in my professional life and strengths that …show more content…
Going back to my undergraduate experience, I remember saying yes to anything I was asked to do. However, I was not always interested in each project or team but said yes anyway. I was taught by society that this was the correct thing to do and also believed it to be true myself. I thought no matter what I could learn from something or grow to like it. I also thought it was “bad” to say no and that I would be “shooting myself in the foot” if I said no. Graduate school has taught me that I have to be more intentional when I say yes because I have very limited time for extra activities. I have also learned to be very intentional with what experiences I seek out. I know that I want my first job to be a live-in residence position, so I am intentional with seeking out experiences (practicum, internship and volunteer hours) with offices that will help grow and develop my skills as a residence education professional. However, this means that I do have to be willing to say no to other experiences that I do not believe will be the most beneficial or help in my …show more content…
I am so happy that I choose to attend a two year program over some of the one year programs, because I could not imagine being ready to enter the work force right now. I have a lot of internal conflicts that still need to be resolved both in my personal and professional life. I need to better embrace the understanding of failure, even if I don’t agree with the term and understand that I am still learning something when I fall flat on my face. I need to insert “NO” into my vocabulary and understand that it is ok to use when I am burnt out or already over committed. I also need to remember that this journey to becoming a professional is not one I should take solo, but with the support of the faculty, cohort, family, friends and past mentors who are all supporting
Introduction
Who am I as a person? Who am I as a professional? These questions are constantly going through my mind when I think about who I want to be as a professional. This paper will discuss what strategies I am using to help influence my professional identity and how I deal with failure and what role it plays in my developing professional identity. This paper will focus on my journey through the first year of graduate school and what areas I have seen growth and areas I still need to develop.
What strategies am I engaging to develop my professional identity? As I am still trying to develop my professional identity, I have found that I often rely on areas of strength in my professional life and strengths that …show more content…
Going back to my undergraduate experience, I remember saying yes to anything I was asked to do. However, I was not always interested in each project or team but said yes anyway. I was taught by society that this was the correct thing to do and also believed it to be true myself. I thought no matter what I could learn from something or grow to like it. I also thought it was “bad” to say no and that I would be “shooting myself in the foot” if I said no. Graduate school has taught me that I have to be more intentional when I say yes because I have very limited time for extra activities. I have also learned to be very intentional with what experiences I seek out. I know that I want my first job to be a live-in residence position, so I am intentional with seeking out experiences (practicum, internship and volunteer hours) with offices that will help grow and develop my skills as a residence education professional. However, this means that I do have to be willing to say no to other experiences that I do not believe will be the most beneficial or help in my …show more content…
I am so happy that I choose to attend a two year program over some of the one year programs, because I could not imagine being ready to enter the work force right now. I have a lot of internal conflicts that still need to be resolved both in my personal and professional life. I need to better embrace the understanding of failure, even if I don’t agree with the term and understand that I am still learning something when I fall flat on my face. I need to insert “NO” into my vocabulary and understand that it is ok to use when I am burnt out or already over committed. I also need to remember that this journey to becoming a professional is not one I should take solo, but with the support of the faculty, cohort, family, friends and past mentors who are all supporting