Throughout this essay I will be discussing both my personal strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of highlighting strengths and weaknesses is to reflect on ways in which I can solve my weaknesses and ways to make my strengths even stronger. I have never been a confident person, so it is hard to think of any possible strengths of mine. However, a strength that I believe I have is being able to be well organised. Having good organisation skills is important to have for any situation as it increases productivity. This is especially important for a university student as by being organised it allows things to run smoother and for the important tasks, such as assignments to be completed.
Organisation skills also provide efficiency and can significantly decrease stress levels, as by managing time it increases overall satisfaction and productivity. To maintain this skill I plan on keeping to to date with all class notes and focusing on assignments to help achieve the best possible grade I can. The next ‘strength’ I believe to have is being able to observe. This may not be typical seen as a strength, but personally I believe it can be. I like being able to observe what’s going on around me and to be able to apply for to whatever it may be, for example during classes as I like to observe what’s being said and then interpret in my own way.
Confidence has always been a key weaknesses and struggle of mine which impacts my daily life. Since starting university in September I’ve struggled a lot with confidence as anxiety places a huge part in my life. This makes it impossible to contribute in classes and to take part in class activities because it is always a constant fear and battle. I am trying to overcome this as to become successful university and in life I will need to be able to be confident in some way. Another weakness of mine is not being able to adapt to change quickly as I like everything staying the same. However, this is not a realistic idea and since coming to university I have adapted to the change better than I thought in certain aspects, but in other trying to work on. Academically I’m not the smartest of people, which is another weakness as intelligence doesn’t come natural and to enhance this I am trying to put in a lot of effort in order to maintain good grades. If I mange to graduate university with a good enough grade I would like to continue studying to get a masters degree. As this will help expand knowledge and will help me to become a more rounded individual. Career wise I’m not sure what I would like to do yet, but by the end of my university journey I will have hopefully managed to figure out what I would like to do, as I believe we still have plenty of time to decide.