Personal Narrative: My Strengths As A Role Model

Introspectively examining my strengths I identified some of my personal strengths to be dependability, flexibility, and being a role model to others. Being dependable is one of my strengths as I pride myself on making sure I am there for everyone whenever they need me. My flexibility ties in hand with this, as I am always willing to modify my schedule in order to help others at moments notice. Finally, being a role model to others has always been a priority of mine, as a Learning Assistant for Biomedical Engineering courses, I work towards not only facilitating a small class but also being a role model student and leader. Being a Learning Assistant for the courses in my major gives me the opportunity to set a good example of how to be successful …show more content…
Looking at the different perceptions my friends have of me it was clear to me that they all view me as someone who is can be trusted with both personal information and daily personal needs. My friends also view me as some who is flexible and willing to modify my schedule to reach out and help them even when I may have something else to do. Finally, my friends understand and showed some admiration of who I am as a role model, a few even shared that they use me as a template for how the act which shows their confidence in me as a role …show more content…
Understanding and learning about how others see me as an individual helps to improve my ability to build on my weaknesses. Knowing that I present a very pessimistic attitude allows for me to correct my attitude and can help me build myself into a more optimistic leader that inspires confidence rather than doubt. Learning that I am often a braggart can help me improve my relationships with others by reducing the condescending image that I currently present. Being aware of the perceptions my friends have of me will help me improve who I am and who I want to be in a way that will make me someone people want to talk to or know; into someone people do not have to question if they should follow or trust but into someone they know will be a great friend and resource for the rest of their lives. The perceptions my friends shared with me will influence my leadership style as I see now that I need to be more vocal and outgoing, that I need to exude the same level of confidence that I expect my friends to display, that I need to be a better role model by being more supportive of others and more humble of my own