My Strategies for Success

Succeeding professionally in life takes dedication, commitment, and understanding that as a professional you must constantly strive to grow. In this paper I will attempt to document my strengths, my challenges, and steps to overcome those challenges. I will also attempt to discuss my strategies for maintaining good physical and mental health.

My Strengths
Over the course of my professional career to date, I have realized that I have multiple strengths that I can be proud of. Some of these I have had throughout the course of my life, others grew as my time in the work-force grew. The first strength that I have is my innate ability to interface with people easily. This aids in many aspects of my professional plan as it assists in customer and client interaction, interoffice cooperation, and ability to lead a group or team. Having the ability to be a personable person makes me approachable, trustable, and easy to converse with.
A second strength that I have is my ability to communicate effectively. This is a skill that I learned from school, however it grew into a strength as I practiced it and honed it throughout my professional career. Being an effective communicator allows one to convey a particular point or emotion with ease, often allowing others to understand more easily. It facilitates in discussion and electronic discourse, and allows for the ability to share information easily.
The third strength that I have is what I would call integrity. I often consider integrity to be a broader term used to describe the ability to be honest, trust-worthy, and open. My belief is having integrity is also an integral part of being a “people-oriented” person. If a person feels they can trust you and that you have integrity, they are more...

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...hich I feel that I have a strong grasp on currently. In order to maintain mental health I have developed many outlets for varying aspects of life. Creativity is addressed through the use of music and singing. I can often find stress relief by visiting nature in any of the varying aspects, though I tend to prefer ocean beaches.
As with the physical health, the key for mental health is moderation, as well as balance. If I maintain a moderate lifestyle, and balance social, physical, emotional, and professional life, I find that my mental health is quite easy to maintain. When things become out of balance by giving to heavily to one aspect over another, I find that stress becomes overpowering, which can lead to detrimental mental health. The main strategy for maintaining mental health, for me, is to maintain control over my life and keep things as balanced as possible.