Final Integration Assignment

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Fabiola Garcon
Final Integration Paper
Self-knowledge
Self-Knowledge allows one to understand clearly one’s personality, values, philosophy, and beliefs. Such knowledge enables you to make changes in your personality that can improve the direction in our life and lead us to success in our career and life choices.
This class encourages my discovery of self awareness in focusing my attention on potential, skill, or a goal that I was not aware of before. Because we are all different in the way we react to things, learn, and synthesize information. This course created a safe conducive place to spend time in self-reflection to gain a better insight into oneself.
Self awareness is important for career and life goals because we would have a better …show more content…

For example, if you have an introverted personality, you are likely to experience more stress in a sales position than a highly extroverted person. Therefore, if you are highly introverted, you can learn skills to manage with the demands of a sales position, or maybe you should find a position that is more compatible with your personality. You can only make this assessment if you are aware of your personality type.
After taking this class, I have a sure understanding who I am and how I can adapt to new environments. In summary, my current knowledge of myself is I am a person who loves interacting with others. I like to learn from others around me. I chose to surround myself with those who are goal oriented. When I make plans I always see them through. I take action on what I believe is right. I appreciate constructive criticisms and look forward to new learning. I would like to always carry these traits with me in my career and life.
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Before this class I was indecisive how to continue my education. For a while I considered the option of getting Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification. I wrestle with the certification idea. After several deliberations, I quickly realized carrying on through this path was not my calling in life.
How are you different?
In the words of E. E. Cummings "To be nobody but yourself—in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else—means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." I now realized like I have been fighting all my life to be nobody but myself. Looking back, I always had a knack for wanting to help others. I have come to understand I must pursue my own path. After careful deliberation, I am confident that public service is the right career for me.
I have detected in myself a certain compassion and innate desire to help others. Ever since my childhood, I was that student who always volunteers as the teacher helper. I would be in charge of distributing and collecting different assignments through the day. Later, in high school I was a peer counselor for three years from sophomore though senior year. In college, I joined the Leadership Academy, which involves twenty hours of community service to complete the

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