Mirror Chilli Davis Analysis

Mirror, Mirror
As Chili Davis says. “Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional”. To this day I am still learning more and more about myself everyday. Through my capstone project I learned that to put together a big project like this I have to accomplish a list of things. I should not procrastinate so I am able to get the job done on time and not feel rushed or stressed. I learned that this is hard sometimes when you have a very busy schedule. Often times I was tired or had other work to do so I would push it off. I also learned that I want to go back to Whaley’s in the summer and donate paintings there again because the people were so friendly and I really felt like I was impacting someone's lives.
I believe that my project was successful. I completed my goal with Mariah of painting two paintings and setting up a meeting with Whaley’s to donate them. I really felt good after donating the paintings because the people there reacted so positively. When we did research on how art affects the brain and how it makes a positive impact I feel like we could apply it to that situation. When the people at Whaley’s saw the paintings  they were instantly happy and smiling so I feel like it

proved that our research that art has a positive effect on the brain was correct.
I feel like I have grown a lot over this past year.

I have matured more as a person and have realized that I need to work hard but understand that it’s okay to give yourself a break sometimes. I often over stressed about my school work and it didn’t benefit me all the time. This project highlighted that I am creative, hardworking, and patient. I had to be creative when I came up with my painting idea and hardworking to get it done. I had to be patient when completing the painting because it took a lot of time and I really wanted them to look good. I learned that donating to your community around you not only benefits that person or group, but also benefits yourself too. I learned that I really like making people happy because it makes me happy and will be volunteering in the

future.
As a presenter I have definitely improved. I remember when I would cry and shake because I had to present. Now I have no problem going first. I realized that I am more confident in myself in front of my peers. I still need to work on less talking with my hands because I do that often. I can continue improving my self-confidence when presenting and less hand movement while talking. I realized that I might want to even take a public speaking class in college to further improve my communication skills.
I learned that you should put a lot of research into a topic beforehand. This makes everything father along much easier when it is all laid out in front of you. I learned that I wasn’t very good at reading through a whole research article and then sometimes I would realize later on that it wasn’t very good or useful. I now know how to look for a credible source using a variety of way and I know that I need to read more of the article before deciding that it is good and will help me with my project.
I’ve learned that working on a project that actually interests you is fun. I got to learn about a great organization and got to paint which I love to do. It also taught me a lot of responsibility to get my part of the project done. I also learned to become more patient. I couldn't rush my project because then it would have turned out bad. I can apply this after high school because in college i'll have to be patient and responsible to complete my best work. I learned that you should be organized and set goals for yourself. For my project I had to make sure I had all the supplies and had set up a meeting time to donate the paintings. This will definitely be applied after High School because I don’t want to stress more in college due to the fact that I was not organized and time efficient.
I can use my skills that I gained during this project to create new opportunities for myself such as volunteering, becoming more organized, and helping the community. I want to volunteer more because it was such a positive experience for me to be able to see how happy I could make other people while doing something I love. I can research many different places to donate in the future and will know how to thoroughly research the place. I also want to be more organized and by doing this I can teach others how to be more organized and how they can benefit from it. I can also create projects that will give back to the community in the future. This project has overall been a great learning and growing experience for me. I think it will help me make better decisions down the road and I will continue to grow after this. I like to keep this quote by Nicholas Sparks in mind in the future “It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you've known forever don't see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.”