Self Awareness by Ella Wilson

What are your innate abilities and skills that give you an advantage?

ellawilson0211 — 2024-11-12 03:50:47 UTC

My innate abilities and skills that give me and advantage in my chosen field is participating in various legal work experience. I did a week of work experience within a law firm during my time at high school and was able to experience the delivery of legal services. I excel at much more creative elements when completing assignment and tasks, things that I am able to put my own element into. I think others think I am quite good at academic tasks such as essays or quizzes, although I do think I am okay at them. My current study achievements I am proud of is passing my first trimesters at university. This is my first year and I have found it quite difficult to transition and balance work and study. I am proud of myself in my personal life for continuing to work and finding the motivation to ensure I am up to date on everything. The core values I live by consist of working hard, being grateful and knowing my worth.

What are areas you need to improve to be successful?

ellawilson0211 — 2024-11-12 03:51:08 UTC

Areas I need to improve upon to become successful consist of my time management and criticism of myself. I find I tend to get caught up a lot; whether in my work life and then tend to neglect my studies and vice versa. so improving my time management would be heavily beneficial to ensure I have not forgotten any assignments or missed important classes. I have a very avoidant attachment style where I avoid things that cause me distress or make me anxious (The Attachment Project, 2024). I think others would agree that I am highly critical of myself where I think I do bad on an assignment and they think it's an achievement to pass. I prefer to excel at things and holding myself to a high standard can be quite disappointing when I don't do as well as I'd like to. I believe I have chosen the right subjects for my industry and that they widen the scope of possibilities I have when I graduate from university. one of the biggest negative working habits I have consist of procrastination. I know what work needs to be done and I sit and stress over it however, sometimes I cannot get myself to start working. This is one of my biggest difficulties as it is not as easy as just doing a task when you have over analysed and stressed yourself out over it. My stubbornness might be one of my biggest personality traits holding me back as I struggle being wrong and hate not understanding something. Thus, when I am stuck on an assignment I find it difficult to ask for help for fear of embarrassment.

Reference:

The Attachment Project 'Avoidant Attachment Style: Causes & Symptoms,' (April 14 2024)

https://www.attachmentproject.com/blog/avoidant-attachment-style/

What are the activities, subjects, or tasks you enjoy the most?

ellawilson0211 — 2024-11-12 03:51:28 UTC

The activities and subjects I enjoy the most definitely consist of the arts. I love to draw, read and paint however, in my degree it is very academia based so there is not a lot of room for creative expression. Despite this I find ways to explore my creativity in my own personal life. Additionally, I have a high interest in the criminology field I have watched almost every show relating to the topic: criminal minds, bones, NCIS. Of course these shows do not accurately depict the topic in real life I find the theories and human aspect of criminology more appealing to me.

What are your core beliefs, and how do they align with your career?

ellawilson0211 — 2024-11-12 03:51:55 UTC

I struggle with my core beliefs as I do not have many influences or guides throughout my studies or in my chosen field. I am going off of my own thoughts and feelings and that can be tricky to manage sometimes. However, my main core beliefs that I try to implement into everything I do is to stay disciplined, hard working, focused and not to let negative thoughts take over. I think my beliefs align with my career as the legal field is and intensive and long process, one that needs discipline and hard work to be achieved successfully.