https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp en-us 2023-02-24 09:59:20 UTC 2025-11-18 09:23:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f99e.png 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493688855 This week (week 2) I completed the ‘16 personalities’ test. I found this very interesting and it really challenged my thought process, encouraging me to answer questions I had never considered the answer to. Some of the questions felt slightly invasive and difficult to answer as I felt I had to consider some of my insecurities. The result of the test concluded that I am a ‘Campaigner’ (Type: ENFP-T), meaning that I am an ‘enthusiastic, creative, and sociable free spirit, who can always find a reason to smile’ which I would say is an accurate description of me and a good reflection of how others have described me throughout my life. I am 52% extroverted, which surprised me, as although I enjoy being sociable to an extent, I find comfort in my own company and sometimes choose to avoid social situations. The results also stated that I am 65% intuitive, meaning that I am ‘imaginative, open-minded, curious’ and that I look for ‘hidden meanings’; I also would agree with this analysis as I enjoy reading, watching films and watching tv series and I often spend time evaluating the stories, interpreting the writers intentions and finding out more about what I read and watch. Results also showed that I value emotional expression which I would agree with and believe is a positive thing. On a more reflective note, the results also said I am 75% turbulent meaning I am ‘self-conscious and sensitive to stress’ which often comes alongside being a perfectionist, this is something I feel I need to learn to manage to be more efficient in my everyday life as it’s something that can restrict my progress.]]> 2023-02-24 10:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493688855 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493689104 This week (week 8), we learnt about the 5 chair theory by watching Louise Evans’ Ted Talk. The 5 chairs represent 5 different emotional behaviours that humans often go through and experience throughout everyday life. 
Louise explains how each ‘chair’ represents a different attitude.

RED CHAIR - ATTACK
The red chair represents being judgemental and seeing the wrong in others.

YELLOW CHAIR- SELF DOUBT
The yellow chair represents being vulnerable and judgemental of ourselves.

GREEN CHAIR- WAIT 
The green chair represents being mindful, measured and curious.

BLUE CHAIR- DETECT 
The blue chair represents being self-aware and communicating well and being intelligent in how we react.

PURPLE CHAIR- CONNECT 
The purple chair represents having empathy, compassion and being understanding of others.

This theory made me more aware of the attitudes I express towards others and how this can alter their perception of you. It also made me think more about owning how I react in situations and making the right choice. I feel I experience all of these attitudes throughout life but I need to be more perceptive of when I find myself reacting like the red and yellow chair as I don’t want to come across judgemental of others or be overly-critical of myself.]]> 2023-02-24 10:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493689104 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493689279 This week (week 4) I participated in the ‘marshmallow challenge’ which involved us working in randomly selected teams to build the tallest spaghetti structure with a marshmallow on top using only spaghetti, 1m of string and 1m of tape. My teams strategy started of strong, we decided to focus on structure and maintaining a strong tower rather than a tall one. We shared the same vision for the goal of our tower, which made it easier to work together. My role, within the team was to help come up with ideas and help to assemble the structure. We did not designate jobs roles to each other, we just adapted our roles to what needed to be done at the time. I think we worked well together and all co-operated to do each individual task and managed to communicate effectively, which made it more enjoyable. An improvement I would make would be having a clearer plan to start with as we had to improvise the design which made it a bit more stressful, our time management could’ve also been better. I asked my team for some feedback on my contribution, they all agreed that I was ‘hands-on’, ‘contributed to many areas of the task’, had ‘good leadership skills’ and was good at ‘forward-thinking’ and ‘problem solving’. I was pleased with this feedback as I feel these are all positive attributes I can take with me into my career. Our teams efforts really paid off as we actually won the challenge with our tower being the tallest.]]> 2023-02-24 10:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493689279 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493689493 This week (week 6) I visited the FRA Careers page to learn more about Growth Mindset. Growth Mindset is about changing the way you think from a negative, self-limiting mindset to have a more positive, adaptable mindset. It’s about using your challenges to your advantage to grow and develop yourself and your skills. Changing my mindset is definitely a goal of mine as I feel that I can limit my abilities due to lack of belief in myself and the tendency to lose motivation when challenges arise. One way I am trying to implement growth mindset is by trying to focus on positives rather than negatives; for example, I have a phone call interview coming up and instead of worrying about the outcome of the interview, I am using it as a way to learn and gain more experience having professional conversations. I am also trying to improve my resilience by moving onto other tasks and giving myself time to think when I face a challenge, rather than losing motivation. I am finding myself becoming more productive by challenging my mindset. ]]> 2023-02-24 10:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493689493 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493690156 This week (week 5) I completed the emotional intelligence test. The emotional intelligence test is a way to evaluate your self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. The test consisted of statements that I had to agree or disagree with, mostly surrounding how I view myself, how well I recognise my emotions, where my incentives come from and my relationships with others. The test was helpful as it made me consider how well I know myself and recognise some of my own traits that I hadn’t noticed before. I found some statements such as ‘I find it difficult to move on when I feel frustrated or unhappy’ tricky to know how to answer as it can be very dependant on the scenario. I was surprised that I only scored 53 on the emotional intelligence test. I am usually told by my family and friends that I am quite perceptive of other people’s emotions and have been since I was younger. I am usually able to analyse a situation and act according to other people’s needs. I would say most of the time I am self-aware as I am good at recognising my own emotions and am able to deal with them accordingly. I feel I am sometimes a good listener but it’s something I could improve on, so the other person knows how much I care. The test also made me realise that I could do better at being more confident when asking for feedback and ways I can improve which would help me with my self-awareness and overall confidence.]]> 2023-02-24 10:06:23 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2493690156 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538734266 2023-03-30 17:22:34 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538734266 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538737502 2023-03-30 17:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538737502 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538743494 2023-03-30 17:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538743494 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538744125 2023-03-30 17:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538744125 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538778938 2023-03-30 17:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538778938 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538781682 2023-03-30 18:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538781682 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538782571 2023-03-30 18:01:17 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538782571 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538782929 2023-03-30 18:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538782929 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538783577 2023-03-30 18:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538783577 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538784365 2023-03-30 18:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538784365 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538784869 2023-03-30 18:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538784869 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538785508 2023-03-30 18:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538785508 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538787994 2023-03-30 18:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538787994 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538790793 2023-03-30 18:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538790793 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538840425 2023-03-30 18:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538840425 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538841654 2023-03-30 18:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538841654 40091909 https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538842137 2023-03-30 18:52:27 UTC https://padlet.com/40091909/sd3dvgbshs9g2chp/wish/2538842137