Core Competencies Reflection

Core Competencies Reflection
Nolan Overgaard
Communication:
1. Connect and engage with others. (strength)
I have a very strong ability to communicate with peers to do all sorts of things ranging from
school assignments to helping with personal matters. When discussing many different topics, I
can take other peoples’ perspectives and put them into my own thought process in order to
narrow down a solution (or whatever we are trying to get). Engaging with others is something I
do not struggle with, as I am easily able to understand their personality and what they need
from me in order to succeed.
2. Collaborate to plan, carry out, and review. (strength)
When collaborating with others, I will typically take a leadership role. I can listen to other
peers’ ideas and combine them effectively to generate a plan that works for everyone. For
example, in chemistry last year when we had to design our own lab, I would discuss possibilities
with the group and propose several possible ideas which could work as our experiment.
3. Explain/recount on experiences and accomplishments. (weakness)
When looking back at past experiences and learning moments, I find difficulty in realizing
what it specifically was that I learned or that helped me learn. That aside, I am still able to share
my experiences and accomplishments, but struggle with sharing how and why they affected
me.
Creative Thinking:
1. Novelty and value (strength)
I am skilled at creating ideas which provide insight into my own unique perspective. I am
passionate about my opinions, and this is often reflected when reviewing ideas I have made. An
example of an idea which contains my own perspective is in grade 10 English, when we had to
write a short essay on what inspires us in life. By integrating my own life experiences into the
essay, I was able to create a piece which offers insight into my perspective, which could
influence another person's way of thinking. Also, I got a 100% on that assignment. (pretty proud
of that one)
2. Developing ideas (strength)
One of my great strengths is my capability to expand and progress on an idea which I
have come up with or been presented with. I will especially excel at this when the idea is
related to a topic which I have interest in. When a problem is encountered, I will always
persevere through it by finding ways around the presented obstacle, until I have reached the
finalized idea I can be satisfied with.
3. Generating ideas (weakness)
While I might carry skill in developing ideas, it is generating them that is the problem. I
will typically lose myself in the brainstorming process, struggling with my indecisiveness. When
I am deciding which idea to pursue for any matter of things, usually assignments at school, I am
unable to picture what the process to achieve the result will be, and this will set me back
typically leading to me giving up. The only way for me to get around this mental block is to take
a few steps into each idea and determine which one is most effective for me.
Personal Awareness and Responsibility:

1. Self-Regulation (strength)
Whether I am planning out the path to completing a long-term or short-term goal, I am
able to set periodic goals which will help me through my journey of achieving the final goal.
When faced with challenges and blocks in the way, I can persevere through them while
maintaining a level-headed thought process.
2. Wellbeing (strength)
I am very capable of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, decent working habits, and a
positive thought process independently. Although I may sometime rush when making decisions
and controlling my actions, I am still able to acknowledge and understand the outcomes and
possible consequences they have on me.
3. Self-Determination (weakness)
I will tend to procrastinate often on assignments in school due to a lack of motivation. I
can use this assignment as an example, as I am typing this up past the due date we were given.
This is a very typical pattern which occurs in my schoolwork, unless it is something that I B have
genuine interest in, like in auto class when we have to research cars to figure out specific
details.
Social Awareness:
1. Building Relationships (strength)
One of the most important things about my character is that I can make friends with no
matter where I go, nearly never creating a negative relationship with another. I am close with
my family, whether it be my brother, parents, or grandparents, with no negative emotions
involved in our connections. At work, I can make friends will most if not all the staff, no matter
their age.
2. Valuing Diversity (strength)
When it comes to peoples' different races and cultures, I do not see any reason to treat them
differently from any other person whose culture and race aligns with my own. I can accept
there is a difference between certain people, and I can find interest in the differences too.
Because of my open-minded point of view, I have made friends from all sorts of diverse
backgrounds. I never use ethnicity as a point in any situation, whether it be in person or online.
3. Contributing to the community and caring for the environment (weakness)

While I can work to benefit other people in my community, I often tend to have some
selfishness in my actions. I will usually think of how a situation will benefit myself before I think
about how it will benefit those around me. For example, when it is a busy night at work, all I can
think about is getting off and relaxing at home, rather than thinking about how I can help the
situation to ease the stress of my colleagues.
Personal and cultural identity:

1. Personal values and choices
I know what things, people and experiences are my biggest values in life. I understand that
these values shape how I make decisions, as I will often prioritize them over other things. An
example of this is when I have homework which needs to be completed, I will still take the time
to go to the gym. This is because for me, going to the gym takes priority over completing my
schoolwork. (unless it's a pass or fail situation)
2. Relationships and cultural identity
In today's world, there are many things which define a person's cultural identity. I am
able to accept the many factors which define myself and every other person without
judgement. I find little struggle in explaining where I fit in amongst others due to my own
identity, and my relationships with the community.
3. Personal strengths and abilities
Everyone has their own unique set of skills and traits which benefit them, just as I do. While I know that I
have strengths, I struggle to acknowledge what they are and how they can contribute to my community.
It is only when a strength of mine is pointed out by another person will I be able to reflect on it and
understand its present capabilities.
Critical Thinking:
1. Question and investigate (strength)
When I am presented with something that requires any sort of investigation, whether it
be a research project at school, or when I need to figure out something I don’t know at work, I
can gather relevant information by researching, or asking valid questions. For example, last
semester we had to do a project on a medieval riddle, and we had to gather information from
databases. It was our job to determine if the source was valid or not by checking the credibility
of the author, if it was a known source or not, etc.
2. Analyze and critique (strength)
I can analyze various sources which come from a variety of different perspectives and come to a
conclusion which aligns with my own. When looking back on my work, I can pick out places
where I could’ve (and most likely should’ve) done better, understand what it was I did wrong,
and take it in for future references.
3. Develop and design
When I am representing my learning, I am capable of working around specific obstacles and
needs. Although I have a strongpoint in that, i struggle to understand the purpose of my work a
lot of the time. I can say that I have completed it and know I learned from it somehow, but I
cannot unveil the specific details of which the purpose of the work helped me grow. An
example of this is when I completed physics last semester, I know it made me know more about
physics, but I still do not understand the real purpose completing the course will give to me in
the future.

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