One thing that I really value about the IA, is the way that we give each other feedback: straight talk. I once told Corey something along the lines of "I love it because I get to see what others see as my strengths and weaknesses." It's the absolute truth. When I was being challenged, one thing that really stood out to me and hit me kind of hard was the fact that I don't take enough INITATIVE anymore, unlike in the beginning of the semester where I was running around buying fruit for our first sale or ordering fruit from the first supplier. It's something that I have started to realize too but had never quite sinked in until Thursday. Another point of improvement that I had never actually thought about was the fact that I have to be more CURIOUS with my surroundings and break out of my "bubble", becoming more interested in things that others are doing. Doing this would help me expand my bubble of knowledge and I would definitely learn from what others are doing, such as media skills from DD, creativity from Babi or organization skills from Drew. One last thing that stood out was a comment that I had also gotten when we did the mid-term straight talks: you have to use more MEDIA to tell your story. I should also change the structure of my blog posts and make it more interesting for my readers. This is something that I have tried hard to improve on but I know that I still have a long way to go. I know that media is my weakest point because I've never had the opportunity to work with it as much as I have this semester; therefore it's definitely something I know I need and want to improve on. Every time that I have published a blog post, I've found myself trying to balance on the fine line of using purposeful media and just filler pictures and that's an aspect that I still need to work on. On the other hand, without trying to sound arrogant, it comes to no surprise that my strongest area is English although the individual strengths that were pointed out to me were. For example, being able to PRESENT well. I have never considered myself a public speaker however I have apparently improved since I last presented. Another comment that came as a surprise to me was the fact that I ask for clear FEEDBACK, and I apparently know where my strengths and weaknesses are. When I write things such as articles, my POL outline, my college essay or anything else that I want feedback on, I highlight the parts that seem unclear. I do this because it allows me to be more efficient when asking for feedback because I know what to concentrate on; I, however, had never considered this as pinpointing my weaknesses or strengths are. Lastly, my WRITING keeps coming up as one of my strengths, something that I had never really considered. I have a strong writing voice, and concise and I use clear examples. This is an area which I definitely want to keep IMPROVING because I like knowing that I write well and I have that power.
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Corey Topf
12/30/2014 12:45:50 am
Excellent job of synthesizing all of this into a few key points that you'll use and remember! I also agree with what you said in the beginning about the value of the feedback we're giving each other. It helps tremendously to get other people's perspectives on how we're doing, and I admire how honest we all are with each other in order to challenge each one of us to get better. #nice
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