Build on your professional story by thinking about how you're progressing at Turing. Answer the questions below in your own gist to use your StrengthsFinder themes to add to your story:
Look at your initial StrengthsFinder reflection that you completed in week 1 -- how have your perceptions of the top 5 themes changed?
I wouldn't neccessarily say that they have.
How are you different today than when you first started at Turing? Where are you stronger now than on day 1?
I'm stronger in the sense that I know I'm capable of learning, which highly concerned me. If anything these last 4 weeks have only confirmed things I was fairly sure of already: I'm a "slow starter" but it's only because the big picture distracts and excites me to the point that I have a hard time absorbing the small details quick enough to satisfy my desire for complete understanding (or at least a general feeling of basic understanding to build on). I care about others and desire to see every member of my class at least feeling like they are valuable and smart, even if they are struggling. I desire to share the small bits of success I enjoy with others who might be "not there yet".
Considering how you describe these themes, how do you want others to see you as you continue to progress through Turing?
I want others to see me as:
- A developer. Someone who sees the potential in others and helps them see the potential within themselves.
- Strategic. Someone who may not understand everything in depth, becasue he can identify where to learn the details and where the details don't matter.
- Input: Someone who values every bit of knowledge shared with him. A collector of viewpoints, perspectives, bits of knowledge and valuable terminology.
- Restorative: Someone who sees the value in things that are in sub-prime condition and wants to be a part of bringing them to a point of true usefulness and value after others have abandoned them. Things like projects, physical tools and even people who have fallen behind.
- Ideation: Someone who might not always have perfect solutions, but always fresh and unique ideas that can drive a team toward the best possible outcome.
I think a lot of it speaks to where I'll end up after Turing. A high paying job has never been my goal. I'm hoping to do what I've done with skills I've learned in the past. To be able to create opportunity for others by using my new skills to open doors. To find people that might have had no other options and present them with new options. To help small companies and startups gain the power they need to be come "market relevant". This is just an extension of who I already am.
Even though your Turing story isn't finished yet, what do you envision for your development in future mods? How will this story end?
I hope to find a firm grasp on Ruby, and enough knowledge to start pursuing learning other languages. To become fluent in the language (written and spoken) and to spark my own little fire in the tech industry with my ideas and unique perspective on business and business teams. I hope to be involved in education those who desire to learn, and grow myself in the continued process.