holladayian/Mod 1 Week 5 Career Journal

## Mod 1 Week 5 Career Journal
Mod 1 Week 5: Creating a Vision, Part II
Habits Reflection:
How have you seen yourself become more aware of your habits? Have you tried implementing anything new? What have the results been?
I have been missing my goal more than I would like to. As much as I would like to focus on this goal, my learning is more important. I think over the break will be a good time to reset my schedule, as to build it back into a routine for my next mod.
Design Thinking Reflection: Cultivating Beginner's Mind
How can beginner's mind be helpful when it comes to thinking about your career and job search? What are some habits you could put into place to cultivate beginner's mind regularly?
Beginners mind is all about looking at things from a new perspective. Sometimes we get so accustomed to things that we fail to notice the small stuff. I think it would be good for me to reevaluate what jobs I am interested in. Perhaps I missed something in a company that I had previously decided to overlook. Or maybe there’s a deciding factor to one of the jobs I am considering.
Optional additional reading: How to Cultivate Beginner's Mind to Become a True Expert
Go through the Flower Exercise brainstorming worksheets linked here. Then complete your Flower Exercise final worksheet here and link that finished worksheet here.
Write out your top 5 strengths that you've seen in action this module; then write out the strengths of a software developer. Where do you see these lists overlapping? Where are they different?
Communication
Empathy
Desire to learn
Solitude
Companionship
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Communication
Leadership
Knowledge
Ability to problem solve
Critical thinking
Communication is obviously a big one, and a most of these other strengths overlap as well, even if they are not all in the top 5. One that does stick out to me is solitude. I think it is more prevalent in this module for several reasons-i.e. Covid, working remote, self-learning etc.. We also don’t see as much leadership in this course as I would assume is in the real world, and that is in part because we are all learning at the same pace. In a job, a team will often have a leader, which our instructors also act as this, however they want to see us develop a great deal on our own.
Write a refined vision statement here (what new things have you discovered this week to incorporate into your vision statement?):
I want to work for a company that cares about the environment and the exploration of science (and possibly space!). I want this company to be environmentally conscience as well, and care about the future of the earth and human race.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f6q7FumpGSfdBkh6N-KbqvQ_bfY9nlkQLSMwzwHcbII/edit
	Mod 1 Week 5: Creating a Vision, Part II
	Habits Reflection:
	How have you seen yourself become more aware of your habits? Have you tried implementing anything new? What have the results been?
	I have been missing my goal more than I would like to. As much as I would like to focus on this goal, my learning is more important. I think over the break will be a good time to reset my schedule, as to build it back into a routine for my next mod.
	Design Thinking Reflection: Cultivating Beginner's Mind
	How can beginner's mind be helpful when it comes to thinking about your career and job search? What are some habits you could put into place to cultivate beginner's mind regularly?
	Beginners mind is all about looking at things from a new perspective. Sometimes we get so accustomed to things that we fail to notice the small stuff. I think it would be good for me to reevaluate what jobs I am interested in. Perhaps I missed something in a company that I had previously decided to overlook. Or maybe there’s a deciding factor to one of the jobs I am considering.
	Optional additional reading: How to Cultivate Beginner's Mind to Become a True Expert
	Go through the Flower Exercise brainstorming worksheets linked here. Then complete your Flower Exercise final worksheet here and link that finished worksheet here.
	Write out your top 5 strengths that you've seen in action this module; then write out the strengths of a software developer. Where do you see these lists overlapping? Where are they different?
	Communication
	Empathy
	Desire to learn
	Solitude
	Companionship
	//
	Communication
	Leadership
	Knowledge
	Ability to problem solve
	Critical thinking
	Communication is obviously a big one, and a most of these other strengths overlap as well, even if they are not all in the top 5. One that does stick out to me is solitude. I think it is more prevalent in this module for several reasons-i.e. Covid, working remote, self-learning etc.. We also don’t see as much leadership in this course as I would assume is in the real world, and that is in part because we are all learning at the same pace. In a job, a team will often have a leader, which our instructors also act as this, however they want to see us develop a great deal on our own.
	Write a refined vision statement here (what new things have you discovered this week to incorporate into your vision statement?):
	I want to work for a company that cares about the environment and the exploration of science (and possibly space!). I want this company to be environmentally conscience as well, and care about the future of the earth and human race.
	https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f6q7FumpGSfdBkh6N-KbqvQ_bfY9nlkQLSMwzwHcbII/edit