UGB331-Storyboard

UGB331-StoryboardBy Christopher Eynon1093777075

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Hello.My Name is Christopher Eynon. I am a 20 year old Business & Financial Management student . The following storyboard is my exploration of the topic of applying critical reflective practice.

Throughout my presentation I will refer to a hobby of mine that I commenced in 2014 to present which is hiking. I was introduced to this by a friend at a who I knew from indoor rock climbing who has sadly passed away. I went hiking with my friend and his partner who I grew to look up to as a role model and mentor and believe you can truly see much of life's complexities in proportion when you are several miles away from the busy city life in the Northumberland Borders and more recently Kielder Reservoir forest park.

I will cite hiking terminology that may seem complex but will use this as a framing device when referencing this to the personal date tools in use.

I hope you gain as much inspiration and knowledge from my storyboard as I have gained from my own personal reflective journey.

In memory of Mr Andrew Drew Worrall (1976- 2015)

The two routes of reflection

Self awareness personal data sources?Learning personal data sources?or

Self Awareness Reflective toolsGibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: a guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford: Further Education Unit.Luft, J and Ingham, H. (1955). "The Johari window, a graphic model of interpersonal awareness". Proceedings of the western training laboratory in group development (Los Angeles: University of California, Los Angeles).Myers, K and Briggs, I. (1944). Briggs Myers Type Indicator Handbook. Johari window

Myers-Briggs Personality Test (Myers & Briggs

Gibbs Reflective Cycle (Gibbs 1988)

Myers-Briggs Personality Test

My result following taking the MB personality test gave This personality group tends to compromise of 25% of accountancy students (Baker, Bealing and Russo 2006) and is the second most common reported personality type for chartered accountants and is marked by such descriptive words as direct, outspoken, structured and systemic in approach and dealings (Myers and Briggs 1944).

Further ESTJ group individuals tend to strive much of their focus and motivation from subjects and topics which can benefit them directly in learning for their prescribed job role and tend to therefore be more pragmatic in thought process which I agreed with.

Interestingly also, ESTJs top career fields are audit accountancy and outsourced business consulting due to the logical and responsive nature (Geoffreys 2015). Following on from my research further in the ESTJ I can find much truth in this personality to my own character.

This I believed allowed me to view a clear footpath in the previously unknown terrain of my personality. Further this allows me to read more about the personality group and walk this path further knowing I am hiking towards my goal of enlightenment along the correct route!

Baker, Bealing and Russo (2006).Personality: What It Takes To Be An Accountant. The Accounting Educators' Journal.Barron-Tieger, Barbara; Tieger, Paul D. (1995). Do what you are: discover the perfect career for you through the secrets of personality type. Boston: Little, Brown

Johari Window

Johari Window- Known to self

Aspirational CheerfulLogicalTrustworthyknowledgeable

Johari window-Not known to selfAdaptable helpfulBold kind Brave patientCalm responsive Cheerful searchingComplexConfidentDignifiedHappy

Johari window-Not known to others and unknown

Able sentimentalCaring spontaneous Dignified wittyDependableGivingPowerfulReligiousSelf conscious sensible

Using the Gibbs cycle to prevent self conscious negativity

Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by doing: a guide to teaching and learning methods. Oxford: Further Education Unit.Self conscious ?Illusory- Others do not see your perceived self consciousness.ESTJ

My own reflection

From my reflection I would like to become more self aware and more in tune with my abilities and not become influenced by self doubt.

My discovery of my personality type have aided me invaluably and I now feel equipped to help cater my actions with the alignment found in the personality to help improve my learning. However overall my main discovery was that it is natural to underestimate our self when looking introspectively and it is often valuable to ask colleagues and fellow students for feedback on our actions to help us improve and move towards.

For a more effective tool to aid me in analysing past events, the Gibbs cycle proved invaluable. This means I can view the actions, how I felt and therefore how can I continue the good and negate the bad. Then to ask myself more often which method would be most suited for ESTJ would have handled a situation.

I know now, however that due to using the Gibbs tool I can identify an action plan to not get faltered by illusory negative thoughts. This is testament to many moments in life when self consciousness has seeped into my thoughts before events that make me think of failure. But such thoughts are proven wrong when I succeed which can lead to confliction.

The Gibbs cycle can then allow me to adopt my personality type to reinforce my original belief of success and not be influenced by a self consciousness that is not viewed by others as shown in the empirical evidence of the Johari Window.

Although the onward hike is on a guided but challenging career path , I now feel I have the drive, equipment and knowledge to complete it and march onwards to the peak!