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Assessment of yourself as a self-grower using the Performance Levels for Self-
Growers, available in Experience 1. In conducting this assessment, you should use the
SII format, sharing 3 Strengths, (and why they are strengths), 3 Areas for Improvement
(and how each improvement could be realized) and at least 2 insights into your own
performance as a self-grower now, compared to the beginning of the course.
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A Personal Development Assessment worksheet where you assess your progress
toward your selected personal development goal and update your plan for continuing
your work to overcome that stumbling block.
3. Final summary: In the final paragraph, describe what you have learned about facilitating self-
growth. How do self-assessment, the Personal Development Methodology, targeting specific
learning skills, the array of assessment tools, and methodologies in general contribute to increasing
self-growth?
4. Complete a concept map of
self-growth
, including at least 10 related terms and concepts.
5. Include your completed Mentoring Planning worksheet and signed Mentoring Agreement.
The criteria for the self-growth paper are as follows:
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minimum of five pages (
not
including the
Personal Development Assessment or Mentoring
Planning worksheets, and the Mentoring
Agreement)
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completeness (all components included)
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specificity of evidence presented
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commitment to self-growth
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level of thought
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quality of writing
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ability to assess performance
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level of effort throughout the process
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demonstrates personal accountability
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My Likes and Dislikes
Beyond your passions and values, you also have likes and dislikes. While it could be argued that they’re
more trivial, they are nonetheless still a part of you and being aware of them can help you have a more
fulfilling life. Analyzing your likes and dislikes will help you to clarify the aspects of your life that will
enhance its meaning. If you know what you like and what you don’t like, you will spend your time and
effort on the aspects of your life that are essential to your well-being. This analysis will also help you to
make positive changes in your life by showing you if you are spending any time and effort in any areas
that may not be serving you well.
Clarifying what we like and dislike can help us to develop productive, meaningful, and satisfying lives.
Each of us has the power to make choices in our lives that will lead to happiness. Each of us has the power
to make choices in our lives that will lead to happiness. For example, if you know that you hate cold
weather and the cold climate that you have been living in makes winter unbearable to you, then you can
choose to look for jobs only in areas in which the winters are not too severe. If you know that you dislike
people who are complainers, then you can choose a spouse who looks more at the bright side of life. Also,
at any time in your life, you can reassess your likes and dislikes and make changes accordingly. If you find
yourself spending time or energy on something you dislike, you can effect some change that will better fit
your needs and desires.
It’s difficult to write a paper on likes and dislikes because there are so many categories of things to like
and dislike. For example, some people love chocolate, which is a food, but dislike cold weather, which