This project gave me the time and resources I need to get to really know myself on a deeper level. Through out this project I’ve learned so many qualities about myself that have helped me grow my overall confidence in day to day life. Understanding things like my personality type and main features has helped me plan out a future that I can fully see myself happily living in. I’ve realized the importance of growing your skills and working on your weaknesses when you younger and still have many chances to make mistakes and grow from them at every corner in your life.
During this self discovery path I did many activities and learned so much about myself. I narrowed down my goals and creating a set of paths that I am going to follow to complete my dreams both close (like getting my drivers license, saving up money for further education) and far (like becoming a biomedical engineer and traveling the world). Writing down my goals and getting to physically see them has helped me see what I need to focus one in my life. I want to start working which is why I’m glad that we created a resumè for this project, I got to create something that I am going to use in the real world. 
If you have ever heard of a show called Shark Tank then you may recognize the activity we did. Each of us had to present a pitch to a panel of people (1 or 2 community members) but unlike shark tank we presented ourselves as potential candidates for an organization or workplace, during a 7 minute pitch. While preparing this pitch I found myself diving even deeper into my hobbies and interests and how they affect me as a person. I started off my pitch with a brief introduction of myself and then went on to talk about my main selling points. Making this pitch taught me a lot about how I work under high pressure situations.
 This was a project that stressed me out a lot because I struggle with public speaking so I spent a lot of time preparing my speech. I wrote myself cue cards and repeated my speech over and over in my head, but when the time came I still was terrified. I was convinced that I was going to mess up. The moment I got in front of the panel and I started speaking I felt the fear melt away. I knew my material well enough that I could just speak.
I got a lot of good feedback from my panel member. I learned about how I need to present myself (good posture, nice clothes, look presentable) and I need to speak clearly. It’s important to find a good balance between having no confidence and having too much confidence, be able to talk about your weakness along with your strengths. I tried to do this by saying how I was going to improve upon my weaknesses and how the job could help me grow. Overall this experience has really helped me grow my confidence especially in professional settings and in front of potential employers.