With awareness of your own individual social style, as well as others, comes the ability to have more effective communications and relationships. The social styles profile is based upon my strengths and gives me a chance to see the strengths of my classmates. With an awareness of the spectrum of social styles, I develop greater tolerance and understanding of other styles, and gain greater versatility in communicating (On the Edge Productions).
My primary style is driver and my secondary style is expressive. This means I like to be interacted with directly and I need to have freedom when I work. Sometimes I come off as aloof or insensitive because I like to take initiative and take control of a situation. For someone to relate with me effectively, I need them to be direct with me. Often I don't understand why a person reacts the way they do and if you are able to communicate issues to me I am able to handle them responsibly and as a mature adult.
In the past year, I have grown as an athlete, musician, and as a student. I am a member of the Durango Climbing Team, and have struggled with anxiety when climbing on the ropes. Over time, I have learned that I only need to tell myself that I am not afraid, and that I can do that route, to calm myself down and reduce the anxiety. I still sometimes feel the impending doom of rope climbing, but now I have discovered that I am able to deal with it and climb through it. I mentioned above that I have improved as a musician. As it says on my home page, I play guitar, sing and have written many original songs to share with the band I am in. I have really grown with practice an am starting to make more permanent habits to improve my learning and experience with performances and practices. I have become so much more independent and open-minded this year as a learner, and am really learning how to advocate for myself and help improve my environment and all of the people around me. I have overall improved both my academic life and my curricular, and I look forward to see how else I change in the next few years.