My Course IDS 240 Foundations Of Lifelong Learning

Who Am I?
Throughout my course IDS 240 Foundations of Lifelong Learning, I have gained a variety of new insights that will forever change my values and compassion of who I am in this world. It was through various theories, including Strengths, spiritual gifts, and different personality inventories that provided me with great clarity in the search for my vocational calling. Although at times I felt a sense of confusion when learning the 3 Facets and reading the first two chapters of the Palmer Parker textbook, there is no doubt in my mind that I will be able to overcome these issues and successfully continue my journey. Self-awareness is a key component to answering such questions as to “who you are as a person?” and “what values or spiritual

Through recognizing these frameworks of Strengths, individuals can focus their time and energy on maximizing their potential and gaining positive fulfillment as well. Ultimately, people need the opportunity to utilize their strengths throughout their daily living. In fact, in the article The Six Essentials of Workplace Positivity, it is recognized that “the happiest, most successful people have the opportunity to use their strengths often.”
Through recognizing, implementing, and valuing my own talents I will not only build self-fulfillment, but I will also have the opportunity to help others identify their strengths. I have found it valuable to spend more time on enhancing the strengths which I find most valuable and leave behind those which aren’t as necessary. The overall quality of strengths is astonishing and the growth of understanding I have gained about my own strengths opened up my eyes as to who I am. Not only are Strengths a valuable theory to understand, but recognizing your spiritual gifts are just as valuable if not

I felt as though these tools provided more of a cast doubt toward my self-image and life aspirations than they did clarity. I felt this way, considering I am at a time in my life where I am slowly beginning to find and build a relationship with God. While clarity wasn’t exactly established in these learning tools, I do believe it is just a matter of time, listening, and determination that I will overcome these doubts, in addition to gaining awareness as to what my life intends to do with me, rather than what I intend to do with it. I am anxious and hungry for a vision and I look forward to the day I become aware of my