The Mentality that leads to Self-Awareness and Professional Development

The greatest asset a person can have as a professional and global citizen is the ability to grow continuously. Being self-aware of your flaws and your strengths, focusing on your development, and becoming a better professional are all traits that can be learned throughout the course of an internship.

My personal experiences have shown me that this is all possible through an internship. Working for a multinational software company I learned early on that if you are not always learning and adapting to the situations thrown at you, then you will not succeed beyond an average level of mediocrity.

It is critical that one understands that an internship or a job is a learning experience and a place where you can develop yourself professionally through the use of role models and mentors within your environment at the internship/job. You can also become self-aware of your own abilities and weaknesses through the course of project management and working with others as it is inevitable that others will be better than you at certain tasks and abilities. But this is not to discourage one from learning from these individuals and understanding that these are flaws and weaknesses that can be strengthened and transformed into great assets for the future. Follow this way of thinking and understand how this is a beneficial mentality and you will become a successful professional who is constantly growing and becoming a better version of yourself.

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