Initially, I was unsure about this seminar because I don’t often do self reflective activities like drafting personal mission statements. However, when we got in to it, this ended up being one of my favorite events this semester. We started small by thinking about some of our past accomplishments and then finding themes among those. Then we identified values that we held after reflecting on what we valued in our past accomplishments. From this, we were able to discuss and think more about what our personal goals were and what our mission was as we moved through school and life. I thought this was a super effective approach, taking things one step at a time and it helped me really reflect on what values I truly hold and how this shaped my future goals. The small group discussion was also helpful in working through my own thoughts and hearing other peoples values and perspectives. This did help me realign my goals and motivation for what I am doing right now and I think I will use this method again in the future when I feel I have lost my way or I can’t remember what I am working towards.

Being able to attend the personal mission statement workshop gave me a great opportunity to self-reflect on my goals and overall purpose. I’m glad the session was small because it allowed for more interaction and made the workshop very engaging. As classes get heavier with the workload it sometimes gets hard to take a step back and reflect on why we’re studying in the first place. So, for me, this session allowed me to take that step back and understand what I value, what I aspire for, and the people that I want to be included in my journey. 

This event was probably one of my favorites so far and one that I was drawn to from the beginning. I enjoyed conversing with ferra, a GRF, on different levels tonight. this meeting was also the smallest one I’ve attended with four people total which made a more intimate experience. I learned alot about myself and I was able to talk to others about things I have been thinking about on my own aka a personal statement and mission. I feel that often times when we think about these things and what grounds us we need to step back and have some more perspective. So it was good getting ideas on paper and doing this activity. I highly recommend this for anyone looking to advance this part of their personal growth journey.