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“Habits of Mind”
My strongest HOMs, are openness, engagement, persistence, and responsibility. I believe
they are because of my committed work ethic. Being in the workforce, you must become a team
player and produce timely, create new ideas, and consider newly world possibilities. I am a true
visionary and really enjoy reading. I am open minded person because it allows me to think
freely. Engagement keeps my attention even when distractions come about. I can easily tune
distractions out and start back engaging. Many of my past engagements have allowed me to
volunteer in homeless shelters, daycare centers, non-profits groups, and extra curriculum
activities. My roles were helping teams plan and fix gift bags for over 1500 people. The tasks
seemed very simple, but the instructions were not. They had a system requiring participation
from each team player for the event to be successful. I am somewhat of an overthinker and like
to make things happen. In the past, I worked in childcare and your lesson plans had to be turned
in on time or you will get a warning. My parents and students were a major part of me being
persistence because they created a demand for my plans. Most of the parents looked forward to
their children give them feedback from what they learned daily. I do not dodge my responsibility
and blame others because I like to be rewarded. I am a very responsible person and like to take
charge, so it will be smooth for everyone.
My weakest of HOMs are metacognition, flexibility, creativity, and curiosity. I am a
daydreamer all day and it is hard for me to put things into perspective without the help of others.
I try every day to hold myself-accountable to being better and citing correct information.
However, it does not work out in clear vision alone. I love to create vision boards and I use them
as a GPS to help in areas of my life where I struggle. After reading textbooks and sometimes the
Bible, I have a hard time understanding and processing texts. I try to allow my imagination to