Write 1-2 paragraphs about your StrengthsFinder themes:
How have you seen yourself using these strengths at Turing?
Has your understanding of these strengths changed since you first reflected on them?
If so, how?

Write a story about your Turing experience so far:
When have you struggled? How have you dealt with struggle?
When have you succeeded at Turing?
How did you accomplish those successes?

After you practice storytelling in the session, answer these questions:
What was particularly easy or difficult about telling your story?
What are 1-2 steps that you can take to continue to improve your abilities to tell your story,
talk about yourself with ease, and examine your strengths?



My StrenghtsFinder themes were input, positivity, and futuristic. I have seen myself using these themes at Turing in group settings, though I think I need to work harder on getting my inputs heard and frame them in a way to be better understood.
When I first reflected on these themes I saw them in the best case scenario, however I have encountered instances where these traits weren't received well, I think it is a matter of understaning when and where it is appropriate.
Looking forward, I think being consistent and present will help me do better at Turing.

Turing experience
Day one, I dropped my laptop.
It slipped from my lap after sitting down in my mod1 classroom. I could tell by the eyes of my cohortmates, that yes,
they saw it. This should give some indication of my experience with laptops. At the time, I considered it an indication of my intellegence,
of my belonging in the new enviornment, a reflection of every failure I had ever encountered in my life. Later that day, I realized I had been in a fixed mindset.
Now that I am reflecting on that moment, I don't understand how I could let a small downfall (that didn't break my computer) determine my time at Turing, or capacity to learn
and especially my quality life. I recovered with a reassuring thought: surely I've been though worse. If I can survive living in broken home, encountering toxic relationships, being displaced,
surely I can make it through Turing's front end-development program. My struggles with Turing are time-blocking; managing different aspects of my life,
like requirements that come with being government assistance, being sponcered, and being a single parent can all be overwhelming when adding Turing's work-load in.
I dealt with these struggles one task at a time. When things got rough, one minute at a time. When things were too stressfull, making sure I focused on the immediate first and the things I can control next, and letting go of things I cant.
I was successfull at Turing when I reached out for help. Telling people where I was having a hard time with my work and not feeling embarrassed about it.


The hardest parts about writing my experience were not getting to deep into detail, and being relatable without being offputting. Things I have been through can make others uncomfortable when expressed poorly.
I think matching every downfall of my story with a resolution, or a high note can make my story more enduring. I also think not being ashamed of my circumstances might make for a better story sharing experience.