A642.1.4.RB – Your Creative Genius
As
described by Masaru Ibuka, the founder of Sony, “Creativity comes from looking
for the unexpected and stepping outside of your own experience” (McKeown, 2014,
p. 321). Assessing one self’s talents is not an easy task. I never thought of such
talents before, much less had the opportunity to categorize them. However, this
program is made to get students and future leaders out of their comfort zone
and to think outside the box. By doing so it allows us to be the innovators and
leaders we all aspire to be. It has been shown that creativity does have its
benefits. “Creativity has clear benefits for individuals and society as a
whole” (Runco, 2004). These benefits are constantly researched and while I
cannot speak for everyone, I know creativity does help me cope with everyday
stressors.
One
creative talent that I developed ever since I was probably seven years old was
writing. I used to write long stories out of my imagination. Now, still enjoy
writing and do so, when I am down or simply in the mood to be creative. As many
people may have experienced, my upbringing was nothing close to perfect. I
struggled as a young kid and teenager with life’s difficulties but writing
become my way out to express what I need to let out and to distract myself. I
had all of these thoughts in my head and once I wrote them down, I felt as if a
weight was lifted off my shoulders. Thankfully, this has come in handy when it
comes to this program, as writing is a must and like to know that everything
time I write something, my writing skills are only getting better.
Nevertheless, it was a bit challenging to become good at it, when it come to
writing in English, as a second language.
Another
talent that was discovered by my managers is my tendency to lead rather than
following others. By no means, I am trying to imply that I do not follow orders
or that I am bossy with my coworkers. However, I have always encounter moments
where my proactivity and leadership response were tested without me noticing.
In the past three years, I have been able to demonstrate my capacity as a
leader and taking this degree has only improved my skills. Little by little, I
learn to deal with the day-to-day organizational troubles. I understand people
and often times, I am able to deliver a message without risking others feeling
underappreciated. I make use of my leadership talent to emphasize the
importance of teamwork in any organization. Usually, I encounter younger crowds
who are no happy to be where they work, and the environment is compromised.
Nevertheless, instead of getting them in trouble, I try teaching them to always
give their one hundred percent in everything they do because that is when they
will receive compliments and people around them will begin to recognize their
hard work.
Moreover, I
like to believe that being humble is another of my qualities. No matter what
position I have had, what status I come from, or who is next to me; I have
always treated everyone with respect and dignity. For instance, in one of my
previous jobs, I was in charge of a group who every night had to pick up the
parking lot trash. Yet, every night I was there helping with the trash. Very
unlike other coworkers that held the same position, they would all ask me why
would I do it, when I had them to do it. And my response has always been the
same, you teach others by example. If a leader is capable of completing the
same tasks, as his followers, then the followers will always do a great job.
Believe it
or not, another quality I have is being able to work under stress. I find that
I work better when chaos is involved. I feel the need to constantly be multi
tasking and that is why the medical field is such a great match for my
personality. I use this quality to ensure my team is always well assessed and I
deal with a numerous of tasks, as my subordinates have a much easier time. I
guess in a way, I am constantly seeking to protect my teammates from getting
burned out, stressing, or getting frustrated.
Lastly, I
have a very positive outlook when I work. I do not let stress get to me or
anything upset my day. Every day, I show up to work with a smile in my face, as
I am happy to be there. This quality helps me into dealing with difficult
patients and also, sometimes the doctors. Both parties can be really demanding
and having the personality I presume, does really help into making others
realize that frustrations can only go so far.
On the
other hand, although these qualities are plenty to be happy about, I do find
myself wishing to have other creative qualities that I do not possess. For
once, I wish I had the ability understand learning material faster. If there is
something I envy my husband, is that he does not require spending so many hours
studying. He naturally understands everything and is able to take exams without
comprising his grades. If I was granted this wish, I would definitely used it
to expedite my progress in school and take more classes but unfortunately, I
can only do a maximum of two classes per semester or overlap the classes. Or
else, my grades suffer.
Additionally,
I wish I were more athletic. My parents never encourage me to play any sports
while growing up and although, I did register for volleyball and basketball
when I was about ten, I never pursued it more than just one year. As an adult,
I now love running whenever possible but due to my lack of sports’ background,
it is difficult to commit to it. I think that if I had been more athletic
during my childhood, I now, would be running marathons and would have a
healthier life style.
Further
more, one talent I wish I had was an artistic ability. I understand some people
are simply extremely talented and lucky, while others can practice and become
an artist. Me on the other hand, the more I practice the more frustrated I get.
Typically I can pick up things rather easily but an artistic ability is not one
of them. Instead of painting or drawing them, I now have to take pictures to
capture all the beauty but even then, my non-artistic side does not do a good
job at taking picture either. If I were to learn how to paint or draw, I feel
this would help me while going through medical school, as most of the learning
is done through sketches and drawings of the body’s anatomy. Like the saying
goes, a picture is better than a thousand words.
Last but
not least, I wish I could play some sort of instruments. When I was a child, I
took about two years of piano lessons; I was able to learn how to read notes
and also played in a small school concert but everything takes practice. Soon
after the first two years, I stopped playing and little by little I forgot how
to play or read notes. This type of talents is a ways of relieving stressors
and it is shameful, I never finished learning. If I was able to play some
instrument, I would have probably become some kind of private professor to
teach kids how to play.
References
McKeown, M. (2014). The innovation book: how to manage ideas
and execution for outstanding results (Kindle). Pearson Education Limited.
Kindle Edition.
Runco, M. A. (2004). CREATIVITY. Annual Review of
Psychology, 55, 657-87. Retrieved from
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