Reflection 2: Confronting My Personality Weaknesses

Reflect on the topics discussed in class and write a paragraph using the guiding questions below. The reflection should be at least 150-250 words.

What are three weaknesses of your personality type? Will these personality weaknesses affect you as an MRT? Discuss how you plan to develop these weaknesses.

In my profile, three of my weaknesses are downplaying achievements, reluctant to innovate, overburdening myself. These are barriers in my work as a medical radiology technologist. First, downplaying achievements may result in ending up with a less desirable job and missing opportunities for promotion. This is true because when I need to list my strengths for finding a job, I would think I am just an ordinary person with nothing to surpass other competitors. In addition, I always choose the path most people would choose or my family ask me to. My mind tends to live in a comfort zone, so reluctant to innovate is a natural result, which will absolutely hold me back when new technology appears. In terms of overburdening myself, I am not very good at communicating with co-workers, so maybe sometimes I would just take on extra work to avoid talking. However, I am aware that this will have some serious consequences, like being misunderstood and being left with a lot of extra work by colleagues.

Only with a positive work style can I receive positive feedback. This personality test helped me realize my weaknesses more clearly. From now on, first, I will try to make full use of my strengths and be more confident about my small achievements. Second, I will try to embrace and expect new technology, especially in medical imaging. Third, I will practice the communicating skills I have learnt and create a harmonious group without doing extra work very often.