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1. BENJAMIN FLOYD
MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SELF AFFIRMATION: I LIVE IN THE MOMENT WHILE LEARNING
FROM THE PAST AND PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE.

2. THREE FAVORITE ASSIGNMENTS
• INTRO TO THE POWER OF WORDS
I ENJOYED THIS ASSIGNMENT BECAUSE IT BROUGHT A NEW PERSPECTIVE TO BEING COGNIZANT OF
WHAT I’M SAYING. WE OFTEN FORGET TO BE CAREFUL AND EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTS AND
INDIVIDUALS FOR WHICH WE ARE SPEAKING IN AND TO. THIS WILL ENSURE EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION IN THE LONG RUN.
• FINANCIAL AVENUE ASSIGNMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS USEFUL AS WE CAN ALL USE SOME FINANCIAL ADVICE FROM TIME TO TIME.
UNDERSTANDING MONEY AND THE MORE EFFECTIVE WAYS TO MANAGE THAT MONEY BECOMES MOST
USEFUL. FINANCIAL MODULES ARE ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS AS SOME STILL NEED
A HELPING HAND ON HOW TO SPEND AND FIND THE ABILITY TO BE MORE FRUGAL.
• OPTIMAL RESUME
THOUGH IT WAS FOR EXTRA CREDIT, A SOLID RESUME SHOULD ALWAYS BE READILY AVAILABLE. ONE
NEVER KNOWS WHEN IT MAY COME TIME TO PASS IT ALONG IN HOPE OF FINDING A NEW CAREER OR
JOB. I’VE ALWAYS FOUND IT VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP AN UPDATED RESUME ON FILE AS YOU NEVER
KNOW WHEN THAT NEXT OPPORTUNITY WILL BE COMING YOUR WAY.

3. FAVORITE JOURNALS
• SELF-ASSESSMENT
THE ASSESSMENT WAS USEFUL IN REVEALING PLACES I NEEDED TO WORK ON TO IMPROVE MYSELF. SELF-AWARENESS,
MOTIVATION, AND ACCEPTING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY WERE JUST A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHERE I COULD’VE
SCORED HIGHER. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE CLASS WE WERE ASKED TO RETAKE THE ASSESSMENT AND I WAS ABLE
TO SCORE HIGHER IN THESE AREAS AS WELL.
• CHAPTER 3 JOURNAL ENTRY 11
THE SENSORY JOURNAL ENTRY WAS UNIQUE AS IT FORCED YOU TO BECOME MORE IN TUNE WITH WHAT YOU FEEL,
SEE, SMELL, HEAR, AND EVEN TASTE. WE OFTEN FORGET TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES SO TO SPEAK. THIS
JOURNAL EVEN INCLUDED THE USE OF EMOTION TO REALLY DIG DEEP AND GET INTO THE MOMENT.
• CHAPTER 6 JOURNAL ENTRY 23
UTILIZING THE INNER GUIDE ALLOWED ME TO VIEW TWO SIDES OF EVALUATING MYSELF AND THE
WAY I THINK ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS. I WAS ABLE TO CHALLENGE MY BELIEFS AND BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE WAY I THINK. I’D NEVER EXPERIENCED A MODULE LIKE THIS AND I FOUND IT
TO BE VERY USEFUL.

4. WHICH WEEK I ENJOYED MOST
• I ENJOYED THE LAST WEEK FOR A COUPLE REASONS. ONE OBVIOUSLY BEING THE
LAST PART OF THE SEMESTER BRINGING THE CLASS TO A CLOSE. I ENJOYED
RETAKING MY SELF-ASSESSMENT. IT REVEALED PLACES I IMPROVED
THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER IN MY ABILITY TO GAUGE MYSELF IN A SENSE.
THIS CLASS POSSESSES SO MANY USEFUL TOOLS MAKING IT CLEAR AS TO WHY IT
IS IN FACT A REQUIREMENT. FROM SELF-REFLECTION TO FINANCES IT HAS IT
ALL.

5. 3 LESSONS LEARNED
• FIRST AND FOREMOST I WILL BE ABLE TO BE MORE AWARE OF MYSELF. I’M
FAIRLY AWARE OF MY SURROUNDINGS, BUT TEND TO SOMETIMES FORGET TO BE
MORE COGNIZANT OF MYSELF AND EVEN THE THINGS I SAY OR DO. SELF-
AWARENESS IS AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO CARRY WITH ONESELF THROUGH LIFE.
SECONDLY, I WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE MY FINANCIAL SITUATION AND KEEP
MOVING TOWARD FINANCIAL SECURITY. THE FINANCIAL AVENUE ASSIGNMENT
PROVED TO BE MOST USEFUL. LASTLY, I WILL BE BETTER ABOUT PREPARING AND
FORECASTING IN COMPLETING TASKS AND COMPLETING THEM WITH THE
INTENT OF HAVING THE BEST OUTCOME. PLANNING AND SETTING YOURSELF UP
FOR SUCCESS WAS ONE OF THE MANY PIECES OF THIS CLASS THAT I THOUGHT
TO BE MOST BENEFICIAL.

6. SELF-ASSESSMENT COMPARISON
• SELF-ASSESSMENT 1: 74, 80, 76, 76, 71, 74, 73, 76
• SELF-ASSESSMENT 2: 76, 80, 76, 76, 76, 74, 74, 76
IN PARTICIPATING IN THESE SELF-ASSESSMENTS I COULD PINPOINT AREAS THAT I
NEEDED TO IMPROVE IN. I SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN ACCEPTING PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY, GAINING SELF-AWARENESS, AND DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL
INTELLIGENCE. THESE AREAS, AFTER TAKING THE SECOND ASSESSMENT, ARE
AREAS I NEEDED TO IMPROVE ON. AGAIN, WE GO THROUGH LIFE NOT STOPPING
TO THINK ABOUT THINGS LIKE THIS. THESE EXERCISES ARE PRICELESS IN A SENSE
AS THEY HELP TO IMPROVE ONES QUALITY OF LIFE.

7. MY LOVELY WIFE AND I

8. MY COUNTRY AND SERVICE TO THE
COUNTRY I LOVE